Farmers Warn About Damp Wheat Seeding Risks
MOSE JAW Farmers warned at a wheat pool meeting that damp wheat in granaries is unfit for seed due to poor germination. Samples last fall showed germination as low as 22 percent. farmers advised to test grain moisture and perform blotting paper germination tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Jaw
George Whiteside
Nso
White
Side
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Wheat Board
Vancouver
World Happenings and Trends Across Nations and Canada
A summary of diverse items includes philanthropic gifts totaling over 4.5 billion in 1951 per a New York firm, upcoming radio and television cooperation talks in London, Stenstrom's work in pulp and poor industries and his recent death in Victoria at 65, Capreol maple growth near Sudbury, a lemon weighing 13 1/2 ounces yielding juice, potential 1962 delivery delays for British autos due to pay or perish policies, and Canada’s TV set market reaching 60,000 units with 4,948 sold in October according to the statistics bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Cap of Snow Inspires a Quiet Winter Image
In Kitchen Meditations Jane Dale admires bright caps and fashionable headwear of young and old women. She notes woolly toques, pixie hoods, and caps with quills and gold clasps, but finds the fairest sight on fence posts and trees—a cap of snow.
British Columbia Peas For Quebec Soup
A status report on BC peas fueling Quebec pea soup. The North Okanagan Valley's dry climate yields large flavorful peas used by Quebec housewives. BC growers supply marrow fats yellow and green split peas whole peas and a soup mix. Packaging in double-walled Cellophane bags solved bag splitting during cross continental transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Okanagan
British Columbia
Canada
B.C
Continent
Chicken Potato Casserole With Potato Topping
This recipe layers hot cooked chicken carrots and peas in a buttered casserole. Thickened broth poured over the dish, then a mashed potato topping seasoned with salt white pepper egg and butter is spread and browned in a moderate oven until delicately browned.
Lloydminster Oil Field Sets Yearly Production Record
The Lloydminster Petroleum association reports 1951 as the peak production year for the Lloydminster heavy crude oil field, yielding 2,156,830 barrels from 346 wells. Alberta and Saskatchewan contribute 922,980 and 1,233,850 barrels respectively, with daily averages of 536 and 517 barrels. Historical context notes gradual growth since 1946 and surpassing 1,000,000 barrels in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloydminster
Sask
Lloydminster Petroleum Association
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Acme Alberta Named for Highest Railway Point
The village of Acme in Alberta sits about 60 miles northeast of Calgary on the highest point of a branch railway, giving rise to its name.
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Acme
Alberta
Calgary
Women's shortage feared as population tops eight and a half million
New Australian estimates show men outnumbering women by 78 000 as the population exceeds 8 500 000. A large influx of single immigrants is expected to widen the imbalance in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Weekly Tip Salads Bowls Care Instructions
To preserve wooden salad bowls rub with oil before and after use. Wash with mild soap and lukewarm water. Do not soak.
The Side 3 Humor and Health Notions
A column discusses health care ideas from The Institute of Research for Prevention of Disease and a Chinese system of paying doctors for staying well. It cites opinions on marriage and fault, introduces a pocket razor gimmick, warns about cash hiding, and recounts Gypsy Rose Lee’s money loss and bank failure in Miami in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Institute of Research For
Gypsy Rose Lee
Gypsy
Miami
Fla
Irrigation Boosts Canada’s Farm Land Across Regions
Canada plans to expand irrigation across nearly a million acres, with Alberta and British Columbia leading. Agricultural engineer K W Hill notes irrigation stabilizes output, supports processing industries, and raises yields in semi arid prairie zones.
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Canada
Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
Alberta
Ontario
Fraser Valley
K. W. Hill
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Hill
Prairie Hog Numbers Rise Across Canadian Prairies
Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show prairie hogs on Det. 1 farms far exceed 1950 totals with about a 20 percent national rise. Last year prairie total was 2,140,000 versus 1,658,000 in 1950, Manitoba 377,000 up from 269,000, Saskatchewan 599,000 up from 441,000, Alberta 1,164,000 up from 948,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Sugar Beet Producers elects Zaker chairman
Philip Zaker of Lethbridge Alberta was chosen as chairman of the Canadian Sugar Beet Producers association at a Salt Lake City meeting, with leaders planning expanded producer cooperation and marketing efforts.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Philip Zaker
Lethbridge
Alta
Canadian Sugar Beet Producers Association
Crossword Puzzle Clue List
A partial crossword grid clue set appears with vertical entries and defined hints such as Moccasin and Carder fruit tree and Chariot of ancient Briton. Other clues include to hinder unadulterated bitter vetch and native metal plus various nouns and verbs.
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Famers
America
New York
Fund-Raisig Consultants
Commonwealth
London
Nex
David 3. Stenstrom
Victoria
Lemos
Capreol
Ont
Sudbury
Briain
R. A. Butler
By Jane Dale
By William Ferguson
William M. Bickell
Skliwarer
Oklahoma
Shakespeare
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
Jenny LU
Aysher
al Vermeer
Capin
Lair
India
Aeight Protective Garments
Uncle Tor
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