Development Of Dairying And Increase In Canada Butter Production
Post war Canada sees dairying as a major growth area with steady butter output and expanding markets. In 1923 creamery butter production reached 163,456,659 pounds worth 56,894,008 dollars, up 7 percent in quantity and 6 percent in value from 1922. Quebec led with 60,179,616 pounds, Ontario 54,773,180, Alberta 17,626,155. Saskatchewan rose to fourth with 10,867,010 pounds.
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Steadley
Dominion
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
High Commissioner seeks Liberia style reforms in cattle movement
High Commissioner P C Larkin pushes Baldwin ministry to end three day quarantine and overseas veterinarian rule for cattle shipments. He argues transit time already counts as quarantine and costs hit Ontario routes hardest. Department opposes due to cost of sending veterinarians. 26 men currently required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Larkin
Baldwin
Ontario
West
Marrying A Farm In North Central States Cited
An official report notes that 4.5 percent of landowners in Kansas Nebraska Iowa Illinois and Minnesota married a farm. Over 6 percent in Texas acquired land by marriage while in Kentucky and Tennessee 5.9 percent of the 845 farmers interviewed had taken a farm along with a wife.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Norway's Merchant Fleet Now Fifth Largest Worldwide
The Norwegian merchant fleet has risen to fifth globally in tonnage and remains nearly the same size as in 1914 before World War I. Older war wrecks have been replaced by modern steam and motor ships.
Peru Priests Hide Gold Worth Ten Million
Report says Peruvian priests buried about 10 million dollars in gold to keep it from persecutors. The claim centers on a hidden treasure linked to church history and persecution, with no official confirmation.
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Peru
Potatoes for Seed: selecting tubers on merits
A British Columbia Invermere station trial shows selecting seed tubers by individual vigor before planting increases yields. Over four years across seventeen varieties, average output rose 124 percent to 28 tons 175 pounds, with disease suppression also noted.
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Invermere
British Columbia
Farmers expect profit from better wheat year in Canada
The 1924 wheat crop in Canada reaches 300 million bushels with a large export portion and lower cost per bushel than 1923. Alberta farmers are anticipated to net more from this year’s crop than in 1923, improving prices, meeting obligations, and boosting business nationwide.
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Canada
Alberta
Dominion
Toronto Mail and Empire
Winnipeg Teacher Wins Prize for The Passionate Fight
Miss Martha Otsense a Winnipeg schoolteacher and newspaper writer aged 24 was guest of honor at a New York reception where her novel The Passionate Fight won a $13,500 prize from Dodd Mead and Company Pictorial Review and Famous Players Lasky. The work about life among Canadian northwest farmers prevailed over fifteen thousand contributors. Otsense born in Norway has spent most of her life in Manitoba.
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Winnipeg
Martha Ostenso
New York
Dodd Mead and Company
Publishers, Pictorial Review
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Canadian
Northwest
Otsense
Norway
Manitoba
Successful Sheep Sale in Regina Sets High Prices
The Regina sheep sale, hailed as one of the province’s best, saw all entries sold with demand exceeding supply. The top price reached 192.50 for an Oxford ram, while averages ranged around 42.00 for oxford rams and 37.00 for Shropshires with similar ranges for Southdowns Leicesters and Suffolks.
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Regina
Oxford
Dominion Fisheries reports record Vancouver salmon pack
The Fisheries Department in Vancouver announced a total salmon pack of 1 616 824 cases with hundreds more expected. This marks the largest canned salmon pack in province history surpassing the 1918 record of 1 616 157 cases.
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Dominion Government Fisheries Department
Vancouver
Increase In Cereals Across Canada in 1924
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports over 56 million acres used for field crops in 1924, up from 53.3 million in 1923. Wheat fell to 22,054,658 acres, down 167,206 from 1923, oats rose to 14,480,568 acres, while flaxseed area nearly doubled to 1,275,314 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prohibition Motion Aimed At Dry Provinces
Liberal member Joseph Archambault of Chambly-Verchères seeks a motion in Parliament to prohibit the manufacture of liquor in dry provinces to strengthen enforcement of prohibitory laws. The proposal targets provinces enforcing dry status to curb illicit production.
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Joseph Archambault
Chambly-Vercheres
Archambault
Bank of England Governor Named for Sixth Consecutive Term
The Bank of England Governor has been recommended for re election for a sixth consecutive year in office marking a historic extension beyond the standard two year term. This continuation would set a new precedent among bankers.
