Wheat profits hinge on prices and shipping costs
The piece argues there is no profit in wheat for Canadian farmers unless prices rise. It cites 1923 data showing profit per acre varying by region, with Quebec highest and Manitoba lowest, and notes U S farmers face losses on exported grain. Transport to Liverpool adds 40 cents per bushel plus 60 cents insufficient to cover costs.
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Asthorides
Commerce
Fis Sbte
Toronto
United States
Europe
Russia
Liverpool
Prairie
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Prairies
Canada
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Seaboard
Hen Laundry Innovation Spreads From Hamilton Farm
A weekly bath system for hens started by A. J. Klomparens of Hamilton has spread to Ottawa and Allegan counties. Known poultry exhibitor for 39 years, Klomparens introduced the practice after noting hens enjoy the tub. Other farmers, impressed by his show wins, adopted the hen laundry, making warm weekly baths common across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Allegan
A. J. Klomnparens
Hamilton
Klomparens
Joffre Reveals Memoirs But Delays Publication
Marshal Joffre confirms he has written memoirs of World War I but states publication is premature while he remains in active service. He notes marshals of France have no retiring age and officers in active duty are restricted from releasing content on army matters.
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Marshal Joffre
France
Memo on Value of Objects in Odd Remark
A Detroit News quotation ponders why a 1760 chair remnant is valued at 235, while a year-old hat from a rum sale yields only ten cents. The note adds that waste paper has become new paper for three centuries, underscoring changing worth and reuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Manitoba Farm Hemp Industry Seeks Local Cordage Plant
Winnipeg businessmen quietly organize a twine and cordage factory to process hemp grown in Manitoba. Experiments over five years prove Manitoba hemp quality rivals Wisconsin and Kentucky. A Manitoba government bounty of 125000 dollars per year for eight years boosts hemp production, with farmers earning about 30 dollars per acre equivalent.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Old World
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Daminion
Brood Sows Thrive On Leguminous Hay
Ohio experimental station tests show brood sows do best with leguminous hay such as alfalfa or clover hay in winter rations. A mix of 3 to 4 pounds tankage and 8 to 12 pounds corn provides bulk and protein, with bright green alfalfa most effective. Sows should exercise in covered slatted pens to promote thrift.
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Ohio Experimental Station
World Wheat Supply Declines In Argentina Harvest
The latest estimate puts Argentina’s harvest at 214,583,000 bushels, down 21,000,000 from first forecast and below 1924-25 levels. The world supply outlook suggests available wheat will just cover needs until next August, with Australia facing a larger yield drop.
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Australia
Angora Goat Shortage Hits Mohair Velvet Supply
The shortage of Angora goats alarms automobile body manufacturers as mohair velvet used on high grade car cushions becomes harder to source. Despite America being the top consumer of genuine mohair velvet, only a small number of Angora goat herds exist in the country.
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America
Singing tailor Cowper Williamson gains national notice
A Bournemouth craftsman known as Cowper Williamson writes witty verses and improvises music without formal theory. His friend records and arranges the tunes, and his songs have featured in local concerts and are now being published.
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Bournemouth
Cowper Williamson
Mutual Mistress
Short dialogue about a maid delivering a message from Mrs Braun with a terse reply about the mistress and the home. The exchange features a humorous miscommunication with a brief punchline.
Butter Making On the Farm Bulletin from Ottawa on high quality butter
A new Ottawa department bulletin guides dairy farmers in Canada to produce high quality farm butter. It warns common defects like staleness sour flavor and color shades and stresses good cows liberal feeding clean stables and careful handling. The process covers testing cream fat about 30 percent cooling under 66 F twelve hours before churning, 25 to 30 minute churning, clean washing with water close in temperature to buttermilk, and neat packaging.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Wheat varieties spark market debate in Calgary
The Calgary Herald discusses shifting from proven Marquis wheat to new varieties like Red Rods and Garnet, noting performance varies by district and soil moisture. The piece signals time will reveal which wheat best fits local conditions while acknowledging farmer speculation beyond the market.
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Marquis
Calgary Herald
Turkish President Buys New Farm Complex Near Angora
President Mustapha Kemal Ataturk has purchased about 25 000 acres on hills southeast of Angora to develop large scale farming. A rail line crosses the land enabling branch lines to markets. Four thousand acres are already plowed for sowing with more arable land to be prepared next spring. An operations staff led by Tashim Bey oversees eighteen tractors two automobiles four trucks and six threshing machines. A village of facilities including a house for workers a repair shop hangar granary stables animal sheds depots and five employee villas is planned with a personal residence to be built.
