Joint Swine Committee Reviews Canadian Pork Prospects
A Toronto meeting of the Joint Swine Committee discussed improving hog supplies, seasonal production, and export bacon trade. It considered improving weighing at country points, licensing scales, and uniform bacon hog standards to stabilize and advance Canada’s swine industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion of Canada
Toronto
C. M. Learmouth
Regina
Sask
Western Canada Livestock Union
J. del Brien
Ridgetown
Ont
Eastern Canada Livestock Union
X. N. Rodrigue
Quebec
E. Todd
Industrial and Development Council of Canadian Meat Packers
L. McOuet
Dominion Livestock Branch
Ottawa
A. A. MacMillan
L. C. Mecount
Dotainion Livestock Branch
Smal
Canada
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
Alberta Wheat Crop Yield Maintained At Eighteen Bushels
Colin G. Groff publicity commissioner states based on threshers returns that Alberta's 1935 wheat yield will average 18 bushels per acre over 5,718,745 acres. Projected total yield about 104,000,000 bushels with roughly 9,500,000 bushels set aside for seed and marketing remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Colin G. Groff
University of Toronto Begins Bovine TB Cure Experiments
In interests of agriculture Dr J T Fitz gerald and a French doctor lead University of Toronto trials aiming to cure bovine tuberculosis. Dr H J Cody, CN E governors chair, announced the step at the annual dinner for livestock breeders and exhibitors in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Fitzgerald
Connaught Anti-Toxin Laboratories
Toronto
University of Toronto
H. J. Cody
University
Canada Tops World for 1925 Trade With United States
Canada exported more goods to the United States in 1925 than any other country, with exports valued at 454,762,560 dollars. In purchases, Canada ranked second to Great Britain, while imports from the United States reached 650,762,508 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
U.S
United States
U. S. Department of Commerce
Great Britain
Advice on Fish Rabbits and Crows in Ontario
The Toronto Telegram quotes a debate on wildlife stocking and pest control. Specialists praise German carp and English rabbits in colonies, while crows are blamed for obstructing view. It asks whether Jack Miner or others offer wiser guidance on crows than on carp or rabbits.
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Ontario
Jack Miner
Australia
Toronto Telegram
Better Farming Methods Show Rotations Preserve Soil Nitrogen
A Manitoba and Saskatchewan field study reports that rotations including grasses and clovers maintain or increase soil nitrogen when combined with manure. The bulletin by Dr. Frank T. Shutt emphasizes replacing exclusive grain growing with grass and legume rotations to sustain humus and nitrogen levels.
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Brandon
Man
Scottr
Sask
Department of Agriculture
Frank T. Shutt
The Industrial Goat and the Strain of Farm Labor
The piece laments wide profit gaps from producer to retailer and from farm to worker. It argues farmers bear low pay while processors and retailers reap gains, calling the farmer the agricultural and industrial goat whose labor funds the food system yet lacks investment capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Training Drill Conversational Exchange Between Sergeant and James
A dialogue fragment shows Sergeant Donaldson challenging James Williams about aiming. James admits confusion while noting shots were left behind, hinting at misdirected practice or equipment issues.
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Sergt. Donaldson
James
James Williams
Seed grain shipment from Canada to Buenos Aires sets record
Saskatchewan and Moose Jaw branch of the Canadian Seed Growers Association ship a major consignment to Buenos Aires. The cargo includes 20 tons of pedigreed Banner oats and a large quantity of pedi greed Marquis wheat bought by the Bunge & Born Grain Corporation of Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Canada
Moose Jaw
Canadian Seed Growers Association
Bunge & Born Grain Corporation
Hippopotamus Name Meaning and Early Exhibits
The term hippopotamus is a Greek word meaning river horse and refers to a native African animal. Ancient writers described it imperfectly. Hippopotami were shown in Rome by Emperor Antoninus around 138 A.D. The first hippo to reach England arrived in London on May 25, 1850 and was housed at Regent's Park Zoo.
