How To Begin Keeping Bees In Canada
Canada offers abundant nectar and favorable climates for beekeeping yet beginners should start small. The bulletin Beees and How To Keep Them guides spring starts, colonies in modern hives, and advice on acquiring bees by swarm or weight in boxes. Seek provincial bee association or bee journals for procurements and guidance.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
British Columbia
Focal Beekeepers’ Association
Bee
Fertilizer Guidelines For Corn Crops From Bulletin
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin outlines manure and fertilizer use for corn. It recommends barnyard manure as best when available and phosphoric acid or potash rich complete fertilizers when manure is limited, with specific mixes for well manured and lightly manured soils.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Optimal hatching window for winter laying pullets
Research at Dominion and Lennoxville stations shows April hatch for general purpose breeds like Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds best for winter egg production. Smaller Mediterranean breeds such as Leghorns and Anconas do better with hatch dates in late April, ensuring maturity before October. Pullets hatched April 5 to 15 yielded higher profits than May hatchings.
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Dominion
Plymouth
Peony Growing Tips From Dominion Horticulturist
The peony is hardy and adaptable across provinces with minimal pests. The Dominion Horticulturist provides complete growing directions noting soil, sunlight, spacing, planting depth, and cultivation practices for best blooms.
Manitoba Pioneer’s 130 Mile Journey Cut To Hours
A. E. Rowe traveled from Winnipeg to Nesbitt by ox cart in 21 days forty nine years ago and recently flew the route from Winnipeg to Nesbitt in under ninety minutes. The note remarks the average man carries 24 pounds of carbon in his body.
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Manitoba
A. E. Rowe
Winnipeg
Nesbitt
Maple Sugar Time in Canada A Historic Industry
Maple sugar time has come as sap runs in Eastern Canada where about 50,000 farmers collect sap and produce maple sugar and syrup valued over 5 million dollars annually. The tradition dates back before European contact with Indigenous methods evolving to a modern organized industry.
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Canada
Jacques Cartier
Polar Boots Herald Arctic Flight History
A scientist reports earthworms produce musical sounds and moan when hurt. The text also notes guard restrictions at the king’s door and Stanislaus Leczinski’s death by dressing gown fire in 1766, plus Eskimo boots loaned to Lincoln Ellsworth during polar exploration.
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Stanislaus Leczinski
Poland
Byrd
Arctic
North Pole
Lincoln Ellsworth
Norge
Pole
Vancouver Seagull Feeder At Central School Grounds
Jack Miner Edward Miller, Vancouver's seagull host, feeds a flock from October to March at Central School grounds. For six months Miller entertains up to 50 gulls, with pupils and Mrs. Miller assisting by gathering leftovers and bread for the birds. When summer boats begin, the gulls depart.
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Edward Miller
Vancouver
Jack Miner
Miller
Becoming Good Linguist The Prince of Wales Speech
Experts at the Argentina embassy say the Prince of Wales need not apologize for his Spanish pronunciation at a London dinner in honor of the ambassador. They call his language use a delicate compliment and note his rapid rise as a linguist.
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Prince of Wales
London
Argentina
Senora Herrera
England
Marland Oil Plans First Alberta Test Well at 3500 Feet
The Marland Oil Company organizes a test well in the Viking field east of Edmonton Alberta to reach a depth of 3500 feet marking its first drilling operation in Alberta.
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Marland Oil Company
Viking
Edmonton
Alberta
Druggist Teases Child Over Castor Oil Cork
A pharmacist asks a child who requested castor oil if a cork is missing and the child confides this bottle is medicine and that the cork was discarded so they can slip home quickly.
Fragmentary Quote Sparks Curiosity in Paper Trade
A fragment quotes a vendor remark about selling a woman a paper of hairpins and her initial curiosity as she inspected grand pianos, illustrating a curious sales moment.
Cleaning up the West Fergus Sends Canada’s Largest Washing Machine Shipment
A small Ontario town ships eleven thousand items led by pumps and washing machines sold by Beatty Brothers. A special three car Canadian Pacific train heads west to Vancouver, stopping at Winnipeg Calgary Saskatoon Regina and Edmonton.
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Fergus
Ontario
Beatty Brothers
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Calgary
Saskatoon
Regina
Edmonton
C.P.R
Lewer
Beatty Breas A
Pergas
No rise in British car ownership despite population size
Sir William Letts, former president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, says the British will not reach U S car penetration. He cites Britain's small road network 178000 miles for 2 million cars versus the United States 3000000 miles for 20000000 cars. He argues distance and road density worsen congestion.
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William Letts
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders of
Great Britain
United States
England
Scotland
Wales
American Republic
Motherland
Farm livestock values rise in Canada in 1927 report
The Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics reports horses on farms rose to an average of 76 dollars in 1927 from 72 in 1926, while milch cows reach 61 dollars per head. Total farm livestock value aggregates to 799 million dollars in 1927, up from 696 million in 1926, with provincial breakdowns listed for Prince Edward Island through British Columbia.
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Canada
Dominion
Government Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Downham Asheton Sermons Link 248 Year Custom
Rev E N Livesey revived the Asheton sermon tradition at Downham on the death anniversary of Sir Ralph Asheton who died in 1860. Foreign ministers, not Downham clergy, preach using two texts from Job and Colossians. Each preacher receives two guineas from a 70 pound investment after the service. The nearby piano remains a nuisance.
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Downham
England
E. N. Livesey
Asheton
Ralph Asheton
Job
Colossians
Market For Canadian Eggs
The Imperial Economic Committee notes the UK imports of poultry products surpassed exports of motor vehicles in 1925 and 1926. About 5.7 billion eggs are imported yearly. 546 per 1000 eggs are Empire-origin, mainly from the UK, Ireland, Canada, and South Africa. Empire share of UK egg and poultry imports is small, with room for greater Empire preference. Canada’s egg consumption per capita is 337, higher than Belgium and the U.S.
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Imperial Economic Committee
United Kingdom
Irish Free State
Canada
Empire
Belgium
United States
France
Great Britain
Getting Ready To Plant Strawberries
A spring planting guide stresses planting as soon as soil is dry enough and avoiding delayed planting. It urges soil should be in first class condition, rolling over light loam after disking and levelling harrows, and planking if lumpiness occurs. Roots must not dry out, soak dry roots before heeling in, and minimize sun exposure during field transfer.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Missing One Quality Hinders Use of Good Traits
A saying notes that many people possess several fine traits yet lack the crucial ability to apply them effectively. The remark underscores practical wisdom, discipline, and initiative as essential to turning talent into action.
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Dominion Horticulturist
Britain
U.S
Calgary Fish and Game Association
Wembley Stadium
Jugend
Munich
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