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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1956
Page
7
W Peake from Seth Weidge Experimental Farm outlines temporary pasture using treme grass and alfalfa with 10 parts brome and 2 alfalfa. Details include permanent mixtures for Southern Alberta with 20 pounds per acre of bold grass, creeping red fescue and white Dutch clover, seeding timing, weed control, and limited oats as a companion crop when needed.
The father records a quiet afternoon with the children including dried tears, tied shoes, balloons bought, and crossings. The report notes one Sunday, one teen out late, a dance, and a joke about a former bus conductor. The dialogue shows a playful family dynamic and mischief during their outing.
A recipe fragment describes mixing cooled sugar shortening into yeast, then stirring in five cups of bread flour and five cups of whole wheat or graham flour. The process continues by alternating flours with the yeast mixture and beating until smooth, adding extra bread flour if needed.
Ontario official C H D Clarke says systematic study of Arctic birds and animals is just beginning. He notes low Arctic productivity and the need for scientific management, outlines gaps in knowledge on foxes muskox caribou bears and other species, and cites limited laboratory and collection resources in Canada.
In the Swift Current district of southwestern Saskatchewan intermediate wheatgrass proves useful for dry land forage. Five year averages show intermediate wheatgrass alfalfa yielding 1.31 tons of dry matter per acre, higher than crested wheat grass alfalfa at 1.19 tons and brome alfalfa at 1.05 tons.
The piece advocates long handled hoes and cultivators for faster weeding and thinning, warns to keep edges sharp, and praises D shaped Dutch hoes. It suggests sowing cover crops like buckwheat and clover to suppress weeds and improve soil humus. It also discusses staggered planting for continuous harvest and terrace ideas for sloped sites using rock gardens, walls, or steps to enhance layout and soil stability.
The article notes daylight saving time began in the United States 146 years after Benjamin Franklin first proposed the plan. It mentions the historical link between Franklin’s thought and later government trial.
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