Five Bushels Per Acre Gain Feasible In Canada Soon
Archibald director of experimental farms in Canada told the University Club in Ottawa that a five bushels per acre boost in wheat production is possible within ten years and could raise Canada’s annual production value by 126 to 2 million dollars. He added that in 10 to 15 years science may lift agricultural product value by 259 to 300 million dollars a year and that one cow’s milk output might rise by 1600 pounds annually, boosting revenue by about 6 million dollars yearly. He urged city support for farmers and scientific experiments, noting agriculture remains Canada’s seven billion dollar industry, employing over half the population and powering related industries. agriculture yields 244 times the output of mines, fisheries, and forests.
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Archibald
Canada
University Club At
Ottawa
Dominion
Beef and Butter Exports Rise to Orient via Empress of Australia
Far East demand for Canadian beef and butter is evidenced by a heavy cargo of over 250 tons aboard the Canadian SS Empress of Niesia, sailing from Vancouver to Oriental ports. The liner carried more than 200 passengers including eight Shell Oil representatives bound to expand in China and the Dutch East Indies.
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Vancouver
Oriental Ports
Manitoba Silos Reach 1485 In Annual Report
The Department of Agriculture reports 1,485 silos in Manitoba with most below ground and the greatest gains in that form. The Red River district leads in dairying, with Virden and Killarney strong. Fodder corn covers 60 176 acres and sunflowers 6 692 acres, yielding 6.38 and 10.7 tons per acre respectively.
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Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Red River District
Virden
Killarney
Sugar Plant Planned in Raymond by Utah Idaho Co
Alberta irrigation farmers have signed 6000 acres of beets for a Utah Idaho Sugar Company plant at Raymond. The project will begin immediately and be ready to slice beets by next October. Production is projected at 70 000 to 90 000 tons. If successful, two more factories may follow in Southern Alberta.
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Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Raymond
Alberta
Sanitation tips urge cleaning telephone mouthpieces
A health note emphasizes that the telephone mouthpiece can spread colds and grippe if not cleaned. It recommends wiping with a weak Lysol or carbic acid solution every few days to prevent transmission.
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool Formed In Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool Incorporation of the Saskatchewan Co operative Poultry Producers Limited is effected by the provisional board. Capitalized at 50000 dollars in 59900 shares, head office at Farmers Building Regina. Incorporators include Mrs Sarah E Selby Kerrobert representing Farmers Union of Canada George P F Edwards Regina representing Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association Mrs Ida McNeal Expanse WGGA Mrs Bertha Holmes Asquith WGGA W H Beesley Moose Jaw BSGG A Harry W Ketcheson Davidson representing agricultural cooperative associations. Provisional board to approve final contract at next meeting. Sign up campaign planned in April and a cooperative marketing bulletin and brand forthcoming. A trademark shows a chicken stepping from an eyebell with Where's that pool.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Poultry Producers, Limited
Farmers’ Building
Regina
Sarah E. Selby
Kerrobert
Farmers’ Union of Canada
George PF. Edwards
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Ida McNeal
Expanse
WGGA
Soil fertility in the western prairie regions
Dr F T Shutt of the Dominion chemist reports that western prairie soils lose fertility fastest in early years of cultivation but slow the decline later. He calls for rotating grasses and clovers and expanding mixed farming including dairying. Brandon Manitoba Scott Saskatchewan and Lethbridge Alberta are study sites.
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Brandon
Manitoba
Scott
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
Alberta
Fewer Canadians Emigrating Highlights Immigration Decline
A sharp fall in Canadian emigration to the United States is reported by the Labor Department. Senator Reed argues no quota law is needed for Canada given lower immigration. six month net immigration stands at 61,000 versus 198,000 in 1923.
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United States
U.S. Department of Labor
Reed
Dominion
Canada
Belgium buyers snap up farm land near Edmonton
A Belgian syndicate recently paid the peak price of seventy dollars an acre for a quarter section of unimproved land near Edmonton. The Belgians are acquiring considerable farm property in the district, including Kenneth McLeod's 500 acre farm six miles west of Edmonton for 20,600 dollars.
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Edmonton
Kenneth McLeod
Sheep shearing forecast for Southern Alberta season
Figures from local owners estimate at least 175400 head of sheep will be shorn in Southern Alberta this season. With an average 6 pounds per fleece, about 1000000 pounds of range type wool will come from growers in the district.
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Alberta
Silver Fox Farms Dominate Calgary Area
More than 1000 silver black foxes are kept on Calgary area farms and rabbits from Southern Alberta, unusually plentiful this year, are carload brought to feed them.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Dairymen Target 25 Million Pounds Butter This Year
Alberta dairymen aim to produce 25 million pounds of butter this year. Production was 406 thousand pounds in 1901 and 21.5 million pounds last year, showing strong growth.
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Alberta
Alberta Tar Sands Go German Process For Bitumen
The Angio Canadian Collieries and Refineries Ltd backed by local capital plans to start operations in Northern Alberta this spring using a German process to extract bitumen from the McMurray sands. Machinery shipments are arranged and weather will determine start. the German method has been tested in Germany with positive reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angio Canadian Collieries and Refineries, Ltd
Alberta
Edmonton Bulletin
McMurray Sands
Germany
Mining magnates assured of government backing at Ottawa banquet
Hon. Charles Stewart and Hon. Charles McCrea addressed mining leaders at the banquet ending the 27th annual general meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in Ottawa. Stewart pledged constant effort to elevate the Dominion’s mining industry and its vast future potential.
