Experiments In Hemp Growing In Western Canada Prove Industry Feasible
Development Branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway with Agriculture and Natural Resources departments reports hemp trials in Southern Alberta show a viable future. Three acres near Calgary yielded a bumper crop with retting possible under winter conditions. Two acres shipped to Forest Ontario produced 1075 lbs dressed hemp and various tow grades. fibre met twine mills’ needs. Alberta hemp graded with Italian and Wisconsin standards, suggesting eastern plant shipments worth about 12 cents per pound. Article calls for a central hemp mill and farmer cooperation within a 300 acre baseline to begin returns and notes cost analyses by CPR departments.
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Canadian Pacific Rallw Sy
Department of Agriculture
Obortician
Haw
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Canada
St. Juliet
Calgary
Tilley
Forest
Ontario
Kitchener
Development Branch
Department of Colonization and Devlopment
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montrea
Ontario fish freezing plant to open in Edmonton by June 1
Johnso Fisheries Limited will operate Canada’s first non British Columbia facility for freezing fish poultry and eggs under the Ore gon process in Edmonton by June 1. The firm paid 10000 for rights to the territory and the plant’s initial capacity is fifteen tons per day.
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Canada
British Columbia
Oregon
Edmonton
P Johnson
Johnso, Fisheries, Limited
Saskatchewan Wool Shipments Rise This Season
Shipments of Saskatchewan wool are rising with 560000 lbs sent forth this season to date versus 449000 lbs in the same period of 1925, indicating stronger output and trading activity for the year.
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Saskatchewan
Immigrants Arrive in Canada Posts Nine Month Gain in 1926
Immigration to Canada for the first nine months of 1926 rose 66 percent from 1925, reaching 112 835 arrivals. British entrants numbered 41 419, United States 167 776, and 541 640 from other countries, with September totals 12 409 and August 13 846 compared with the prior year.
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Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
United States
Saskatchewan Industries in 1924 Lead Sectors and Output
Final statistics show Saskatchewan’s ten leading industries produced goods valued at 26 648 000 in 1924, up 3 279 921 from 1923. The list includes flour, butter and cheese, printing and publishing, electric light and power, bread and bakery products, planing mills, sash and door factories, dyeing and laundry work, aerated waters, and sawmills. There were 524 business concerns in this sector with capital totaling 22 134 301.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
British Boys to Attend Alberta Agricultural Schools This Winter
About 70 British boys are expected to enroll at Alberta Agricultural Schools this winter with 12 already en route. They will be split among Olds Claresholm and Raymond schools. Next spring the Federal Government will place these boys after five months of training under the assisted passage scheme.
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Alberta
Olds
Claresholm
Raymond
Canada
Fire protection for rural areas urged
The Simcoe Reformer notes that while farmers have gained the telephone motor car radio and rural mail delivery fire protection for country dwellers has not yet arrived in most places. The paper argues there is no reason to delay this advantage and urges action to provide rural fire services soon.
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Simcoe
Tree Seed Shipment Sets Empire Record to New Zealand
The Dominion Government seed extraction plant shipped 3 200 lbs of yellow pine seed from New Westminster to New Zealand, the largest seed shipment within the empire. A further 2 500 lbs will follow, intended for planting on waste lands in New Zealand.
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British Empire
New Westminster
New Zealand
Dominion
British Columbia Houses Ltd Formed for London Lumber Exports
A new company British Columbia Houses Ltd capitalized at 100900 aims to export mill cut lumber for building houses in London England. Laird has been purchased in England for the site of these dwellings.
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British Columbia Houses,Ltd
London
England
Laird
Kelowna Considers Jam Factory and Dehydrating Plant
The Kelowna municipal council weighs a proposal to build a large de hydrating plant jam factory and vinegar and cider mill to process district waste fruit products.
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Kelowna
B.C
Forecasting Weather by Predicting the Unexpected
The statement playfully suggests that weather forecasts gain accuracy by anticipating the unforeseen. It treats forecasting as a discipline of anticipating anomalies rather than only extrapolating patterns.
