Horse Breeding Industry Seen In Better Shape In Canada
Robert Thomas of Grandora, president of the Saskatchewan Horse Breeders Association, told the Saskatoon meeting that conditions in horse breeding are better and more promising than for years. He noted higher prices for good horses and a Saskatoon sale showing about $50 per head above two years prior. J M McCallum of Ottawa said Ontario is no longer the main supply centre as breeding declined there. western shipments to Eastern Canada exceeded 10,000 in 1923, 17,443 in 1924, and 17,060 in 1925 with western horses also finding markets in British Columbia. He cited 80 Saskatchewan and 30 Manitoba breeding clubs, signaling prairie activity. He urged breeders to focus on farm-drafter types in demand by cities and farms, and that horses will remain essential alongside tractors and trucks for production after the Great War.
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Robert Thomas
Grandora
Saskatchewan Horse Breeders’ Association
Saskatoon
Thomas
Canada
J. M. McCallum
Livestock Branch
Ottawa
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
McCallum
Truck Farm on Rikers Island in New York City
A state commission report reveals a sizable truck farm on Rikers Island in the East River. Operated by workhouse prisoners and drug addicts, the farm uses ten horses to assist in work around the institute. The island’s land expanded from 63 to about 640 acres since city purchase in 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Tree Seed Exports From Canada For Great Britain
The Dominion forestry branch plant at Rocky Mountain House Alberta is producing lodgepole pine and spruce seed for an order from Great Britain. Other seed varieties will be prepared at the New Westminster plant. About 600 pounds of lodgepole pine seed and 150 pounds of spruce seed are to be prepared at the Alberta facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
B.C
Dominion Forestry Branch
Rocky Mountain House
Great Britain
New Westminster
Industrial Winnipeg Progress in Development Campaign
Winnipeg advances in an industrial development drive as financiers and industrial men plan sugar mill, woolen factory, and iron and steel mill ware plants. Visitors to the city anticipate definite announcements soon. The piece ends with a quip about egotists and a man wanting his wife to call him colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Butter Exports Rise in Prairie Province
Saskatchewan dairy output in 1925 valued at 20,945,648 dollars up about 1.5 million from 1924. Creamery butter production reached 15,850,000 pounds, with exports to Britain topping 16,500,000 pounds graded for export, largely to England. Total 1925 output more than double 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
England
Alberta Oil Wells and Coutts Refinery Expansion
Dr. Allen of the University of Alberta reports Alberta has about 89 000 square miles with petroleum potential. Development includes 96 wells completed and 15 drilling as of August 1925. Coutts refinery near the Montana border will employ 15 and handle about 2000 barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Allen
University of Alberta
Coutts
Montana
Sweet Grass
Alberta seed cleaning plant to handle 70000 bushels this winter
Alberta provincial seed cleaning plant will handie between 65600 and 76000 bushels of wheat this winter. W J Stephen field crops commissioner says the run will be mostly Marquis wheat with Victory and Banner oats. About 10000 more bushels than last year and grain quality is described as exceptionally good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
W. J. Stephen
Victory
Coffin of Tutankhamen Brought to Cairo Under Guard
Funeral process includes wreaths and life preservers as buffer objects. The Tutankhamen coffin arrives in Cairo under armed guard for exhibit at the museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tutankhamen
Cairo
Clearing Of Farm Debts In Saskatchewan Farmers Prosper
The Regina Leader notes that during the crop pay season Saskatchewan farmers faced little worry about current year interest. Many have sold harvest and paid overdue interest and principal, with some fully wiping out loans. A few even seek permission to prepay future installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Alfalfa Growing Centre Named in Red Deer River Valley
The Red Deer River valley is hailed as the alfalfa growing centre of North America by leading agriculturists from Minnesota North Dakota and Manitoba meeting at Thief River Falls Minnesota. Prof J R Ellis of Manitoba Agricultural College cites soil qualities that prevent alfalfa from freezing out, supporting permanent alfalfa cultivation in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Deer River
Minnesota
North Dakota
Manitoba
Thief River Falls
J. R. Ellis
Manitoba Agricultural College
Saskatchewan Surplus Farm Sales Forecast for 1925
Premier Dunning cites a conservative estimate showing Saskatchewan farmers would receive about 283.21 million dollars from surplus farm products in 1925, up 89.66 million from 1924, with actual totals possibly near 100 million higher. The statement reflects a cautious forecast of agricultural value and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Dunning
Fox Farming Grows In Alberta As Centre Of Industry
Alberta embraces fox farming with rapid growth over five years. D W Trotter, prize winner at Chicago seed show, has begun fox farming after purchasing top stock at Vancouver show to stock his Calgary farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
D. W. Trotter
Chicago
Vancouver
Calgary
Largest Book Exhibit Opens in Dominican Church Vienna
A 1725 wooden volume weighing 250 pounds and with 24 pages is on display in a Vienna Dominican Church. The book lists all local Dominican monks dating back to 1410 and is claimed to be the world’s largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Maps Show Topographical Maps Aid Farmers In Canada
A Canadian example shows topographical maps aiding farmers by evaluating drainage and road routes. A plan to drain a large Alberta lake and use the ice bed for hay production prompted a study of distance to the railway. Contours revealed a hill blocking the shortest route, influencing whether to haul hay over or around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Canada
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Alberta coal outlook pledges no anthracite shortage
