Canada Leads Wheat Yield Per Acre Among Exporters
A government statement highlights Canada’s wheat yield averaging 178 bushels per acre over 23 years, higher than the United States 14.1 and other major exporters. It credits soil climate adaptation, improved cultivation methods, and new wheat varieties for the advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
E. S. Hopkins
Piel
Prairie Provinces
United Kingdom
Germany
Denmark
France
Aly
Roumania
United States
India
Argentine
Australia
Russia
Canada Livestock Industry Sees Rapid Postwar Gain
Deputy Minister J. H. Grisdale reports at the Western Canada Livestock Union convention that Canada's livestock sector is upgrading seven years after the war. He notes the industry now valued near one billion dollars and growing rapidly, with a quicker recovery since Willr's impact compared with other histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
J. H. Grisdale
Ottawa
Western Canada Livestock Union Convention
Dominion
Willr
Saskatchewan Butter Production Rises in November
Saskatchewan produced 724,906 pounds of butter in November, up from 443,458 pounds a year earlier, an increase of 281,448 pounds. Cumulative output for the first eleven months reached 12,914,266 pounds, higher than 10,126,816 pounds in the previous period, per the Provincial Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Dominion exports of wheat abroad in November
Canada shipped 26,982,000 bushels of wheat to 17 countries in November per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The United Kingdom bought 26,675,000 bushels, followed by the Netherlands 1,053,000. Germany 592,507. Japan 974,600. Russia 4.00. Latvia 196,900. British South Africa 74,540 bushels.
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Chase Wheat
Dominion
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Maustiies
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Germany
Japan
Russia
Lettonla
British South Africa
Pumpkin Center Town in South Dakota
Pumpkin Center is identified as a town located in South Dakota. The note presents no additional context or events linked to the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Mining Output in British Columbia Reaches Record 1924 Heights
Hon. William Sloan reports BC mines set production records in 1924 with output valued at $45,116,285, up about 10 percent from 1923. Metalliferous mines produced $32,310,600 versus $26,767,662 the prior year, highlighting one of the era’s strongest mining activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sloan
British Columbia
New Kayser process retting flax straw for fibre
The Fibre Division tested a Kayser retting method adding a bacterial culture to retting water kept at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Winter work dried the crop in a 65 degree room, producing very green fibre with good strength but harsher texture than preferred by spinners.
Visitor To Canada Deplores Pessimism
Sir Campbell Stuart Urgee, managing director of the London Times and Montreal native, told the Canadian Club in Ottawa that a mood of pessimism dampens Canada. He urged pride in birthright and Canadian achievement, arguing the nation must dare and accomplish as ancestors envisioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Campbell Stuart
Montreal
The
London Times
Ottawa
Quebec Premier vows to hold hydro resources against export
Premier Taschereau in the legislature says Quebec will fight any federal move to export hydro power. He warns contracts would be at risk for parties and suggests US interests may build plants in Quebec to avoid later disputes. He asserts provinces control natural resources and calls for clear provincial federal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Taschereau
United States
Britain’s Fabulous Mineral Wealth Reveals Massive Output
The article proclaims the United Kingdom as possessing the greatest mineral heritage among nations. It estimates 160 tons of mineral matter per acre, totaling twelve thousand million tons, and notes machinery advances will unlock deeper mining and revive exhausted mines.
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China
Austria
Brazil
United States
United Kingdom
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Adds 52 New elevators
The Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company Limited reports last year the construction of 52 new elevators bringing its total to 435 owned and operated by the farmers organization. Canada contains 4671 country grain elevators with 248 Alberta 4 Manitoba and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company, Limited
Saskatchewan
Province
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Ontario
Canada
Dominion
Manitoba Fish For U S Markets Prints Strong Demand
Manitoba whitefish from Lakes Winnipeg and Winnipegosis is shipped weekly to New York and Boston, signaling the fishing industry's growing importance. The product was introduced to these markets years ago and demand has steadily risen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
New York
Boston
Winnipeg
Winnipegosis
Beatty and Wanklyn Decorated by Norway with St Olaf Order
E. W. Beatty president and chairman of Canadian Pacific Railways and F. L. Wanklyn executive assistant were honored by the Norwegian Government with the order of St. Olaf for signal services to Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Beatty
E.C
Canadian Pacific Railways
F. L. Wanklyn
Order of St. Olaf
Bird collisions kill thousands at lighthouses
The text notes thousands of migrating birds die yearly by striking lighthouses. It also claims fisheries rank beside agriculture as a major food source and mentions the rose as an emblem of immortality to the Serrine.
Saskatchewan Coal Output Rises Through Early 1920s
Saskatchewan's coal fields, though smaller than Alberta's, hold an estimated vast reserve. Annual production climbs from 382,437 tons in 1922 to 458,100 tons in 1923, with 1924 figures expected to top half a million tons as growth continues.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada Mineral Production Reaches New Highs in 1924
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports total mineral output in Canada valued at 205.46 million dollars in 1924. Gold, lead, and zinc hit records. silver, nickel, and copper rose from 1923 levels. gold output 1.525 million ounces valued at 31.522 million. silver bullion at 20.2635 million ounces valued at 13.644 million. copper 101.565 million pounds, nickel 69.25 million pounds, leach 168.7136 million pounds. Ontario and British Columbia differ in production shares.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
British Columbia
Leach
Scotland Protects Forests With Millions Of Trees In Nurseries
Scotland aims to reforest following the war and reduce reliance on imported timber. The Forestry Commission reports 104 million young trees and seed livers in nurseries, plus 250000 acres denuded during the war. Since starting after the Armistice it has planted 14509 acres and plans 4500 more this season.
