Weeds across the prairies face control challenges and progress
H E Wood, chair of the Manitoba Weeds Commission, cites introduced prairie weeds and notes progress from herbicides and farm power. Parasites and rust provide partial sawfly control, with weather and crops shaping results. 2 4 D chemical use expands weed management across western Canada and reduced losses as governments bolster programs.
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H E. Wood
Manitoba Weeds Commission
Anddress
Regine
Wood
L. H. Sheheski
University of Manitoba
Canada
Unifrom
United States
Prairie Provinces
Mr. Wood
Mulching Increases Raspberry Yields At Ottawa Farm
A five year study at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa shows sawdust mulch raises Madawaska raspberry yields by 50 percent and straw mulch by 25 percent over clean cultivation. In 1955 dry season sawdust mulch yielded 3850 lb per acre vs straw 3100 and clean 1742. moisture retention explained.
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Madawaska
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
First Asset: Character and Personality Make the Good Man
The text argues skill alone cannot substitute for character and personality traits. It claims vocational value in general education but stresses that becoming a good business or professional person requires being a good man.
Choosing the farm tractor
Farm tractor choice hinges on hours used per year and fuel costs. Diesel offers best economy at high annual hours. for about 51 hours annually gasoline may be cheaper due to initial cost and fuel. Size to load near rated capacity is advised. Nebraska Test figures guide selection. expect 25 percent more power for hills or soft footing.
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Nebraska
Swift Current Experimental Farm
Santa Pattern Prospects For Home Crafting Holiday Decor
The Home Workshop Pattern Service offers Santa pattern 359 suitable for cutting and coloring, with patterns for tree decorations using common household materials. Mail orders include 35c pattern price, plus 5c air mail optional, to Vancouver B C address.
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Home Workshop
Department P.P.L
West Pifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
New Home Sewing Patterns Offer Kids Styles and Crafts
Promotes Pattern 4502 for children's outfits with belt cinch and plaid fabric, size 6 uses 1 yard 35 inch plaid plus 1 yard plain contrast. Includes illustrated instructions, 35 cents order by mail to Household Arts Department, 60 Front Street W Toronto. Also Pattern 7248 for a bunny bed snug and Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue at 25 cents.
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Bunny
Alice Brooks
Old fashioned country store memories recall aroma corridor
The reminiscence recalls Sherbrooke Que era stores with distinctive fragrances. Butter coffee tobacco rubber and leather mingle with hay, spices, molasses, pickles, and fruit as a coal stove warms a wooden counter. Canadians remember these half century old shops.
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Sherbrook
Calor Inca
Gems and insight on grace from historical figures
A compact collection of quotes on Christian grace and virtue from Francis Beaumont James Gorden Brooks Richard E Burton Edward Payson Mary Baker Eddy and A B Stumpson. The passages compare grace to perfume roots polishing metals and dew, urging patient growth through prayer and deeds.
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James Gorden Brooks
Richard E. Burton
Edward Payson
Mary Baker Eddy
A. B. Stumpson
Stick Boy Tommy Clancy Joins Maple Leafs
Tommy Clancy, 15, son of the Maple Leafs coach, becomes the team’s new stick boy, succeeding Bob Davidson’s son. Coach King emphasizes starting the youngster at the bottom to learn how a hockey team operates.
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Tommy Clancy
Toronto Maple Leafs
Leafs
King
Clancy
Bob Davidson
Toronto
Farmers urged to plant crops other than wheat
Manitoba farmers should diversify crops beyond wheat due to climate geography and market proximity. Special crops adapted to local areas can stabilize income, reduce export exposure, and ease storage and marketing pressures. A Manitoba Agriculture guide lists marketable crops and is available from the Soils and Crops Branch in Winnipeg.
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Manitoba
Canada
L. B. Siemens
Department of Agriculture and Immigration
Siemens
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Legislative Building
Winnipeg
Rangers Hold Best Road Record After Thirteen Games
The New York Rangers lead NHL clubs with the best road record after 13 games. They played eight away, won four, tied one for nine points of a possible 16. Montreal Canadiens were even at .500 in six road games with one win four ties for six points. Toronto and Detroit had the poorest road marks, each with seven games away and minimal points. Leafs one point and Red Wings three. Boston and Chicago shared a 2-2-0 road record through seven games, totaling six points of 14.
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New York Rangers
NHL
Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Habs
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Maple Leaf Gardens
Leafs
Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Reclaim Pelee Marsh Near Harrow Ont
A Harrow Ontario report outlines a project to reclaim about 1200 acres of muck soil in Point Pelee Marsh. Ditches dikes and a 15000 gallon per minute pump are in place with tile drainage to follow. The area was farmed before 1900 then muck fires burned the land and it reverted to the lake.
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Harrow
Ont
Point Pelee
Fresh California towns reject dam plan over Whiskeytown risk
Strictly Fresh Hardy residents sign a petition protesting a proposed dam that would flood Whiskeytown. The item notes civic action and potential water storage issues with the project.
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California
Whiskeytown
Woman helps father injured in scooter accident
A Charlotte woman brings her 70 year old father to charity hospital after he fell from his motor scooter. Mrs. Jo Harkey, a case worker, asks routine questions as she processes the admission at the hospital.
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Charity Hospitalization Department
Charlotte
N.C
Jo Harkey
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Nature
Saskatchewan
C. W. Faratad
Science Service Laboratory
Canada Department of Agriculture
Lethbridge
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Odor Tenture Brea Asteerth
Santa Claus
Santa
Jama Doll
P.P.L
Front Street W
Front Street
Pe Teters
Pat nNber
By Hane Juelas
Dell
P.J
Mice Brooks
Grace
Francis Beaumont
Loadstone
Stick Boy
Pelee Marsh
Rabber
Les Carroll
Strictly Fresh
Detroit
Mich
Motor City
Felley
Shoe Exchange
March of Dimes
Ross Block
Saskatoon
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