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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1951
Page
2
The article notes broad gains from agricultural research across wheat varieties fertilizers and equipment while acknowledging many problems remain. It cites public discussions on crop conditions in the west, with frost and early snow harming the western wheat crop and reducing marketings to about 20 million bushels per the Canadian Wheat Board report.
Mr. Ernest Jackson of the Saskatche wan Seed Grain Co-Operative Ltd urged higher agricultural research funding at the 27th annual Saskatche wan Wheat Pool meeting. He cited two wet seasons and early frost as factors lowering seed quality and germination, while Hon. J. G. Gardiner noted Western harvest delays from mechanized seeding and harvesting. Research aims to improve seed genetics and machinery for faster operations, reinforcing the crop’s national and international importance.
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, population under 25,000, is a rail hub with Canadian Pacific and Soo Line links. The city sees new houses, a $3 million mental hospital, a $5 million refinery expansion, and a $200,000 technical school wing as part of a broad growth wave.
Saskatoon exhibition board reports a 1951 surplus of 14174 dollars, a record year with growth from 1950. Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited posts a 1951 fiscal year surplus of 213614 dollars on total revenue of 610881 dollars, led by 308008 dollars from gate and grandstand receipts.
Winnipeg reports a Searle Grarma company crop study showing 32 percent of this year’s crops remain unthreshed under snow across the prairies If yields per acre hold, prairie wheat could reach 548 million bushels with 175 million still unthreshed No 5 grade losses predicted at 29 percent across the total crop Includes oats barley and flaxseed projections by province with Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan active in the tally
W G Streeton president of the Hudson Bay Route Association announced at the Saskatchewan farmers union convention that 21 ships entered the Port of Churchill during the shipping season of 1951. The ships brought 6 000 tons of imports and carried away 7 225 000 bushels of wheat.
Canadian tourists returning from abroad, mainly the United States, purchased 33 million dollars worth of goods in the first nine months of the year, up nearly 50 percent from the prior year. Radios totaled 34 200, with 15.5 million in clothing and 4.2 million in household appliances.
A collection of old jokes and quips features a river rescue, a wife’s quip about marriage rings, and a doctor’s remedy that doubles as a cleaning solution. A hobos’ banter on handwriting honesty and a salesman’s cautionary tale about a shady company close the set.
Gardner warns inflation remains possible while praising Canada’s monetary policies. He cites defence spending and wage pressures as short term risks and urges a renewed emphasis on saving to stabilize the economy. Ball reports assets and records, noting staff welfare and bonuses.
Saskatchewan saw its steepest drop from 1941 to 1946 as many residents left for work or enlistment. Manitoba and Alberta show wartime and postwar growth, with Alberta gaining 133 226 from 1946 to 1951. Combined prairie population rose about five percent by 1951, while Saskatchewan declined eight percent in the same period.
The chicken gizzard uses ingested grit to grind and crush food, replacing teeth through muscular action and small stones. This mechanical digestion helps birds break down hard items as they lack teeth.
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