Jesse R. Gouge, Alberta coal operator, told a Toronto engineering institute convention that Ontario would have no anthracite problem in five years. He argued heat value is less crucial than recoverable output and noted Alberta coal resembles anthracite in features while responding to L. R. Thomson of Montreal who questioned shale Eastbound Alberta shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse R. Gouge
Alberta
Engineering Institute
Toronto
Ontario
Raymond Sugar Factory Turns Beet Pulp Into Stock Feed
Beet pulp from the Raymond sugar factory in Southern Alberta is used as a basic feed for fattening cattle and sheep. Prominent stockmen are fattening stock at the factory, and the Raymond School of Agriculture is conducting extensive experiments with the pulp to finish both cattle and sheep, signaling Raymond as a growing stock feeding centre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Alberta
Raymond School of Agriculture
British Settlers Prepare to Depart for Alberta
One thousand British settlers will leave the Old Country in April following an announcement by the soldiers' settlement board. They are bound for Alberta to establish new homes and farm plots under the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Country
Alberta
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
UV light used at Wisconsin to boost egg production
The University of Wisconsin reports that ultra violet light increases egg and chicken production, improves shell quality, hatchability, and cures rickets in fowls. Separate discussion notes cautious reform of banking by Professor Fay, urging gradual changes and no elimination of established systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Agricultural, Chemistry and Poultry
Sanctuary In the Rockies Bird Reservation Growth
Col S Maynard Rogers, superintendent of Jasper National Park in Alberta, reports a surge of wildlife in the park. Animals and birds new to the area, including moose and prairie chicken, now thrive within the vast 4400 square mile reserve, part of ongoing conservation efforts begun after its creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Col
S. Maynard Rogers
Fire engine offered free to first genuine applicant
In Suffolk A Cheap Fire Engine Fressingland has acquired a fire engine for 45c the cost of a telegram and a confirmatory letter A country firm advertised it has no further use for the engine and offers to give it to the first genuine applicant
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Fressingland
Suffolk
Industrial Growth Of The Ottawa Valley Rising Power And Resources
The Ottawa Valley emerges as a major industrial area with waterpower sites on the Ottawa and Gatineau rivers. Key ventures include International Paper Co plants at East Templeton Chelsea and Hawkesbury, J. R. Booth Co. mills in Ottawa, EF B Eddy operations in Hull, and Singer's hardwood development near Thurso. Major mineral sites include Chats Island lead mine, Moss molybdenum near Quyon, Black Donar graphite at Calabogie, and prominent mica and magnesite deposits. Ontario Hydro data collection and Carillon and Chats Falls development are noted, signaling a bright regional future.
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Canada
Ottawa Valley
Ottawa River
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
International Paper Co
East Templeton
Chelsea
Gatineau River
Ottawa
J. R. Booth Co
Bronson Company
Hull
EF B- Eddy Company
Hawkesbury
Pembroke
Rockland
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Thurso
Bryson
Chats Falls
Pangan Falls
Carillon Rapids
International Paper Company
Ontario Hydro Electric Commission
Ontario
Num
Ber
America
Chats Island
Galetta
Kingdom Mining and Smelting Company
Quyon
Black Donald
Calabogie
Renfrew
Buckingham
Frontenac County
Deschenes
British American Nickel Company
Sudbury
Growth of Irrigated Land Yields in Alberta District
The united irrigation district in Alberta reports its second year of operation with gains in yields across grains and crops. Wheat on summer fallowed irrigated land yields about 45 bushels per acre, 20 to 25 on spring ploughing and irrigated, and 10 to 20 on unirrigated land. The 1925 Canadian Pacific Lethbridge district crops valued at $2,075,730 from 58,088 acres, with gross revenue per acre at $35.73, up $9.30 from 1924.
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United Irrigation District
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Lethbridge
Manitoba Eyes Sugar Plant With Beet Tests
Manitoba industrial development board says a sugar manufacturing plant will be erected in 1926. In cooperation with the Agricultural College, tests of growing sugar beets were completed at 160 Manitoba points. Beets averaged 15.44 percent sugar with an apparent purity of 4.23 on a calculated tonnage per acre of 123.48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Industrial Development Board
The
Agricultural College
Manitoba
Saskatchewan Growers Develop Fine Watermelon and Muskmelon Type
Experiments by the Monchenko Brothers of Ardill Saskatchewan over several years crossed seed varieties to produce a superior watermelon and muskmelon type. The new fruit reportedly grows successfully in the province in any season, with similar efforts noted in irrigated Southern Alberta in recent years.
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Monchenko
Coal production in British Columbia rises in 1925
The provincial mines department reports BC coal output in 1925 exceeded 1924 by about 500000 tons. The rise reflects a stronger industry and higher demand within the year.
When One Woman Speaks She Labels Another “That Woman”
The phrase notes a habit of referring to a rival as that woman when making a cutting remark. It highlights social dynamics where targeted women are defined by insinuation and diminished identity.
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Truck Farm
New York
East River
Tree Seed
Britain
W. N U
Saskatchewan Agriculturists
Red Deer Valley
Aiberta
Gouge
L. R. Thomson
Montreal
Thomson
Raymond Sugar Factory
Violet Rays and Poultry
C. R. Fay
University of Toronto
Saskatchewan Grain Grower ® Association
Fay
European
Germany
United States
Europe
Rockies
Jasper Park
Natural Resources Development
Grenville
FAP Austrat HS Natural Resources Development
United Irrigation
B.C. Coal Industry
Provincial Mines Department
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