Plan for Ocean to Ocean tree lined highway feasible says advocates
Campaign led by Br P E Doolnthe of the Canadian Automobile Association argues the trans Canada highway can be lined with trees from coast to coast. Critics claim prairie treelessness is a fixed barrier, but experts cite decades of evidence that many prairie trees can grow, aided by forestry efforts and nurseries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Canadian Western Plains
Lake
Agassiz
Prairie
Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
W. I. Hastings
M.S.A E
Toronto Star
Homeseekers From United States Explore Western Canada Farms
A party of 34 experienced farmers from Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Nebraska arrived in Winnipeg under the Canadian National land settlement scheme. Led by Capt L M Boyd they visit the Eston district in Saskatchewan to view farms with plans to move stock and machinery and start operations next spring. Some buyers from last year have already relocated equipment and begun mixed farming with crops in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Western Canada
Canadian National Land Settlement Scheme
Winnipeg
L. M. Boyd
National Railways
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Eston
Saskatchewan
States
Canada
Japanese business leaders to visit North America
A party of Japanese business men from the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Japan will visit the Dominion this summer to study European conditions. They arrive in San Francisco on June 14 and reach Vancouver on August 5 after touring the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Chambers of Commerce of Japan
Dominion
Chambers of Commerce of the Orient
San Francisco
Vancouver
United States
Canada
Wireless listening lore from Sandy and Jean
Sandy explains wireless is wonderful and frees hearing the salmon from the kirk at home with no collection to worry about. Jean warns a license must be paid to the government before listening. Sandy sighs that there might be a catch somewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Jean
Handley Page Arranges Aero Shopping Trips to Paris
Handley Page Company plans aero shopping trips to Paris for buyers. Airliners depart Croydon at dawn with a day in Paris and return to London by 7 p.m. A light remark from a talkative friend ends up causing more harm than a quiet foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Handley-Page Company
Croydon
London
Hogs On Pasture Experiment At Dominion Farm Ottawa
Domin ion animal husbandman G B Rothwell reports sixty nine day test of hogs pastured on clover and millet at Ottawa central farm. Berkshire hogs showed slightly better gains on pasture while Yorkshire hogs used more meat and milk per pound of gain and sunburnier on pasture.
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Dominion Animal Husbandman
Central Farm
Ottawa
G. B. Rothwell
Berkshire
Immigration to Canada doubles in March 1926 figures
Official figures from the department of immigration and colonization show March 1926 arrivals at 15,229 versus 6,575 in March 1925. February 1926 also nearly doubles the prior year, with 4,306 arrivals vs 2,216. Year to date immigration remains higher than last year, though the fiscal total falls short of 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Immigration and Colonization
United States
Canada
Cows Benefit From Grain Ration and Comforting Care
The piece argues that dairy cows need a moderate grain ration even when grass is plentiful. It stresses feeding for milk yield and grass shortages, plus keeping cows comfortable during heat. Small extra attention can add weight and profit to the dairy operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bossy
Canada Clover and Grass Seed Outputs in 1925
A 1925 Bureau of Statistics report shows Clover and grass seed produced in Canada totaling 32,564,600 pounds worth 3,594,170 dollars from 156,825 acres. Red clover 2,188,500 pounds 656,500 dollars. Alsike 12,252,000 pounds 1,254,000 dollars. Alfalfa 6,162,000 pounds 941,600 dollars. Sweet clover 7,802,000 pounds 353,600 dollars. Timothy 4,040,000 pounds 370,200 dollars. Blue grass 120,000 pounds 18,000 dollars.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
First Package Freight Reaches Winnipeg by May 7
The first lake and rail shipments of the season arrived at Port Arthur on May 5 on the Glenella and were delivered in Winnipeg on the morning of May 7 by Canadian National Railways. The farmer faces mortgage relief if the cyclone lifts the farm’s burdens.
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Port Arthur
Glenella
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Wheat Pool leads Western Canada farmers to new cooperative model
Western Canada farmers form the Canadian Wheat Pool uniting 125,000 members across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The pool handles most of the region's wheat sales through a central agency to importers worldwide, distributing proceeds to members while cutting handling costs. Analysts see potential growth as cultivation expands and cooperative marketing proves its advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Jess
Canadian Wheat Pool
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie
Canadian West
Fort William
Progress Of Dairying In Canada Grows Rapidly
In under 20 years dairy production in Canada rose from 94 million to 300 million dollars. Dairy commissioner Dr. Ruddick notes dairying returns greatly exceed mining revenue last year totaling about 209.6 million. Ontario and Quebec lead but Western provinces have expanded into large butter exports.
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Canada
Ruddick
Ontario
Quebec
Prairie Provinces
Better Beef Campaign Urged at Eastern Canada Live Stock Meet
At the annual Eastern Canada Live Stock Union in Toronto speakers urged a better beef campaign across the Dominion and educating consumers on high quality meat. A resolution asked federal and provincial governments to be approached about organizing the education effort. A separate quoted exchange highlighted a detective's claim that a burglar remains at large but scared into hiding.
