Wheat varieties recommended for southern Alberta in 1956
Six hard spring wheat varieties are advised for southern Alberta by Dr. M. N. Grant and the Lethbridge Experimental Farm. Thatcher is favored for moderate rainfall areas for milling and baking quality, with Chinook and Heswell as solid stems and drought resistant backups. Lake is recommended for the Hanna Provost region, noted for drought tolerance, high yield, and late maturity.
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Alberta
MN. Grant
Lethbridge Experimental
Canada Department of Agriculture
Laiearel
Thatcher
Hanna- Provost
Wheat Variety Recommendations for Foothills and Irrigated Areas
The passage recommends Thatcher for drouthy conditions and 15 percent stem rust resistance, the Leatiders variety for foothills with fall frosts, and Lemhi for irrigated areas. It notes soft white spring wheat for flour production and contract growth, with Selkirk or Thatcher as options under irrigation for hard red spring wheat. Selkirk’s stem and leaf rust resistance is highlighted as beneficial for irrigated zones.
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Thatcher
Selkirk
Proper Storage Keeps Quality Potatoes Fresh Through Winter
L G Denby of the Experimental Farm at Summerland BC advises storing potatoes in a dark well ventilated space such as a storage, fruit cellar, or pit at 38 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit with 80 to 90 percent humidity. Do not use immediately after removal. bring to 70 to 80 degrees for 7 to 10 days to convert sugars to starches for white floury texture.
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L. G. Denby
Summerland
Reflecting on Jesus Ministry and Gospel Message
Ash Wednesday marks a time to meditate on Jesus life and ministry. He stated the Son of Man came to serve and give his life as a ransom, living a life of doing good but pointing beyond to an eternal gospel. Jesus embodied fearless faith and graciousness, finishing the Father’s work and guiding believers toward the cross and glory.
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Len W Marost
Jesus
Galilee
Judea
Funny finale to piano concerto in Houston
A piano concerto ended before 3,000 spectators in Houston when two stagehands found a broken leg on the piano and struggled to move it. A third man rushed to assist as the audience roared with giggles and Symphony director Leo pold Stoxowsi glanced aside. The joke lands with a playful cast of a pun about aphelion at 94 560 000 miles from the sun.
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Houston
Texas
Symphony
Leopold Stoxowsi
Morning drinking warned as path to grave and literary digressions
A column surveys old adages on morning drink and mortality, cites writers who changed book titles, notes hair styles affect perceived youth, and recalls Hippocrates on bedside manner. It also touches on Shakespearean phrases and trivia about baby weight, dentists, and Napoleon’s nose.
Metal leggings shield hunters in Arcadia Florida
In Arcadia Florida hunters wear Alvie Twiss aluminum leggings to guard against rattlesnake bites. Twiss started making them after nearly stepping on a rattlesnake. The knee high front and lower back design lets the leg bend, and three wearers report rattler strikes with no harm.
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Arcadia
Florida
Alvie Twiss
Twiss
Benefits of practicing with both hands in basketball
The article argues that training with either hand gives a scoring edge, but emphasizes time as the deciding factor. It suggests dedicating most practice to the dominant hand if time is limited and recommends home hoops for extra drills to improve ambidexterity.
Milk in pregame meals for athletes challenged by endurance
A sports college staff question addresses whether milk should be avoided in pregame meals for endurance events. The piece notes milk has been traditionally removed from such meals in many sports to potentially aid performance.
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Sports College
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Game Bird Horizont 1 6
Crossword clues span across horizontal and vertical grids with numerous entries. Readers fill terms from riddles including animals, measurements, places, and common words reflecting puzzle themes and wordplay.
Quick Canadian Quiz questions prompt
The reader is asked trivia about Canada including city rankings, provincial regions, population counts for Yukon and Northwest Territories, Royal Canadian Mounted Police name changes, and federal departments employing civil service. The questions mix entities like Yukon, Northwest Territories and federal departments.
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Cahan
Yukon
Northwest
Quick Canadian Facts pocket annual excerpt
Manufactured goods material prepared by the editors of Quick Canadian Facts the pocket annual of facts about Canada. The text lists the Royal North West Mounted Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police and includes a stray number 25,000 and an indiscernible percent.
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North West Mounted Police
Royal North West Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
Decoded Intelligram Aepsany on Baloy-sg puelulg-g
A cryptic decoding of an intelligram fragment hints at a Baloy-sg puelulg-g event. The readable text suggests a Tuesday seeday sequence and a potential IAensue1-7 clue, inviting further interpretation by readers.
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Aepsany
Puelulg
Judy
Seeduy
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