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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
3
Dominion agriculturist told the House of Commons that Garnet wheat developed at experimental farms could possibly replace Marquis wheat. Garnet is praised for high drought tolerance, early ripening, and rust and frost resistance, with potential to extend wheat growing northward.
South Dakota State College poultry department reports milk can substitute for 20 percent meat mash in chick starter. G L Stevenson notes feeding milk to young poultry is more economical and healthier, with lactic acid helping tonicity.
In a Dublin drug store window two Irishmen joke about rubber gloves clarifying they are for washing hands without getting them wet. The piece shifts to Tristan da Cunha noting dancing as the main pastime with strict gender pairings except on special occasions.
Enthusiasm can lift people briefly but often ends in disappointment and a return to skepticism. Prolonged excitement gives way to dismay as expectations falter and reality sets in.
The article argues warfare against insects must continue as pests like potato bugs aphids and boll weevil endanger crops. It notes Congress funded 2 500 000 to the Agriculture Department under Dr Leland C Howard to lead the fight.
The Edmonton Journal reports a 1923 bulletin from Canada’s Fort Vermilion Alberta experimental sub station noting wheat yielded 37 to 59 bushels per acre across nine varieties, potatoes up to 419 bushels per acre, and garden corn showing mature yields in long sunshine. Beans and other vegetables also thrived. The setting lies beyond the border, over seven hundred miles from the line.
After the Empire forestry conference in Canada the director of state forests urged New Zealand to grow its own wood. He said New Zealand must grow for its wood needs or go without, stressing prudent forestry and extended state forest efforts.
W H Camer on of the Chicago National Safety Council cites a woodshop incident where a colored sweeper tested a silently whirring saw by touching it. He explains to the foreman how he set the fingertip, remarking with humor on sticking out his finger.
Canada Gazette June 6 prints notice of Music Turner Limited head office Saskatoon to acquire patent rights for a device turning sheet music. Inventors J P Ross of Girvin Sask and W W Eves propose a knee or foot lever operated machine to turn sheet music as it is played.
German chemists report a new synthetic cocaine named Tut okain arising from artificial rubber manufacture. It is claimed to be heat sterilizable, unlike ordinary cocaine which degrades when heated.
In 1877 two men at a Boston shop built all the telephones used in the works. The note records a small engineering feat with local manufacturing attribution.
Iowa State College crops man Joe Robinson explains barley beards serve as an outlet for silicon, preventing brittleness that would cause the grain to shatter. Beardless varieties exist but none satisfy farmers. removing beards upsets the plant balance.
In the House of Commons Hon. George P. Graham notes Ontario Quebec and western regions rely on US coal for anthracite. He cites past assurances of a fair share and discusses long term schemes to use domestic coal for coke to reduce foreign dependence.
Professor J. R. Duncan of Michigan Agricultural College claims frost resistant corn under test for three years. Planted April 20 last year the crop emerged in 10 days and matured by late August. The corn traces to two stalks resistant to frost from 1921, with potential huge profits for northern farmers.
Sheep farmers wonder why ticks and vermin persist. Inspect sheep after clipping and seek wool tufts that hint at careless work. Dipping during summer helps, with proper mixture and whitewashed pens. Thorough clipping and dipping can exterminate sheep thieves.
Emily Pinder of Leeds University experimental farm is in Winnipeg for a year to study Canadian methods and promote Western Canada migration of English farm girls. She notes English girls seek an outlet for energy and many have funds to start farms, aiding western development.
Customer accuses steak size shrinking while waiter replies the portion has grown since last year due to expanded seating. The brief exchange underscores a dispute over perceived value and service.
Dr Charles Mayo calls the pace of modern life responsible for many ills yet offers no method to succeed easily. He argues achievement requires hard work and constant attention to business. The Border Cities Star comments on the contrast. A girl in love does not carry his letters in her pocket remarks a secondary note.
A new glass tested in London claims to pass health boosting ultraviolet rays of sunlight, enabling sunshine treatment benefits without patients going outside.
A highly bred Spaniel raised by the Duke of Hamilton valued at $700 has won prizes and sailed from Glasgow aboard the Metagama to Canada. He heads to a Winnipeg sporting gentleman and may influence western dog shows. He carries a placard about money orders.
The article outlines steady homesteading activity in Western Canada with 3,813 entries in the last fiscal year, led by Saskatchewan and Alberta, totaling 614,800 acres plus soldier grants adding 113,600 acres. It notes collar care for horses during harvest, immigrant mix, and systematic land survey expanding homestead districts.
A Dominion bulletin notes domestic turkeys most likely descend from the common American wild turkey, with bronze possibly from the Mexican variety. It cites substantial crossbreeding, lists main breeds Bronze White Holland Narragansett Black Slate Bourbon Red, and gives standard weights for cock and hen. The analyst also says flesh texture and flavor are similar across breeds.
The Dominion Animal Husbandman report 1924 notes Berkshire hogs at the central experimental farm showing self fed hogs gained most but cost more per pound and consumed more feed. They were thicker at the shoulders, while trough fed hogs produced a more desirable bacon carcass type.
A boy named Bobby hammers nails in the garden while his sister Mary watches. The father admonishes him warning that he could smash his fingers, and the boy replies that Mary is holding the nail, explaining the setup.
Hundreds of horses and cattle including valuable Cledes dales and Percherons have been impounded as poundkeepers buckle down in the Saskatchewan roundup season. Stray Animals Act notices in the Gazette have increased tenfold, nearing a thousand animals listed. Agricultural experts cite crop lifting as drivers of rural efforts to corral strays to protect growing crops.
The London Morning Post notes that after Ireland experiences the Scots retain a mix of pride and restraint. It praises avoiding assassination or civil war and favors an empire with brotherly cooperation over sectarian conflict.
The Chatham News notes the Anglican Bishop of Quebec remarks on Cardinal Bevin calling on Wink annually with courteous relations. Some papers view this as a model for other provinces as 2,000 years of Christianity partially frame such meetings between distinguished followers.
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