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Eastern Canada Livestock Union
Toronto
Dominion
Potato Acreage Warning From Dominion Official
Dominion fruit commissioner Mr. Geo. E. McIntosh warns potato growers not to increase acreage this spring. He notes that 1925 saw six unusually small crops in Canada and the United States, and that a larger harvest could worsen future market conditions. He urges planting only normal acreage to avoid unprofitable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. McIntosh
Dominion Fruit Commissioner
Mcintosh
Canada
United States
Asbestos Exports Reach New Canadian High in 1925
Statistics from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics show Canadian asbestos shipments totaling 290 389 short tons in 1925 valued at 8 988 360 dollars, up from 1924. Exports to Great Britain, the United States, and Germany rose, with significant gains to Australia Belgium France Italy and the Netherlands.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Australia
Belgium
France
Italy
Netherlands
Ontario Premier Ferguson confirms hardwood timber sale plan
Premier G Howard Ferguson announced the sale of 1,458 square miles of timber between Sault Ste Marie and Thessalon to an American firm for a large hardwood products plant. The province will collect a $2.50 bonus and 50 cents duties per thousand feet, with cut volumes starting at 15 million feet the first year and rising to 25 million feet annually thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Howard Ferguson
Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie
Thessalon
Opportunities For Poultry Raisers In British Columbia
The poultry raising industry in British Columbia is prosperous with good entry opportunities for experienced poultry men with capital. Favorable climate conditions support growth as one firm installed incubators for 24 000 eggs and shipments of day old chicks from a single concern average 5 000 weekly.
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British Columbia
Baldhead Club of America Holds National Convention
Thirty seven states sent prominent baldheads to Bridgeport Connecticut for the Baldhead Club of America annual convention. The charter requires a man to have three inches of bald pate and pay $1 to join.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Baldhead Club of America
Intelligent Selection Keys Higher Yields in Bees and Cattle
A Dominion apiarist promotes saving all wax and using solar extractors for clean comb. He cites Drake era methods and notes that selective breeding in dairy herds doubles milk yield over 25 years, illustrating intelligent selection boosting farm success.
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Vancouver Province
Canada’s 1925 agricultural wealth tops eight billion
The Canadian Government bureau of statistics reports total agricultural wealth at 7 832 942 000 dollars for 1925, up 2324 685 000 from 1924. Agricultural revenue reached 1 708 567 000 dollars, rising 264 890 000. Wheat averaged 15.2 bushels per acre over 1916–25, with oats 31.5, barley 25, rye 15.6, corn 46.4. 1925 wheat sold at 1 12 per bushel, with a 416 849 700 bushels crop from 21 972 732 acres.
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Canada
Government
Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Leaders In Special Crops by Province
British Columbia trails Ontario slightly in fruit production and leads in goats hops and rabbits. Prince Edward Island remains the foremost fur farming province. Quebec excels in maple products while Ontario dominates fall wheat tobacco sugar beets flax fibre clover and grass seeds.
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British Columbia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Russian Cathedral St Isaac Sinking Amid Fissures
Serious fissures have developed in the granite monolithic columns of the Cathedral of St Isaac. The submerged wooden piles under the $15,000,000 structure show the edifice sinking. Construction, a 50 year joint effort, was halted by Bolshevik actions.
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Cathedral of St. Isaac
Demand for essentials versus fancy goods in wartime London
The article argues that during the London strike the British Government ensured continued milk shipments while instructing biscuit manufacturers to stop. It notes that essentials remain in demand, even under hardship, whereas fancy items lose value when conflict intensifies. Farmers should heed that necessities prevail.
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London
Old Country
Birch Bark Canoes Shipped From Mani Towaning Island
Four hundred dozen birch bark canoes crafted by Indians on Mani towaning Island in the Georgian Way passed through Montreal for a New York destination. Each canoe is about twelve inches long and used as ornamental pieces, highly decorative in appearance. Similar shipments have been sent to New York for several years.
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Manitowaning Island
Montreal
New York
Coleridge's Hat Hidden Wealth and Manuscripts
Coleridge kept money in his hat and manuscripts in his bath tub. He lived frugally for years with small funds while his writings required ample storage space.
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Coleridge
Li Ye
Oily Paper Columns Reflect Fashion and Desire
The columns of the oily papers reveal that Man seeks much here below and fashion leaders are those who follow trends. The text hints at societal aims tied to style and status in a concise, period tone.
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U. S
America
Aeroplame
W. WN
Immigration
The
Eastern Livestockmen
Sault Ste
Marie
C. B. Gooderham
Dominion Apiarist
Gooderham
Derwin
Burbank
Saunders
H. Groh
Ottawa Experimental Farm
Lucky
Letitia
Salvation Army
Scotland
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