Fertilizer value of rotted manure for prairie cereals
Experiments at Scott Saskatchewan evaluate 12 tons per acre of barnyard manure on wheat oats and barley. Rotted manure applied just before fall ploughing yields the highest increases in wheat oats and barley, while fresh winter applications show limited benefit. Spring ploughing generally gives the best wheat yields.
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Scott, Sask
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Scott Station
Flax Straw Demand Expands Across Canada Into U S
Flax straw grows in demand in the United States as Saskatchewan straw crosses the border. Minneapolis manufacturers find local supply insufficient and extend purchases into Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Farmers are advised to hold stocks as prospects look good for large markets.
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United States
Saskatchewan
Minneapolis
Manitoba
Alberta oil wells yield gas strikes in Turner Valley
The Stockmen Oil Well in Turner Valley reports a gas flow at 1,654 feet in the northwest area. The Vulcan well also in the valley shows a swelling flow of 250 000 cubic feet per day at 4 961 feet and a total gas flow of 2 550 000 cubic feet per day. The gas is wet and drilling proceeds cautiously.
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Stockmen
Turner Valley
Vulcan
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool reports growth at second annual meeting
The Saskatchewan Co operative Wheat Producers Ltd in Regina announced rapid growth with 73 783 members representing 19 492 443 acres under contract. Coarse Grains Pool listed 37 312 cores and 1 783 307 acres in oats 371 333 in barley 362 199 in flax 109 590 in rye. Grain marketed last season through July 31 1926 included 129 713 876 bushels of wheat 6 659 646 oats 2 569 071 barley 1 353 617 flax and 783 829 rye. There are 52 country elevators and terminal elevators with 17 075 000 bushel capacity. Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Co added two terminal elevators at Port Arthur and a transfer elevator at Buffalo New York and leased the C N R terminal at Port Arthur.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Wheat Producers, Ltd
Regina
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Pool
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Co
Port Arthur
Buffalo
N.Y
Candadian National Railways
Alberta Corn Show Becomes Provincial Organization
The Alberta Provincial Corn Show is set for Calgary after the first annual Alberta Corn Growers Association meeting in Medicine Hat. Don J. Bark of Brooks remains president with Dr B Hammon as vice president and directors named from Medicine Hat, Milk River, Lethbridge and Claresholm. A new constitution and bylaws establish regular organization and annual corn shows across the expanding Alberta corn belt.
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Alberta
Calgary
Alberta Corn Growers’ Association
Medicine Hat
Don. J. Bark
Brooks
B. Hammon
Carmangay
James Murray
J. A. Jochem
Milk River
W. H. Fairfield
Leth
Photographed Sea Waves Hit 27 to 36 Feet in Rough Seas
A special camera captured sea waves in a rough sea reaching 27 feet in height. In a violent gale waves rose to 36 feet, while ordinary waves measured 6 to 12 feet.
He Wrinkles Don’t Worry Me Speech
A dialogue sketches a sharp exchange about style and self image. One speaker derides the other’s careless fashion sense while implying a nonchalant attitude to appearance. The scene centers on wit and social judgment.
English Peer Concludes Visit to Canada with Praise
The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine and Lady Elgin visit Montreal at the invitation of the National Council of Education. They travel aboard the CGR private car Wentworth and are greeted by the Council and Elgin Lodge No. 7. The party sails from Quebec to England on the Montroyal, recalling his first Canadian visit for a Tegmental event in Quebec.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Wentworth
Council of Education
Elgin Lodge No. 7
Lord Elgin
Canada
Quebec
England
Montroyal
Shelter belts valued at sixty million dollars for Western Prairies
A Dominion Forestry report credits prairie farmers with planting trees that would form an eastern style forest if grown. Shelter belts now worth an estimated 60 million dollars mark a quarter century of steady effort led by the late Alexander Mitchell. The piece urges continued government support to carry on his tree planting campaign across the prairie region for agrarian benefit.
