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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1952
Page
2
A year summary of the 2195 census shows Canada with 54,500 fewer farms than in 1941 but total cultivated farmland rising to 480,591 acres. British Columbia saw the sharpest gains with 166 percent more land under cultivation and a 211 percent increase in farm numbers, though average holdings have shrunk compared with a decade ago.
The report traces a decade long decline in occupied farms across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta. Saskatchewan drops from 138713 in 1941 to 112018 in 1951 Manitoba from 58024 to 52333 and Alberta from 99732 to 54515. Causes include farm consolidation land use shifts to pasture population movement toward urban sites and city growth taking surrounding farmland.
The text notes that while farm counts fell, total cultivated acreage increased in Western Canada. It cites 1951 census definitions for farms and records rises in Saskatchewan from 59,960,927 to 61,663,195 acres, Alberta from 43,277,295 to 44,459,632, and Manitoba from 16,891,522 to 17,730,393. It adds that Canada remains an expanding agricultural nation as most arable land has been cultivated elsewhere.
Health Minister Martin told the Commons that Canada now maintains eight lepers, two fewer than last year, at a combined cost of about $22,000 annually. Bentick Island BC houses three patients at $7,450 yearly, while Tracadia NB cares for five patients at $14,703 per year.
Melbourne reports Sir Macfarlane Burnet, director of a medical institute, stating an effective poliomyelitis vaccine could be mass produced within two years. The living tissue vaccine would be given to children aged one to two to provide immunization.
J S McDiarmid marked two decades as a Manitoba cabinet minister sworn in May 27, 1932. He has served as minister of mines resources and industry and commerce since that date.
Homemakers seek economical methods with eggs as a versatile staple. The article presents two luncheon or supper main courses: Egg Sandwich a la King using condensed soup and hard boiled eggs on buttered toast, and Baked Eggs With Green Beans combining tomato soup crumbs cheese and vegetables with baked eggs.
A collage of light vignettes displays barbershop mishaps, witty quips about dentists and football, a Williston Park sign satire, a coin dispute, a ceiling joke, marital money woes, and a life insurance pitch. Cashew nuts hint at Indian origins.
Hog marketings in Manitoba from Jan 1 to May 17 show a rise over 1941 with a peak marketing period passed. Cattle marketings are down about 15 percent since the foot and mouth outbreak. Butterfat production is up about 20 percent. Egg marketings peaked May 10 and then declined. Poultry meats in storage remain high with marketings far above local consumption.
The custom of shaving dates back to antiquity with practices spanning various civilizations. Historical accounts show grooming rituals evolving from temple routines to daily personal care, illustrating long standing cultural significance across regions and eras.
Home gardeners debate staking tomatoes and tests show higher vitamin C in staked fruit. Use five to six foot stakes buried 18 inches, tie loosely with cloth loops, prune to remove suckers, and keep growth directed for better fruit quality.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a penetrating antiseptic for eczema itching toes and feet rashes and other skin troubles. It claims rapid healing of open sores boils ulcers and eruptions with itching stopped and eruptions drying within days. Available at local druggists.
Winnipeg report highlights the small prairie vole as farmers number one pest across western Canada. Observers note millions of voles damaging oats and wheat, with historical and scientific context on their destructive cycle and periodic outbreaks in Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and nearby regions.
A cautionary article on post meal swimming cramps explains cramps arise from blood diverted to digestion after eating. It notes cold water shock and oxygen shortage trigger muscle knots, with calcium deficiency and fatigue increasing risk. Rest, calcium rich foods, and waiting after meals recommended.
Ottawa reports Canada aims to repurpose coal with a coal fired gas turbine engine at half diesel cost. McGill University researchers led by Prof. Donald Mordell began experiments. A pilot plant is planned within five months with about $100,000 in federal funding.
A 62-year-old housewife, Mrs. Amy Foster, was killed in her Vancouver kitchen when a broken pitcher fragment severed an artery after she dropped it and slipped on the shard. She bled to death on the floor before aid arrived.
British Columbia has the largest share of married residents among Canadian provinces, with more than half of its population described as married, reflecting a high rate of matrimonial status across the province.
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