Purebred cattle crucial for herd quality says South Dakota expert
Henry P. Holzman of South Dakota State College told Manitoba Cattlemen that purebred breeders must uphold breed standards and avoid selling inferior animals. He outlined a growing South Dakota method of testing calves to predict future performance, stressing continued tests and selection for breeding quality. He warned practitioners to judge methods by results and noted show rings and performance tests together boost livestock value.
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Henry P. Holzman
South Dakota State College
Manitoba Cattlemen
Holzman
Cattle Breeders Association of Manitoba
South Dakota
United States
Heria
Home Workshop patterns for tables and shelves
The article advertises Home Workshop patterns including six large perspective sketches for table styles and detailed cuttings to assemble the pieces. It notes variations in table dimensions, a walnut corner whatnot, and a plywood option with walnut finish. Pattern 295 costs 35c or with Living Room Furniture packet for 1.50 post paid. Address: Department P.P.L. Home Workshop Pattern Service, 4433 West Fifth Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
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Department P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
SJA advises best way treat burns and fire safety tips
The article outlines burn first aid noting traditional greasy remedies are ineffective and morphine may be needed for pain. It covers treating trivial burns with alkaline rinses and dressings and serious burns with clothing removal, cooling, fluids, and rapid hospital transport. It also gives fire rescue guidance and notes the Grey Cup display in Edmonton after the Eskimos beat the Alouettes 26 to 25.
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St. John Ambulance
Edmonton
CNR
Macdonald Hotel
Edmonton Eskimos
Montreal Alouettes
Bonus fowl in Alberta yields oversized livers mystery
In Nobleford Alberta a chicken yielded two oversized livers after being examined by Mrs Robert Todd. The note mentions monks as time keepers of the Middle Ages in the surrounding odd line.
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Nobleford
Alta
Robert Todd
Easy-sew apron pattern 7316 with iron-on transfer
Tissue pattern 7316 offers a washable iron-on color transfer in red and green for a medium size apron. One yard 35 inch fabric suggested with mo embroidery featuring red petunias and green leaves. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain pattern. stamps not accepted.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog Offers 82 Designs
Be sure to write plainly your name address and pattern number for the thrifty gift ideas catalog. Brimful of embroidery crochet sewing and color transfer designs to send for plus 4 patterns printed in the book. Send 25 cents for your copy. Ideas for gifts bazaars fashions.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Wool Production in Canada and The Feeding Value of Damaged Grain
Two new bulletins from the Canada Dept. of Agriculture via the Lethbridge Experimental Station detail wool production in Canada and the feeding value of damaged grain. Authors are Dr. S. B. Slen and Dr. Frank Whiting. The reports cover wool characteristics, harvesting, and marketing as well as feeding effects of damaged grains for cattle sheep swine and poultry. Both bulletins are available on request from the Lethbridge station.
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Canada Dept. of Agriculture
Lethbridge
Canada
S. B. Slen
Frank Whiting
Whiting
Alberta
Manitoba dairy meeting set for Feb 22 24th convention
The Manitoba Dairy Association and the Dairy Manufacturers Association of Manitoba hold their 70th annual meeting at the Royal Alexandra Hotel Winnipeg February 22 to 24. The event also marks 31st, 29th, 28th, 21st, and 5th annual meetings of related associations. Notable speakers include Dr W E Petersen and E B Kellogg with other industry leaders presenting on dairy progress and policy.
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Manitoba Dairy Association
Dairy Manufacturers’ Association of Manitoba
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Winnipeg
Manitoba Bultirmekers Association
Dairy Cattle Breeders Association
Manitoba
Holstein-Friesian Association
Cheese Manufacturers’ Association of Manitoba
Manitoba Cheesemakers’ Association
Manitoba Jersey Breeders’ Club
Manitoba Ayrshire Breeders’ Club
Artificial Breeders’ Association
W. E Petersen
University of Minnesota
E B. Kellogg
Milk Industry Foundation
Washington, D.C
Arthritis weapons: rest diet and early treatment
Dr. Ovid O. Meyer of Wisconsin told medical men that rest adequate diet and early treatment are three chief weapons in the fight against arthritis. He said miracle drugs are not very helpful for common arthritis types.
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Calgary
Ovid O. Meyer
Wisconsin
Water crisis grows as demand outpaces supply in US
The article notes water becoming an increasingly scarce resource due to industrial needs and drought. It highlights 200 billion gallons daily use for public, industry, and irrigation, falling water tables, and rationing in the East. It discusses solutions like conservation, seawater conversion, and sewage reuse, with costs of distillation and efforts to boost rainfall absorption.
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Eisenhower
National Geographic Society
Nature
Douglas McKay
Persian Gulf
Rand Corporation
United States
Winter ducks wintering near Portage la Prairie
A flock of over 200 ducks is wintering in the Portage la Prairie area. Ralph Bailey, an avid duck hunter, identified them as mallards. The birds keep a pothole open and feed on small bare stubble in nearby fields.
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Portage LA Prairie
Man
Ralph Bailey
Drive-ins Multiply in Saskatchewan Towns
Drive-in theatres grow widely in Saskatchewan with 37 operating sites. Owners credit the format for attracting younger married couples with children who can attend in their cars.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
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SJA
Mice Brook
P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Peggy
Weewov
West
Kuwait
Fire, Automobile and Casualty Insurance
ALL Canada
Vraiwuce Federation
ALL Canada Insurance Federation
Arpa “Snes
Chuck Thurston
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