Value Of Experimental And Research Work In Agriculture
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports major gains from experimental farms across Canada. Marquis wheat and Preston Stanley Huron wheats boosted Prairie profits by tens of millions yearly. Ban ner oats and Dau beney varieties added over 9 million annually, with other grains contributing billions in value. Plant breeding yielded new varieties like Melba Apple and Early Malcolm Corn. Botany, chemistry, and health divisions saved tens of millions, while insect losses and crop practices indicate vast overall national agricultural progress.
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Arand
Dominion Department of Agricullture
Canada
Marquis
Prairie Provinces
Preston
Stanley
Huron
Prairie
Ontario
Experimental Farms
Alberta Butter Exports Seen Boost for Farmers
The Edmonton Bulletin notes New York seeks one million pounds of Alberta butter and suggests Alberta can meet growing exports. With steady markets and good prices, Alberta creameries could greatly expand output, benefiting local farmers and dairies if New York sustains demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alberta
Edmonton Bulletin
Made in B C Campaign Gains Pledges in Province
The Made in British Columbia campaign grows in popularity as the secretary reports three thousand families have pledged to buy BC made goods. Officials anticipate two thousand more pledges this week to boost local products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
British Columbia
Blood Indians Cadet Corps Praised by Major Millar
Major Millar of Calgary declares the Blood Indians cadet corps the smartest and most advanced in the province after his annual tour of inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Cadet Corps
Millar
Calgary
Cadet Corps of
Blood Indians
English cattle buyers eye Alberta beef boom
Members of the Chrystal party of British stock breeders and dairymen toured Calgary and praised the region for a fine grade of beef cattle. St Jageard of Norfolk and James Alston of Leicestershire said an embargo lift would trigger an order for at least 2,000 head from Western Canada for shipment.
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Chrystal
St. Jageard
Norfolk
James Alston
Leicestershire
Old Country
Calgary
Mr. Alston
England
Alberta
France Objects To German Films Invasion of French Cinema
German origin films with foreign titles are being bought in France at about half the price French producers ask. They will be shown nationwide drawing strong protests from French producers. Goldstein, the Russian owner of the Apollo Theatre, plans Viennese and Berlin music and a Lehar comic opera as a major next season feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Goldstein
Apollo Theatre
Berlin
Franz Lehar
North Country Ranching Beauty in Peace River District
Frank Jackson, owner of a premier northern ranch along the Key River and nearby streams in the Peace River area, praises the region as ideal for ranching in Canada. His property lies about halfway between Peace River Crossing and Fort Vermilion, with 250 miles of mail travel but abundant pasture, climate, and scenery compensating the distance.
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Dominion of Canada
Key River
Peace River
Frank Jackson
North Country
Peace River Crossing
Fort Vermillion
Labrador and Newfoundland Seek Privy Council Ruling
Resources of Labrador and Newfoundland ask the Privy Council to settle their ownership dispute over 250000 square miles. Toronto lawyer Charles Percy Plaxton, official of the Department of Justice, is preparing Canada's case. A 70 member survey party will assess the territory and its resources. A report claims a Labrador waterfall eclipses Niagara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Newfoundland
Privy Council
Labrador
Toronto
Charles Percy Plaxton
Ords
Plaxton
Department of Justice
Niagara
Canada Sees Import Rise and Export Drop in 1921 Period
Canada recorded an import value of 1.162 billion dollars for the year ending May 31 1921, up by more than 11.5 million from the prior period, while exports of Canadian produce fell by over 52 million dollars to 31.1789 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Innovations In British Air Express Opens New Flight
A De Havilland Continental air express begins London Paris service with a fleet plan to carry two full passenger loads on the route at up to 13 mph maximum and 108 mph cruising speed for a per mile fare not above 34d. Passengers receive printed travel tips on stability, calm conduct, and movement. A new London Amsterdam service adds a cockpit driven route map showing the exact position along the journey.
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de Haviland
London Times
England
London
Amsterdam
Unearthly Paradise to Russians and Jewish Refugees
A London Daily Mail comment laments the drying up of Russia’s golden stream and praises Jews who flee. Trotsky and Lenin spar over mental health care while Dzerzhinsky faces hostile reactions. Russia is pictured as a lunatic workhouse under crisis.
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Russia
Trotsky
Lenin
Crimea
Dzerjinsky
London Daily Mail
British Columbia Plans Colonization Policy
The British Columbia Government lays out a comprehensive colonization plan to settle vast tracts of unoccupied lands. It targets experienced farmers and offers loans up to 2500 to help start farms. The piece notes only one acre in 808 is cultivated, with 350000 acres under cultivation in 1920, and argues doubling farmland could boost production and reduce food imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canada
Saskatchewan Creameries in 1920 Produce Butter and Cheese
In 1920 Saskatchewan had 47 creameries producing seven million pounds of butter. Five new creameries were under construction at Yorkton Assiniboia Weyburn Shaunavon and Empress. The province had a single cheese factory producing 28 367 pounds last year.