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Mustapha Kema Pasha
Turkish Republic
Angora
Tashim Bey
Kemal
New York Sun
Canada Seeks Live Cattle Trade With Britain
Deputy Minister Dr. J H Grisdale argues Canada should focus on exporting live cattle to Britain rather than developing chilled beef. He cites competition with Argentina, value of hide and offal, and higher prices for home-killed beef in England versus imports. The department estimates total cattle exports to Britain for the year at 114. Go head.
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J. H. Grisdale
Canada
Britain
der. Grisdale
England
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Banff to Host World Dog Derby in Winter Carnival
Plans outline a three day world championship dog derby from Calgary to Banff and back totaling 186 miles. The first leg brings runners within sixteen miles of Banff, with a second lap along the Great Divide and final return by noon on the last day. Banff teams train on snow as Harry Knight and Ike Mills pursue top dogs.
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Banff
Calgary
Prairie
Foothill
Bow River
Great Continental Divide
Harry Knight
Muczher
Ike Mills
Harry
Canada
War and food reform in Ontario and U S policy voices
A Toronto Globe correspondent urges Ontario farm women to diversify diets away from pork and pie and invest in beef, poultry, and vegetables while urging thrift and self improvement. The article contrasts wartime spending with peace aims and cites Secretary Mellon on war’s cost, urging U S leadership for international justice and disarmament.
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Ontario
Toronto Globe
Letter from Canadian farmer praises Western Canada as farming choice
Panasok of Fishing Lake Saskatchewan writes to a Detroit government agent that nine months in Canada convinced him farming beats city factory work. He bought fifty acres at Fishing Lake, harvested 1200 bushels of No 2 Northern wheat in 1925, notes bracing climate, freedom from Detroit factories, and abundant land near the railroad. He urges working men with capital to try farm life as the country grows quickly.
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Mike Vanasok
Fishing Lake
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Detroit
Michigan
Panasok
Canada
Voluntary Turkey Pool Ships 15,000 Turkeys Across Saskatchewan
The Voluntary Turkey Pool run by the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture and local associations markets turkeys from Aneroid Conquest Creelman Davidson Kerrobert Penzance Imperial Woodrow and Limerick. Eight cars totaling 15 000 dressed birds worth 43 000 with producers earning 26 cents per pound for No 1 birds. The largest load was 2 682 birds from Conquest followed by 2 405 from Davidson.
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Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
W. Waldrow
Conquest
Creelman
Davidson
Kerrobert
Penzance
Imperial
Woodrow
Limerick
It Was a Tie Between Him and the Bull
A farmer greets his Irish apprentice Pat after learning he faced a bull the day before. Pat grins and says the encounter was a toss up, implying neither party clearly prevailed.
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Pat
Bridge Spans 522 Feet Tied by Native Knots
A suspension bridge over the Rio Uribante near San Cristobal Venezuela spans 522 feet and was constructed without walls screws rivets or bolts, using special native knots to hold the structure together.
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Rio Uribante
San Christobal
Venezuela
Standardized Seed List Aids Farmers Against False Varieties
The Dominion seed branch lists about three hundred principal seed variety names to curb misrepresentation in catalogs and ads. It notes 2,167 synonyms were removed to simplify branding and protect growers and gardeners from false or spurious names, with revisions possible over time.
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Dominion Seed Branch
Former Kaiser Urges Germans to Break From Judaism
The former Kaiser contributes to a book titled The Opposition of the Germanic Movement to Judaism and Christianity. He urges Germans to reject Jehovah as their god and to embrace an anti Judaic stance with the slogan Away from Judaism, with Its Jehovah.
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Kaiser
Wilhelm
Japanese rider conquers Atagoyama Shrine stair feat
Toshita Iwaki completed the ascent and descent of the 90 foot high Atagoyama Shrine stairway with a 60 degree incline, marking a third historic achievement in Japanese horsemanship and preserving both horse and rider from harm.
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Atagoyama Shrine
Toshita Iwaki
Canada Russia trade shows sharp export rise
Canada exports to the Soviet Union surged nearly thirty fold in the year ending October 31, reaching 14.9 million dollars, up from 48 thousand in the previous twelve months. The figures reflect evolving trade patterns between Canada and Soviet Russia.
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Canada
Russia
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the World Wheat Supply
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Sion
United States Treasury
Mellon
Court of International Justice
League of Nations
Toronto Star
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Soviet
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