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Scotland
Forestry Commission
Lumber used in U S toys reaches 35 million feet yearly
The Buffalo Express reports that more than 36 million feet of lumber enters toy making annually in the United States. About 400 U S establishments take Santa Claus orders, with one New York manufacturer using 2 million feet annually and industry value at 23 million dollars. The American Tree Association urges reforestation.
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U.S
United States
Santa Claus
New York State
American Tree Association
Buffalo Express
Boomerang Says Workers Reduce Wealth by Lower Output
J H Clynes Lord Privy Seal in Leeds warned that workers who cut output slow the nation’s wealth and simultaneously lower their own living standards. He spoke amid discussions on labor policy under the Labour Government.
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J. H. Clynes
Lord Privy Seal
House of Commons
Labor
Leeds
Alberta Highway Progress Expands 1924 Network
Alberta completed about 400 miles of main highways in 1924 under a five year plan approved by the legislature. The project aims for a total expenditure of 3.5 million dollars and has earned 250 thousand dollars from Federal Aid. Next year the program plans about 500 miles of highway.
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Alberta
Chter
Exports From Alberta Rise to Orient in 1924 Trade
Over January 1 to October 21, 1924 Alberta shipped 150 tons of meat 535 tons of butter and 12 500 000 bushels of grain to the Orient, compared with 50 tons 130 tons and 3 500 000 bushels for all of 1922, showing substantial growth in three years.
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Alberta
Ten Thousand Arrive in Alberta as Settlers April to November
Nearly ten thousand people reach Alberta as settlers during the eight months from April through November. Of them 6435 came from overseas and 2509 from the United States.
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Alberta
United States
Wedding Mixup Sparks Nervous Preliminaries
An older guest, puzzled by a wedding scene, asks if the melancholy young man is the groom. The reply settles the moment as the couple proceeds, with guidelike confusion about the event clarified amid the crowd.
Seanded Bad Physics Professor
A quirky note assigns homework with a paradoxical prompt about lightning and thunder. The phrasing suggests a humorous misalignment of scientific instruction and student tasks.
Railway Ties Demand Expands in British Columbia
British Columbia sawmills report a new contract for 8,000,000 feet of railway ties from buyers in the British Isles. Sawmills also hold orders totaling 26,000,000 feet to be delivered by the end of next March amid strong demand and tight supply.
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British Columbia
British Isles
Scientists Predict Global Drought For 1925
A British Meteorological Department official predicts 1925 will be the driest year of this century, linking wet and dry cycles to solar prominences. The forecast references England’s rainfall history and a three-year cycle with two wet years followed by one dry year, suggesting a worldwide drought in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Meteorological Department
Associated Press
Great Britain
England
Cattle Exports To United States Reach New High In 1924
Department of Agriculture figures show 81,693 cattle shipped overseas in 1924, up from 57,672 the year before. In the final week of 1924, 1,278 head were sent, a sharp rise from 1923's last week. Ocean rates stood at 20 dollars per head, with three private lines and the Canadian Government Merchant Marine handling traffic, led by White Star Line. Revenue to shippers totaled about 1,633,860 dollars, with expectations of sustained export movement into 1925 as winter bookings rise.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
White Star Line
British Farmers Oppose Imperial Import Subsidy Plan
The National Farmers Union of Great Britain fights Baldwin Government plans to spend £1,000,000 yearly to ease imports of wheat meat and fruit from British Columbia. Canada manufacturers would object to tariff cuts on British goods, exposing tensions in imperial trade and the idea of binding the Empire by fiscal ties.
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Dominions
National Farmers’ Union of Great Biritain
Baldwin
British Columbia
Canada
Toronto Globe
Great Lakes Shipping Disaster Claims 1924 Losses
Reports from underwriters show 37 lives and 15 boats lost on the Great Lakes in 1924, the highest toll in years. The Clifton steamship sank in Lake Huron during the week of September 21 with 26 crew members and 2 passengers perishing.
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Great Lakes
Hfe
Clifton
Lake Haron
Sparrow Hawk May Be Renamed Grasshopper Hawk
Studies by the Saskatchewan University Department of Zoology and others show the sparrow hawk consumes many grasshoppers and aids crop protection. H. J. Seamans reports a movement to rename the bird grasshopper hawk. The note ends with a tongue in cheek observation on hair growth after death.
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Department of Zoology
Saskatchewan University
H. J. Seamans
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Lethbridge
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Ont
A bore is a man who has nothing to do but stand around
A concise quip defines a bore as a man with nothing to do but stand about and visit.
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Carter
W. Mw
Sir Campbell Stuart
Britain
Ellen Terry
Order of the British Empire
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company
Fish
Beatty and
Wanklyn
Saskatchewan Coal
Stason
Orient
Anchor-Donaldson
Craigie Fyvie
Clydesdale
C. M. Hamilton
Robert Linton
S. MacNair
MacNair
Concordia
Jehn Cocker
James Kirkpatrick
University of Saskatchewan
Hamilton
Hawk
Ca Farm Library
Post Office
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