Governments Unite On Canada Land Settlement For British Boys
The British and Canadian governments reach a 2 million plan under the Empire Settlement Act to aid British youths aged 14 to 20 in taking up farming in Canada. After training and savings, eligible boys may receive up to 2500 for a farm and stock, with repayments over ten years starting April 1928. The scheme, tying to provincial centers and funded jointly, aims to provide a clear path to farming careers and curb urban drift as recommended by the Imperial Conference of 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Britain Sees Strong Market for Canadian Hay Crop
Trade report from Harrison Watson in London says Great Britain will import Timothy and clover hay from Canada this year. Imports expected at about £4 per ton ex ship, with rains boosting yields across Ontario and Quebec. If favorable, Canada may export over a million tons this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Department of Trade and Commerce
Harrison Watson
Canada
London
Great Britain
Ominion
Ontario
Quebec
Growing Apples in the West and Manitoba’s Morden District
Prairie provinces lack broad apple suitability yet breeders show progress for home gardens. In Manitoba the Morden Experimental Station demonstrates promising hardy varieties with heavy production in Patten Greening Ilbern al Anis Galetta Green Sweet Dudjes and Dichess. Fire blight remains the main threat controlled by removing infected material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Morden
Canadian Trade Outlook and Jewish Farm School Visit
James Malcolm returns to Ottawa after talks with Britain’s Empire Marketing Board and Canadian trade commissioners. Sir William Crawford may visit to discuss cooperative advertising. The Canadian Jewish Farm School at Georgetown, Indiana hosts hundreds for opening ceremonies, training young Jews in agriculture with sponsorship by the Federated Jewish Farmers of Ontario. About 46 Polish arrivals receive training, and a sample winter wheat from Nobleford Alberta shows 32 inches height from a 1350 acre dry farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Malcolm
Ottawa
British Isles
Empire Marketing Board
Ile
Wiliam Crawford
Marketing Board
Dominion
Georgetown
O Itarno
Federated Jewish Farmers of Ontario
Poland
U. S
Noble
Nobleford
Alberta
Disinfecting threshing machines to halt smut spread
A method to stop smut disease transfer uses formalin fumigation inside and outside the threshing machine. Threshers are swept clean then bags soaked in formalin are placed inside. after five to six hours the spores are killed. Exterior parts are sterilized with a knapsack sprayer of formalin solution. the full process takes about half an hour and costs little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Wool Industry Growing in Saskatchewan Contracts Up
Growing industry in Saskatchewan shows a healthy rise in wool contracts this year with the Canadian Co operative Wool Growers Limited. W W Thomson reports contracts total 468000 including 46116 fleeces, though the count of contracts is five fewer than last year, the fleeces involved are higher, reaching a large portion of the prior signup.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers, Limited
W. W. Thomson
Manger
Manitoba
Canadian Wheat Praised by French Banker in Paris
Louis Loutis-Dreyfus, a French banker and grain merchant, told the French American committee in Paris that Canada is the greatest wheat exporting country with grain of unmatched quality aside from some Russian cereal. He noted Canada will continue to increase supplies and cited Canada's dominance at international shows where Canadian wheat won fourteen of sixteen world championships along with top Placings for oats alfalfa timothy and other cereals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Loutis-Dreyfus
Paris
Canada
Dominion
Developing Western Fruit For Western Canada
F. L. Skinner develops a Drepmore nursery on the Russell branch of the Canadian National Railway. He grows fruits shrubs and flowers including imports from the Ural mountains and ships goods to the Pacific Coast and England. Skinner acts as a correspondence member of the Boston Horticultural Society and has authored several horticultural books.
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Drepmore
Russell
Canadian National Railways
Manitoba
F. L. Skinner
Ural Mountains
Canada
Manitoba Chamber of Mines
Lac du Bonnét
Edmonton
Alta Halleybury
Ont
Fredericton
Pacific
Farmers Named Homes Act Aims To Register Saskatchewan Names
The Department of Agriculture reports many farm homes in Saskatchewan use names not yet registered. Deputy Minister F. Hf. Auld says the Names of Homes Act provides two years of protection for unregistered users, but after May 1, 1929 protests against a registered name end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
F. Hf. Auld
Saskatchewan
Lyons Chemist Unveils Ultra-Violet Diamond Test
Matlaval of Lyons, noted for optical research, claims a new UV method to separate true diamonds from fakes. The process photographs stones. purer diamonds show clearer images, while fakes appear as dark smudges. The negative shades also reveal each gem’s origin. Prior X-ray attempts failed. The quote on enthusiasm as a predictor of success concludes with Dr Henry Knight Miller.
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Lyons
Matlaval
Bed that imitates moving train eases insomnia
Sir Alfred Yarrow, noted marine engineer, suffers insomnia and found relief on a Vancouver to Montreal train. He helped design an electrically actuated bed at the National Physical Laboratory to reproduce train motion. The bed was shown at the Institution of Electrical Engineers exhibition in London with Yarrow ready to operate it.
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Sir Alfred Yarrow
Arine
Vancouver
Montreal
National Physical Laboratory
Institution of Electrical Engineers
London
England
Alfred Yarrow
Canada Dominates World Tree Seed Trade This Summer
Captain William Edye de Hurst of Dennyhurst Ontario reports Canada controls global tree seed exports. Italy leads in purchases for a major reforestation campaign, with substantial shipments to Australia New Zealand Denmark and Russia seeking seeds though deposits and guarantees remain unsettled.
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Canada
Wm. A. Edye de Hurst
Dennyhurst
Ontario
Kamloops
Austraia
New Zealand
Edge de Hurst
Italy
Denmark
Russia
Rape Pasture Leads in Pig Feed Trials at Rosthern Station
Experiments at Rosthern Saskatchewan show pigs gain more on rape pasture than on corn and grain pastures with lower cost per pound. Higher protein in rape and later-season growth boost efficiency, but corn fares better in dry weather. Canadian aviation expansion features include air service funding, mail routes, and Mooring mast planning as Major Scott advises.
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Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Canada
Hasemn
Western Canada
Rimouski
Toronto
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gulf of the St. Lawrence
Major Scott
British Air Ministry
Maritimes
Montreal
Valiotax
Kentville
Scott
Mississippi
Alberta Salt Works produces over two thousand tons in 1926
Alberta's McMurray salt works on the Athabasca river contributed 2,037 tons to Canada's 1926 output of 262,547 tons, with 96.1 percent from Ontario and the rest from Alberta and Nova Scotia. The plant anchors Alberta's salt production north of Edmonton.
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McMurray
Alberta
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Athabasca River
Edmonton
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Chad
Donington
Saskatoon
Britain
Jewish Farm School
Canadia
Henry Knight Miller
Psychology Magazine
Canadian Tree Seeds
Manitoba Free Press
Air Service
Alberta Salt Works
Frazier Hunt
Cosmopolitan
Eden Valley
Prince of Wales
The
Frederick Stupart
Meteorological Service of Canada
Halifax
Saskatchewan Livestock Board
Provincial
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