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Bank of England
Western Oats Yields Rise From Prairie Soils
The Edmonton Bulletin notes 1920–23 average Banner oats yields at Dominion experimental farms show western values like Ottawa 49, Brandon 51, Indian Head 93, Lacombe 49, Rosthern 62, Scott 73 bushels. It states virgin prairie soil boosts per acre yields, explaining higher western production versus eastern farms.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Ottawa
Brandon
Indian Head
Rosthern
Scott
Edmonton Bulletin
Tuberculin Test Shows Zero Reactors in Alberta Sale
E L Richardson of the Western Canada Livestock Union notes Alberta cattle breeders report an exceptionally low reactor rate. For the Calgary sale held November 5, all cattle passed tuberculin testing with no reactors detected, reflecting high confidence in livestock health.
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E. L. Richardson
Western Canada Livestock Union
Calgary Exhibition and Sales
Alberta Cattle Breeders’ Association
Recognition of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The London Times argues that recognizing the USSR means acknowledging a foreign state with political limits and a revolutionary principle that seeks global extension. It warns such recognition does not imply better relations with the Russian people or Russia itself.
Bar Canned Heat Urges Ontario Prohibition on Intoxicants
A deputation of women from the United Women's Educational Federation met Attorney-General Nickle to urge bans on canned heat and methylated spirits and on fuel extracts used as intoxicants in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
United Women's Educational Federation
Nickle
Wheat Pool Considers Seed Shortage Solutions
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool directors met in Regina to address a looming seed shortage for next spring. They noted oats and other coarse grains will be affected more than wheat and that the pool lacks capacity to handle them, urging the reestablishment of the Dominion Seed Purchasing Commission, which served 1917 to 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Regina
Dominion Seed Purchasing Commission
Canada Expands Butter Exports to Japan in 1920s Trade
Mr Kano from the Japanese consulate in Vancouver notes sharply growing exports from Canada to Japan. In 1922 Canada shipped 7,681 pounds of butter, while this year a Western Canadian dairy firm alone has exported 200,000 pounds. Five other companies are active, and cheese imports from Canada reach 10,000 pounds by one company, contrasting with 1922 figures of only 5 pounds.
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Canada
Japan
Kano
Vancouver
Canada Needs Imports for Balanced Industry
Ottawa correspondence notes that a marked fall in imports also reduces customs revenue, with seven months showing a shortfall near 9.4 million dollars. The author argues Canada must maintain a strong flow of imports to sustain a balanced industrial system and prosperity.
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Canada
Ottawa
the Monetary Times
Prices On Foodstuffs Advance In Canada In Oct
Retail prices in Canada rose slightly in October from September as declines in potatoes and beef were offset by gains in dairy products and eggs. The weekly cost for 29 staple foods for a family of five averaged 10.31 dollars in October, up from 10.28 in September and well below 1920 peak levels.
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Canada
Prosperity Seen for Canada Says Bank Note Leader
Jose A. Machada, president of the Canadian Bank Note Company, told Ottawa’s Engineering Institute of Canada that Canada will enjoy renewed prosperity within months. He based optimism on rising demand for bank notes, postage stamps, and cigar wrappers, noting his 23 years in the trade have rarely misread such signals.
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Canada
Jose A. Macahda
Canadian Bank Note Company
Ottawa
Engineering Institute of Canada
Machada
Weather Across Canada Varies Vastly and Broad
A reader columnist notes Canada spans over 3,000 miles east to west and 500 to 600 miles north to south. Ontario could experience pleasant autumn weather and zero cold winter on the same day, highlighting regional climate diversity.
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Canada
Ontario
Owen Sound
Koreans Use Ancient Heating System Similar to Rome
The article describes Korea’s central heating method with a fire built in a fire box under the house. Warm air and smoke travel beneath the floor to a chimney on the opposite side, resembling Roman practice.
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Korea
Rome
Newspaper output in Europe shows Berlin leads with 100 papers
European press numbers show Berlin at the top with about 100 newspapers, half of which are dailies. Vienna follows with 55 papers, of which 22 are daily editions.
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Berlin
Vienna
South Australia Lops House Size To 35 Members
The South Australian House of Assembly passed the proportional representation bill reducing membership from 46 to 35. The vote underscores a major parliamentary reform affecting electoral structure and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Assembly
Apples Shipped to Fiji Islands By Occidental Fruit Co
The Occidental Fruit Company reports heavy shipments of Okanagan apples to New Zealand this year and has billed a sizable order for the Fiji Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Fiji Islands
Occidental Fruit Company
New Zealand
Canadian Sugar Venture in Alberta Eyes First Factory
B R Smoot of Utah Idaho Sugar Co asserts a southern Alberta sugar beet factory will be built soon to supply 6000 acres of beets. He says the Alberta unit could start a chain of refineries, costing 1.5 million dollars, with farmers backing the project. Canadian exhibitors have long earned prestige at Chicago's International Grain and Hay Show, and the Canadian Seed Growers' Association funds extra prizes to support Canadian winners this year.