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Dominion Forestry Department
Western Canada
Alexander Mitchell
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Calvary Merald
Alberta irrigation report shows vast land for settlers
A 1925 Department of the Interior report on Alberta irrigation notes a total irrigable area of 1,237,080 acres and an irrigated area of 134,072 acres. It also records 496 small schemes with about 60,000 acres in combined irrigable area and water appropriation.
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Alberta
Department of the Interior
Homestead Entries Rise Across Western Provinces
September entries total 364, up 125 from last year according to N O Cote Controller of the Department of the Interior. Saskatchewan leads with 189 entries, Alberta 118, Manitoba 48, British Columbia 9, the latter down from 11.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
N. O. Cote
Department of the Interior
Returns From Saskatchewan Crops 1925 Farm Profits
Saskatchewan farmers in 1925 earned a total of $534,806,480 from grain field crops and livestock. Flax and other crops contributed $351,990,000, farm products brought $25,017,430, and livestock added $1233,117,900, per R W Neely province agriculture statistician.
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Saskatchewan
R. W. Neely
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba honey harvest rises with 30 percent gain
Beekeeping in Manitoba shows a 30 percent increase in honey production over last year, according to Provincial Apiarist I P Floyd. The year added 250 new beekeepers for a total of 2250 members. One apiary yielded 20000 pounds of honey while a central Winnipeg hive produced 160 pounds of marketable honey.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Currencies vary across China's provinces and regions
More than 200 distinct currencies circulate in China. Some work nationwide, some province specific, and some only where they originate. Value varies by region, not uniform across the country.
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China
Charity begins at home Lady Joan’s charity drive
A fragment notes charity starts at home and mentions Joan as a figure to practice on for those without a home, implying a propagated social experiment or commentary on helping others. The text resembles a satirical or ironic remark about charitable acts and personal responsibility.
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Charity
A Good Resolution Against Anger at Others’ Views
A thoughtful guide urges keeping calm and avoiding curses or slander toward others with differing beliefs. It emphasizes respect for opinions while resisting the urge to force renunciation through anger or abuse.
Palm symbolism in Egypt as peace and sacred symbol
The people of Egypt view palm trees as emblems of peace and rest and regard them as sacred.
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Egypt
Co-Operative Fruit Marketing Org Dominates B C Tree Fruits
The Associat eded Growers of British Columbia Ltd controls about two thirds of BC tree fruits with 3,000 growers. Formed in 1920 it ships under the OK brand via 2 affiliated units handling apples chiefly. In 1925, 2032 cars shipped with destinations Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, United States, Scandinavia, and others.
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British Columbia
Associateded Growers of
O.K
Canada
Great Britain
New Zealand
United States
Scandinavia
South Africa
Germany
China
Belgium
Jewish settlers form Western farming training drive in Alberta
F Newman of Edmonton leads a Western committee to organize a training school for young Jewish farmers in central Alberta. The Ontario project supported by Jewish capital has trained many students who have taken up land, mirroring the Federated Jewish Farmers of Ontario program.
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Alberta
Federated
Jewish Farmers of Ontario
F. Newman
Edmonton
Ontario
Restored The Color Tommy Unearths Odd Tale
A cheeky tale recounts a child claiming to return a lost cat to an old lady. In a comically misguided rescue, Jie supposedly fell into whitewash but is fine. The boy admits he merely shoved the cat into soot to repaint him black.
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Tommy
Jie
Bobble
Speechless Dinner Banquet At Hotel Astor
At a Hotel Astor banquet in New York City four hundred diners received printed addresses while a speechless dinner shaped the event as a notable, dignified gathering.
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Hotel Astor
New York City
Man's head like pocket book says value lies inside
A saying compares a man to a pocket book, asserting that true worth is in what is within rather than outward appearance. The phrase emphasizes inner substance over looks.
Ostrich Egg Shells Used as Ancient Drinking Cups
The article notes that ancient peoples used ostrich egg shells as drinking cups. It highlights their large size and durability and mentions their presence in archaeological finds across various regions.
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Saskatchewan Industries
B.C. Lumber
Britain
the Earl of Elgin and
Kincardine
Devel
Western Prairies
Agassiz
Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm
W. H. Hicks
Co-Operative Fruit Marketing
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