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Africa
Rome
Antoninus Abou
England
London
Zoological Gardens
Regent's Park
Hatching Problems Solved by Humidity at Lethbridge Station
Investigations at the Lethbridge Dominion experimental station found incubators failed to hatch well at low humidity in 1923 and 1924. Raising humidity to 55 to 60 percent improved hatch rates and chick vitality. A pad of paper and burlap saturated with water, placed near the radiator, maintained needed moisture and yielded satisfactory hatches in a 200 egg machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Alta
Dominion Experimental Station
Money brought into Canada by U S settlers 163470553 in twelve years
United States citizens settling in Canada over the past twelve fiscal years totaled 163,470,553 in cash and effects. The 1912-13 peak reached 25,705,545 while 1915-16 saw 6,005,049. Michigan led states with 7,107 migrants, Minnesota 6,922, Massachusetts 77,759, Washington 78,466, New York 74,067, and North Dakota 51,402.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Dominion
Michigan
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Washington
New York
North Dakota
BC to Double Hops Output by 1000 Acres at Lake Bed
The British Columbia Department of Agriculture plans to double hops production in Canada by purchasing 1000 acres on the reclaimed Lake Bed area. The project costs $250,000 and aims to bring the land under cultivation. A separate dialogue segment features a conductor joking about a passenger's age and relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
British Columbia
Falkiner Arrives in Canada En Route to Asia
Claude Falkiner, famed English billiards star and former world champion, arrived in Canada aboard the Montcalm. He travels via Canadian Pacific routes to reach China and then India, continuing his global journey on the Empress of Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Falkiner
Canada
Montcalm
China
India
Falkiner
Opportunities In Canada For The Farm Worker To Independence
The death of John G. Barron of Carberry marks the passing of a key Shorthorn breeder whose work shaped Manitoba herds. Spring brings renewed focus on farm labor as a path to agricultural independence in Canada, with training, year round employment, and a system that lets workers become farm owners. Lord Rodney exemplifies foreign youths gaining practical farming experience before managing farms in Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Barron
Canada
Manitoba
Prairie West
Chicago
Barron
Star of Hope
Prairie Provinces
Free Press
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lfe
Dominion
Western Canada
Lord Rodney
Alberta
Europe
Alberta Beekeepers Elect New Alberta Beekeepers’ Association Leaders
EK Marks of Lethbridge was elected president of the Alberta Beekeepers Association at the annual meeting in Lethbridge. R G Shurtz of Stirling was reelected vice president, with H T Luther of Lethbridge as secretary treasurer. Directors named were F H Watson Lacombe A J Morris Brooks and D Chalmers. Alabama? industry optimism noted as forty tons of Southern Alberta honey were handled by one wholesale firm, which paid $12,000 to Reidel Rose and Kerr apiaries, with Reidel apiaries producing 62,000 pounds valued at $9,900 in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Marks
Lethbridge
Alberta Beekeepers’ Association
R. G. Shurtz
Stirling
H. T. Luther
F. H. Watson
A. J. Morris
Lacombe
R. R. Baird
Brooks
Grit Importance in Egg Production Highlighted
Dr. Kaupp of North Carolina Palate College stresses grit quality for hens. Limestone grit provides grinding and calcium carbonate, boosting eggshells at 1.44 percent calcium carbonate. Poor grit with magnesium or acids risks kidney issues and metabolic effects.
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Kaupp
North Carolina Palate College
Women in Dairying Rise in British Farms
British dairy farms increasingly employ women as helpers, claimed to be better suited to dairying than men. Demand for land girls doubled in a year, with the Women's Farm and Garden Association struggling to meet requests. Also notes a Alberta export of whitefish to Chicago and a lighthearted exchange about car ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Farm and Garden Association
Manitoba Butter Exports Hit Record In 1925
Manitoba dairymen set a 1925 record with 7,056,000 pounds of butter exported from the province. Last year output reached 13,663,212 pounds, up 1,030,508 from 1924, with about 1,900,000 pounds shipped to the United States from Southern Manitoba and the remainder mostly sent to Great Britain, valued at $2,416,660.
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Manitoba
United States
Great Britain
Coolidge’s economy wins praise for tax cuts
The article praises President Coolidge for a strict economy and tax cuts, crediting him with reducing taxes to a level compatible with government efficiency. It notes his avoidance of expenditures for doubtful value and presents the policy as popular with the country. The piece references the San Francisco Argonaut.
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Coolidge
San Francisco
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Ministry of Health
Nou
Ated
Saskatchewan
South America
Western
Alberta Fish Industry
Calling Lake
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