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B. R. Smoot
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co
Salt Lake City
Alberta
Smoot
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Utah
Idaho
Canada
Chicago
Dominion
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Illiteracy on the Decline in Dominion Population
The dominion bureau of statistics reports steady drops in illiteracy among the five years or over population. Census data show 9.25 percent unable to read and write, down from 10.50 percent in 1911 and 14.38 percent in 1901, indicating educational improvement over two decades.
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Dominion
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Smuggling Immigrants Emerges As Back Door to U S
A new illegal trade has formed as migrants seek the United States via Canada due to strict U S entry rules. Desiring entrants unable at ocean ports turn to smugglers who operate near the border as a back door into the country.
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International Boundary Line
United States
Canada
Alberta Butter Ships Earn Praise from England Market
A leading broker notes several sizable Alberta creamery shipments to England this season and reports full satisfaction. He says the Alberta butter has been the finest received from Canada this year and that its texture is superior to other imports, according to blenders.
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England
Alberta
Canada
New Grain Stocking Machine to be Built by Calgary Firm
Harry G. Kempt Limited of Calgary plans to start manufacture around year end. A plant will be built with capacity for thousands of machines annually. The device attaches to binders and deposits sheaves on the ground in piles of eight to twelve.
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Harry G. Kempt, Limited
Calgary
Wheat yields and delivery at Mitchellton elevator
Charles Gamble delivered wheat weighing about 70 pounds per bushel to the Mitchellton Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator. The wheat was plump and bright. Gamble farms a half section west of Mitchellton with 90 acres of summer fallow wheat yielding 37 to 40 bushels per acre.
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Charles Gamble
Mitchellton
Hair Regrowth Noted After World Flight Expedition
Flying Restores Hair as Lieutenant Nelson completes a 27 000 mile world flight with a thick growth of fine hair. Most other flyers lose some hair from fatigue of the expedition, though.
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Nelson
Illumination Planned for Rome Catacombs Next Holy Year
Rome authorities announce catacombs will be illuminated during the holy year to aid visiting pilgrims. Officials say lighting enhancements will illuminate historic passages and chapels for the season.
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Rome
US Exports Chewing Gum to 75 Markets Worldwide
Recent figures show chewing gum shipped from the United States to 75 destinations including various countries and colonies. The data highlights broad international demand and a diverse export footprint across multiple regions.
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United States
Ancient China Had Moving Pictures Claim
The article states that investigations claim that Chinese people created moving pictures about 3,000 years ago, suggesting an early form of cinema. It notes recent inquiries support this view, without detailing the methods or sources.
Flowers grown in France and Italy meet perfume demand
Many acres of flowers are raised each year in France and Italy to supply the world's demand for perfume. Farmers cultivate fields for roses and other blooms, supporting the fragrance industry with high quality harvests and steady export.
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France
Italy
Slaughter Planned for Montana Bison Range Herd
Frank Rose the superintendent says between 200 and 300 buffalo on the Montana national bison range must be slain this fall to reduce the herd from a 40 percent overstock. Last summer a census counted 700 buffalo 500 elk 28 mountain sheep and 100 deer signaling excess grasses. A meat market sale will not fully cut the herd, so a large slaughter is planned this autumn marking a record cull.
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Montana National Bison Range
Frank Rose
Will Build Rust Laboratory In Manitoba With Government Support
Doctors McLean and McKillican of Manitoba Agricultural College in Ottawa for Wheat rust work reach agreement with the agricultural department. A new laboratory will be erected next year while current staff work at the college with government furnished facilities.
Grain Freight Rule Expanded for Pacific Coast
The Canadian Pacific Railway announced a modification in grain car loading restrictions for the Pacific coast. Effective immediately, 75 cars per day may be loaded, up from the prior limit of 50, reflecting expanded Vancouver elevator facilities.
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Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tide shifts as New Westminster ships wrappers to Montreal
Eastern pulp mills once sent apple wrappers to British Columbia but now New Westminster ships desue paper wrappers for fruit covering to Montreal in sizable quantities.
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Eastern Pulp Mills
British Columbia
New Westminster
Montreal
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U.S
Wea
Montagu Norman
T.B
Union of Soviet Republics
Montana
National Bison Range
Rust Laboratory
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