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Dominion
Ontario
Charles Stewart
Canada
Charles McCrea
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Ottawa
Ukrainian Farmers Seek BC Land For 500 Settlers
Five hundred experienced Ukrainian farmers aiming to settle 500 families in British Columbia plan to locate suitable agricultural land. Two Winnipeg members of St. Raphael Ukrainian Immigrants Association will meet with Lands Minister Pattullo in Victoria. They will scout potential sites in the Okanagan and Terrace districts and arrive from Manitoba this summer.
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British Columbia
St. Raphael
Sugar From Artichokes Could Boost Future Crops
Government bureau of standards experts discover artichokes can yield a sugar about one and a half times sweeter than cane and beet varieties. Refining is simple and cheap, with high yield and low cultivation cost suggesting wide future use. Crystalization limits previously hindered production.
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Government Bureau of Standards
Where Farming Pays by T. W. Charlebois near Vegreville
T. W. Charlebois, farming 640 acres four miles west of Vegreville, reports strong returns from last season. From 320 acres sown to wheat he threshed 80,000 bushels at over 251 bushels per acre and sold his final carload as No. 1 Northern reached 2.26 dollars. He credits summerfallowing for higher yields, noting grain maturity and grade differences between fallow and spring ploughing.
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T. W. Charlebois
Vegreville
Canadian Exports to Germany Rise Rapidly After War
A Trade and Commerce bulletin notes steady expansion of Canadian exports to Germany since the war with near doubling each year. For the twelve months ending October 1924 imports from Canada totaled 23,199,966 dollars, compared with 12,536,448 dollars in 1923 and 6,096,097 dollars in 1922.
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Germany
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Pine Seed Shipments to Finland From Dominion Plant
Recent consignments from the Dominion Government seed extracting plant at New Westminster include lodge pole pine seed sent to Finland for propagation. Other large supports have gone in the past two to three years primarily to the British Government forestry commission in London.
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New Westminster
B.C
Finland
Forestry Commission
London
Canada’s Wealth From Diverse Basic Sources Highlighted
The Indian department notes Saskatchewan reserves hold $206,000 in a trust for 135 braves with 2000 horses and 2400 cattle as part of a broader Canadian strength drawn from grain farming, forestry, mining, fishing and power. Provincial profiles show agriculture dominates Ontario Quebec, with strong forestry mining and fishing across Maritime provinces and British Columbia and Yukon sharing diverse primary industries.
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Saskatchewan
Indian Department
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Maritime
Ontario
Quebec
Ontario-Quebec
British Columbia
Yukon
Dairy Community Near Winnipeg Promises 160 Acre Farms
Seized opportunity within 50 miles of Winnipeg launches a large dairy settlement. Ready-made farms for 25 families soon, with 300 to 400 homes planned. Financed from St. Paul, the project spans 70 000 acres costing about 2 million dollars. Settlers from the United States and Europe will receive 160 acres each with 30 broken, a home, barn, silo and ten cows.
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Winnipeg
St. Paul
United States
Ehurope
Canada
Motive Behind Canadian Pulpwood Embargo
The Ottawa Journal argues the embargo aims to keep pulpwood conversion wages in Canada and prevent labor from flowing to U S workers. It supports developing Canadian resources and industries to avoid benefiting other nations.
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Canada
United States
Ottawa Journal
Mind Your Own Business, Wise Man
A terse maxim asserts that personal focus and discretion honor a man. The saying elevates self control and independence over meddling in others affairs, urging restraint in public or private matters.
Metal Products Rise in Canada Manufacturing Value
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows metal products other than iron and steel in Canada had over 106 million dollars invested in plant and equipment across 332 establishments in 1923. They produced goods valued at over 88 million dollars with manufacturing value added exceeding 45 million dollars, led by electrical apparatus and supplies at more than 61 million dollars.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bazaar's Charity Success Hinges On Funds Raised and Attendees
A local charity bazaar relies on total proceeds and headcount to gauge success. Organizers track donations and turnout to determine final results and future planning.
Canadian Flours Secure Russian Order Worth Over 12 Million
Alberta mills stand to gain direct benefits from a large Russian government order for more than 12 million dollars of flour. The Maple Leaf Milling Company at Medicine Hat and the Western Canada Flour Mills at Calgary and Edmonton will fulfill the shipment.
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Alberta
Maple Leaf Milling Company
Medicine Hat
Western Canada Flour Mills Company
Calgary
Edmonton
Allenby Not Resigning as British High Commissioner
A London report claiming Viscount Allenby had resigned as British high commissioner for Egypt is declared unfounded. No change in his post is reported by official sources.
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London
Viscount Allenby
Egypt
Mundane Conversation Declared Largely Futile
A columnist critiques everyday talk noting that roughly 94 percent of ordinary dialogue lacks practical value and serves little purpose beyond filler. The piece argues for more purposeful communication and efficiency in speech.
A Good Wife Sends a Man Heaven Ward
A misspelled proverb notes that a faithful wife guides a husband toward virtue while a negligent spouse drives him away. The piece then remarks that many married men lack musical knowledge yet still play second fiddle in life.
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Orient
Carters
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool
Shutt
Prairies
Sharp
Southern
V. A. Amos
Canadian Council of Agriculture
The
UFO
McMurray
Okanagan
Terrace
Grand Trunk Pacific
Saskatchewan Reserve
Metal Products In
Russia
Allenby
Borden Co. Limited
Montreal
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