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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 02, 1928
Page
3
Canada maintains a seed standard system under the Seeds Act. Inspectors grade and register seed, with export volumes rising as domestically grown varieties improve. Alfalfa, timothy, and brown top grasses show strong demand. British Columbia and Ontario lead production with ongoing breeder programs and stock seed development.
Canadian Government experimental farms at Ottawa and other sites pioneered Marquis wheat at Central Farm Ottawa and developed Garnet wheat by Ll. P. Newman. The program bred apples, tomatoes, and roses, including Agnes the finest rose, and established disease control labs to combat plant diseases.
A hagfish discovered in Monterey Bay California is blind yet highly voracious. It navigates by touch and chemical senses and lacks light sensitivity. The eellike fish averages 18 inches to 2 feet and possesses a main heart plus two auxiliary ones for its portal vein system.
An area of 15000 square feet will be devoted to the booking hall beneath Piccadilly Circus. Removal of about 10000 tons of London clay will be required. When completed the station will handle 50000000 passengers annually.
Lumber from Vancouver for South Africa has moved in greater quantities this year than in many years. Five ships, each carrying about 4,500,000 feet, have left Vancouver and departed. Within six weeks two more ships will load lumber for South Africa.
A Paris group forms to rediscover an 11,000 year old land believed to lie in the Atlantic that once connected Europe with the New World. They collect books and traces of the continent as part of their search.
More than 4 000 western farmers test Garnet wheat this year with nearly 100 000 bushels projected for next year. Brandon yields reach four bushels per acre on summerfallow and over 26 on stubby lawns. Garnet proves favorable to Marquis under both dry and ideal conditions and matures earlier aiding rust avoidance and northern expansion.
The Edmonton Journal notes that American coal volume controls may push Canadians toward local supplies. With limited anthracite and government support for inter provincial traffic, Canada will rely more on its own coal deposits and reduce cross border imports.
Dr. W R Ormandy told the Congress of Chemists in London that a process to extract sugar from sawdust has reached a stage with commercial potential. In tests 5 pounds of sugar were produced from 100 pounds of dry sawdust. He noted that about 25 percent of timber cut worldwide becomes sawdust and is wasted.
The Unity Valley Oil Company struck oil at 32 gravity about 15 miles northwest of Unity Sask. The well spudded June 16 and is drilling a 12 inch hole as efforts to reach secondary sands resume. It is reported as the first oil well brought in Saskatchewan.
Reports from Hanover show 24 children stricken at the Catholic orphan asylum in Hanover with five deaths. Additional cases are noted in Hanover and two in Spandau near Berlin.
The Manitoba Free Press cites a survey from 39 Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta correspondents indicating a crop size in the west similar to last year. It notes high acreage and optimistic yield responses, with prior year totals: wheat 411,375,760 bushels, oats 13,384,000, barley 112,668,300, and 1925 average yields around 18.7 for wheat and 35 for oats.
A new hard spring wheat named Reward is being tested at the Canadian Government experimental farm in Ottawa. It is said to ripen ten days earlier than Marquis, with equal milling quality and heavier yields, with Ottawa tests showing weights up to 66 pounds per bushel. If successful, Reward may replace Marquis and Garnet in world markets.
A party of British former service officers has sailed on a 666 ton river steamer for Bolivia. They plan to form a new settlement, grow cotton, and market timber along the Paraguay River. Bolivia reopens Port Garba to improve water transport to Buenos Aires and Atlantic access. The expedition includes experienced tropical workers.
A provincial report notes the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation tract near new towns along a railway line. In 1925 tract output valued under 400000 dollars, with expectations this year near 2000000 dollars as homes rise in growing communities.
The French president rejects a proposal to erect a skyscraper in Paris arguing it would mar the city’s landscape. An American view is quoted claiming beauty lies in business-driven disruption of regularity.
A new wheat variety developed in Winnipeg resists rust, signaling progress for crop resilience. The breakthrough promises easier crop protection and stable yields, with farmers hopeful for broader adoption.
In July this year the Canadian Government interior department recorded 658 homestead entries, American settlers submitting 100. Edmonton district led with 193 entries, Prince Albert 185, Moose Jaw 113. 160 acre free grants are open in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and the Peace River block with a $10 registration fee. Non British subjects must declare intent to become such on filing. Lands near railways cost $15 to $20 an acre.
The quinquennial census as of June 1 reports an average population increase of nearly five percent in twenty federal electoral districts across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Total population reaches 803 826 up from 735 308 in 1921.
A brief dialogue turns to argument after a motorist blames his wife's nerves for not braking. The officer notes the quip and tensions rise as both sides defend their actions in a fleeting roadside exchange.
A group of over 40 young men from Wye Agricultural College Kent and Oxford University arrived in Winnipeg by Canadian Pacific Railway to take up harvesting work in the prairie provinces. Arranged by the Woman's British Emigration League, the group aims to gain physical strength and familiarity with Canadian agricultural conditions before returning to England in October.
Britain’s Sir Jagadis Rose claims certain plants have a sixth sense detecting minute light changes invisible to humans. The mimosa reportedly shifts activity through the day from morning wakefulness to early morning sleep, while Rose’s device records hourly plant responses.
Hopi Indians rain ceremonial at Flagstaff Arizona ends with sudden flooding as mud and torrents surge within hours. The annual eight day prelude led to heavy rains last year too with damage to motor vehicles and wrecked cars observed.
Industry studies project at least 1,900,000 autos will be junked due to age and accidents this year. Projections show numbers released from service will climb annually, reaching 2,900,000 by 1930.
Dialogue fragment shows a tense exchange where a son notes parental disapproval and the other party adds family-wide objection, signaling deep affection and social friction within a private circle.
A concise reflection on ambition, noting that success in a small town often feeds the belief of greater prospects in a larger city. The remark contemplates personal drive and the lure of bigger opportunities beyond familiar streets.
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