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Saskatchewan
Yorkton
Assiniboia
Weyburnn
Shaunavon
Empress
At The Crossroad’s Horn Versus Speed Advice
A Youth’s Companion quote urges caution at crossroads warning that sounding the horn and braking is wiser than accelerating to beat others. It frames safe driving as better than rushing rivals.
Countess Bernstorff to regain seized property
Justice William Hitz rules in District of Columbia Supreme Court that property valued around 1 million dollars seized under the trading with the enemy act must be restored to Countess Jeanne von Bernstorff wife of former German Ambassador Count Johann von Bernstorff She argued American citizenship by birth and inheritance from her New York silk merchant father Edward Luckemyer The Alien Property Custodian Thomas W Miller ordered return of bonds and cases involved.
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Jeanne von Bernstorff
Johann von Bernstorff
United States
William Hitz
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Thomas W. Miller
Countess von Bernstorff
Edward Luckemyer
New York
Experimenting With 900 Year Old Seed at Kansas Wesleyan
Rev M M Stolz librarian at Kansas Wesleyan University received relics from Mesa Verde Arizona including corn cobs and beans reportedly 900 years old. The cobs appear fresh and the beans and corn seem well preserved. Stolz has planted some and believes they may sprout.
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M. M. Stolz
Kansas Wesleyan University
Frederick Brorson
Mesa Verde
Arizona
University
Stolz
Crees Seek Union Amid Prairie Protests Over Low Wages
Big chiefs from sister provinces met at Thunderchild reserve near Turtleford for a pow wow with local whites in attendance. The Crees protested low prices for their wares and signaled dissatisfaction with new economic conditions as they push for organization and union signals.
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Prairie Provinces
Thunderchild Reserve
Turtleford
Early Days In The Hudson's Bay Service
A memoir excerpt from 1878 recounts a Cumberland House voyage to Grand Rapids aboard a York boat. The crew includes Antoine Moran and a troublesome Indian boy as mosquitoes plague the journey. They sail toward Cedar Lake, drift off course, and finally glimpse Cedar Lake again near Rabbit Point.
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Cumberland House
H. B. Co
Grand Rapids
Long Portage
Mackenzie River District
Red River
Antoine Moran
Kitche-moko-mon
Big Knife
Saskatchewan
Cedar Lake
York
Antoine
Chema-wa-win
Saskatchewan River
Boy
Rabbit Point
Real estate prices paid in U S territorial purchases
A Youth's Companion note states the United States spent about 205 per acre for the Virgin Islands while the Philippines cost 27 cents per acre, Florida 14 cents, and Alaska 2 cents, highlighting vast price differences in territorial acquisitions.
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United States
Denmark
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Florida
Alaska
Scotland Buys Canadian Cattle Amid Local Demand
A Glasgow cable reports Canadian cattle sold in Scotland. 629 Indian cattle brought at 18 20 1/2 cents per pound indicating strong local reception and steady trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Glasgow
Buy at Home Slogan Encourages Local Spending
The note urges residents to boost prosperity by keeping purchases within the local district. It promotes a slogan “Buy at Home” and stresses circulating money among community members and neighboring businesses.
French Doctor Proposes No Stomach Living Theory
A French medical expert argues that a person can live and thrive without a stomach. The claim centers on digestive adaptation and medical management, suggesting viable long term survival without this organ.
Missionaries Volunteering to Serve Tristan da Cunha
The Rev Henry Martyn Rogers and his wife volunteer as priest and schoolmaster for Tristan da Cunha Britain's loneliest possession. With 119 inhabitants 1512 miles from Capetown the island is visited yearly by a warship and rarely by other ships.
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Henry Martyn Rogers
Alexton
Uppingham
Rutland
England
Britain
Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
Capetown
Farm Help Needed for Western Canada Emigration
Regina employment officials report ample jobs for experienced farm help and old country farmers relocating to Western Canada. The market for trade and industrial classes is congested, but many agriculturists can be absorbed.
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Western
Canada
Regina
Hollanders in Alberta Farm Arrival Arrivals Encourage Settlement
Alberta proves a favored home for Dutch emigrants with mixed farming as the province adapts. Since spring, many Hollanders arrive and settle on the land, with a recent group of sixty five arriving and most already possessing capital to begin farming operations this summer.
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Alberta
Government loans aid BC industries says few failures
Deputy Minister D B Martyn of Industries for British Columbia reports government loans have proved commercially successful. He cites two aided ventures, a woollen mill and a paper roofing company, as outstanding proof, with only one failure among assisted industries.
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D. B. Martyn
British Columbia
Soldiers to Farmers Find Homes Across Canada
Canada has 25,500 ex soldiers from the Great War who have taken up farms under the soldiers re establishment act. They now hold 3,335,008 acres of land in various regions across the country.
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Canada
Soldier Settlers
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Ottawa
British Air Express
Saskatchewan Creameries
W. B. Ballantyne
Emerson, Man
Bernstorff
U.S
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Loneliest Island
Hollanders
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