Insulation key to dairy barn heat and comfort
J. W. White of the Canadian Department of Agriculture warns insulation keeps dairy barns dry and weatherproof to maintain steady temperatures. Materials include boards blankets loose felt and asbestos cotton straw gypsum and plastics. thickness depends on herd size and climate. a dry barn saves energy and labor costs.
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J. W. White
Viclt Husbandry Division
Canada Department of Agriculture
Whitehorse
Yukon
Ontario
Mr. White
Hunters bag two 800-pound moose on Smoky Burn road
Sherry McLane and Fred Palm of Musk and Company along with Francis Trombiey loaded an 800-pound moose with 13 point antlers after a hunter's life thrill near the steel bridge on Smoky Burn road. A second party, Henry Olson Elmer Olson and Ralph Green, also claimed an 800-pound moose with 13 point antlers across from Jackson Smith's, including a cow and calf. The Observer, Carrot River Sask notes the East Indies clam comparison.
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Reccusuy
Smoky Burn Road
Sherry McLane
Fred Palm
Musk and Company
Prince Albert
Palm
Francis
Trombiey
Henry
Elmer Olson
Ralph Green
Jackson Smith's
Observer
Carrot River
Sask
La Ronge Uranium City Road Seen as Major Saskatchewan Project
Ed Shearer of the Saskatchewan highways department calls the 500 mile La Ronge to Uranium City road one of the toughest ever. The build involves vast fills, blasting solid rock, hundreds of bridges, and complex logistics including winter freight hauls and summer air drops to camps. The route ranges from dense forest to Athabasca sands and rugged uplands near Uranium City, with permafrost and supply challenges. Canada’s population is about 17 million versus the US 172 million.
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Saskatchewan
Ed Shearer
Provincial Highways Department
la Ronge
Nemeiben River
Athabasca
Fond du Lac
Uranium City
Canada
United States
Highways Department
Lamb Price Supports Set at Montreal and Toronto Markets
Lamb prices drop to support levels with Good lambs priced at 19.55 per cwt live at Montreal and Toronto stockyards. The Agricultural Stabilization Board offers to buy lamb carcasses in cold storage for delivery March 31, 1959, with free removal before that date if a market is found.
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Canada
Agricultural Stabilization Board
Montreal
Toronto
Wanted: Salesman to Sell Eggs
A want ad seeks a salesman to sell eggs. The listing specifies a wage or commission scheme and target sales, inviting applicants with experience in fresh dairy products and customer service.
Family Pets Embroidered Sketch Pattern 7276
Pattern 7276 offers a family of pups to transfer on a 15 by 19 inch design with color chart and key. Send thirty five cents for the pattern to Household Arts Department at 60 Front Street W Toronto, with name and address.
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Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Ministers Should Go on Strike Too
A columnist argues ministers deserve higher pay and better benefits, noting clerks earn far more and ministers face long hours. They claim ministers are exploited and should strike for improved salaries, pensions, and working conditions, suggesting broader economic impact.
Local Shopping Beats City Traffic Fines say Readers
The piece argues residents should shop locally to support taxes, sidewalks, streets, sanitation, and schools. It notes city parking restrictions and $25 fines deter out of town shoppers and may push population toward smaller towns for safety and quiet.
Tribute to tireless women behind church fowl suppers
In this year’s closing reflections the editor honors the many women who organize and serve the annual fowl suppers. The events bring communities together with friends reuniting, lively chatter, and abundant dishes while volunteers refill trays and promote the inclusive Eat all you can motto.
Call to Protect Introduced Pheasants in District
An effort to establish pheasants in the district continues. Farmers received young birds from the Fish and Game League last spring and now face independent raising conditions. The writer urges sportsmen to avoid shooting these tamer birds this year to give them a chance to survive.
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Fish and Game League
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Hways Department
Salk
Debbie Herrier
John B. Penner
Fourteenth Ave. S.E
Debbie
Ralph Herrler
Third West
Vy Wice Brooks
the Mercury
Rodney
Ont
the Times
Punnichy
The
the Progress
Qu’ Appelle
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