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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
7
An excerpt from C. M. MacRae outlines shifts in Ontario and Canada horse breeding over the past decade. Demand now favors heavy draft, saddler and hunter types, with emphasis on strong, thick set horses for city army work and farm tasks. Export patterns and power trends are discussed, noting war and postwar changes.
Over five hundred Alberta seed grain exhibits fill the Calgary annual seed fair. Quality surpasses last year with many prize winners from the Chicago International. Frank Peterson of Irma organized a hundred Alberta grasses and seed samples for display by the provincial agriculture department.
The Alberta Cattle Breeders Association announces its 25th annual cattle show and bull sale set for April 6 to 11 in Calgary. To date 24 sales have totaled 1,299,009 dollars in bull sales. S. W. Paisley will again serve as chief auctioneer with assistance as needed. All animals must pass tuberculin testing or have recent government tested certificates.
Officials say acreage under contract grew by more than 100,000 acres in the last month, reaching 7,250,000 acres as prices trend upward. No time limit on accepting new contracts is set, and the pool reports virtually no contract violations with only two cases officially noted.
Canadian Barley Lord Bledisloe met the Canadian high commissioner after returning from Canada where he spoke as a delegate at the British association. He discussed investigating ways to increase the marketable supply of Canadian barley and noted Britain’s pig industry depends on barley grown outside of Great Britain, especially in the western counties and Wales.
Alberta creamery butter output in 1924 totaled about 21.5 million pounds, up from 17.8 million the year before. Exports surpassed 4 million pounds, versus just over 2 million in 1923. All butter sold abroad, mainly to Great Britain and the Orient, with rising cream and butter quality due to grading. Canada also competes with Italy in macaroni manufacture.
Alberta's agricultural production in 19274 was valued at 226,449,557 dollars, up from 223,814,304 dollars the prior year, according to a preliminary estimate by the provincial department of agriculture. The drop in field crop quantities was offset by higher prices, yielding a larger total value.
A wild boar charged into a private house in Grand Mallory near Bourges France entering a bedroom where an invalid lay for months. The man screamed for help sprang from bed and escaped through a window. The boar was killed and the invalid returned to work.
The Chinese insert a small tin Buddha into an oyster shell to create a pearl like coating. The resulting figures become encrusted with a nacreous substance similar to a natural pearl.
The Alberta department of agriculture estimates 160 beekeepers in the province and a last season production of 55 000 pounds valued at about 13000 dollars.
The article notes that a modern girl who selects her own husband may not fare better than the formerly passive girl who waited to be chosen, suggesting enduring gender role tensions.
Dr. J H Grisdale deputy minister of agriculture for the Dominion told a Winniper banquet that large volumes of uniform high quality commodities are essential. He cited bacon grading as rising and noted Canadian cheese has gained England and that grading could help place Canadian bacon labels on British shelves. He warned grading burdens fall on farmers but offer protection, suggesting fees later to offset costs.
Officials from Saskatchewan's agriculture department and the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association outline this year's turkey pool operation. Shippers praise high prices achieved through the Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries as pool selling agents. Final payments issued show producers received 27.5 cents per pound for No. 1 quality and 22.5 cents for No. 2 quality birds.
The Edmonton Journal argues for transferring immigration and colonization policy to an independent commission of prominent national leaders. It contends such a body, empowered with businesslike judgment and backed by improved agriculture, could rapidly improve Canada’s economic position through decisive policy action.
Fox farms in British Columbia show growing activity as breeders import animals from Kootenay Okanagan Thompson River Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. Established farms report success, likely boosting fur farming momentum across the province.
A London Daily Mail editorial argues that communists who believe Russia is an earthly paradise should emigrate in mass, freeing other nations from their influence. It labels those who imitate Bolshevik misery at home as humbugs and traitors.
Dairy Commissioner P. C. Kidd reports gains in dairy production every month over the previous year. Winter production is strong, allowing cold storage use for winter consumption and keeping Saskatchewan butter fresh year round with a monthly surplus suitable for export.
The vital statistics note that fewer people die between ages five and one hundred nine than in any other five year period. The Toronto Mail and Empire quips that at such an age, a person has developed a stubborn habit of living.
A Canadian report argues that Western Canada offers untapped tourist potential with natural resources, vast highways, and a booming auto market. It urges coordinated action among agencies to attract American visitors and convert travel into investment, highlighting infrastructure and shared goals across industries.
Dr J H Grisdale deputy minister of agriculture states there is ample space for cattle for export to the Old Country and the $20 per head ocean freight rate remains in force. He notes boats may not sail to the desired port and extra charges may apply for diversion.
EF Wilson of the Dominion live stock branch addressed the Manitoba Horse Breeders Association at Brandon. He said 14,000 horses sold in 1924 from western provinces to the east, prairie markets cutting Ontario Maritime trade. six Ontario routings under clubs last year vs a 40 percent rise in the west.
The secretary W A Clemens will report at the annual meeting that the association had 18 440 registrations last year, about 2 200 more than the prior year and nearly 5 000 more than 1923. The financial statement shows a cash balance over 16 000 with a deficit of 125 in 1924 and a surplus of assets over liabilities exceeding 53 000.
Katherine Pless, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lazar Pless of McCall Street Toronto, topped a class of 28 at Jarvis Collegiate less than two years after arriving in Canada as a Russian immigrant. She could not speak a complete English sentence upon arrival but now graduates with her peers.
Canada has entered negotiations with Germany for a trade agreement that would grant most favored nations status. Exports to Germany nearly doubled in 1924, making it roughly Canada's third largest customer by year end.
California produces ninety eight percent of al monds grown in the United States, highlighting the state’s dominant role in the orchard industry and crop distribution nationwide.
The American Institute of Architects invites and accepts Canada for a New York exhibition on current architecture. Invitations extend to England France Italy Spain and other nations. The Royal Architectural Institute accepted Canada’s participation and contributions are to be submitted.
Sir James Barrie avoids publicity after a London theatre displayed an electric sign announcing his authorship of Peter Pan. He recently ordered the sign removed to limit attention to the production.
A proverb-like note suggests that experienced men in relationships often acknowledge their lack of complete knowledge about women. It frames wisdom as humility and self awareness rather than certainty.
Miss Margaret Bondfield proposed a global wheat census with fixed prices and an assurance scheme to compensate farmers for acts of God. She criticized the current catch-as-catch-can system as purely individualistic and urged a scientific, reliable basis for world wheat production.
Construction work started in Canada in 1924 trailed 1923 totals but showed a noticeable uptick in the closing months. The year’s total value reached 276,261,100 dollars compared with 311,254,000 dollars in 1923.
A wry saying cautions that men who pay homage to evil may neglect other creditors, leaving their obligations to suffer as the empty box remains. The line hints at broader themes of responsibility and misplaced loyalties.
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