Exhaustive Tests Compare Garnet and Marquis Wheat Varieties
The Federal Department of Agriculture reports mixed results from tests on Garnet and Marquis wheats. Garnet lags Marquis in milling quality and color but matures earlier, offering advantage in early frost belts. overall yield differences are not significant, with specific districts showing Garnet outperforming Marquis.
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Sting
Federal Department of Agriculture
Marquis
Ruby
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Hrandon
Indien Lead
Rosthern
Scott and Lacombe
Tima
Itawa
Fox Farming Expands As 45000 Foxes Are Registered
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports during the inspection season from October to January about 45000 foxes were inspected tattooed for registration. The pup crop was average and prices higher than last year. Thousands were exported to the United States with Europe also buying, including Germany France Russia Norway and Great Britain. Norway bought 500 pairs and Russia supplied sable in exchange for silver foxes. Breeders foresee strong trade in coming years as Europe markets grow.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
United States
Canada
Germany
France
Mussia
Norway
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
Pure Bred Stock Gains in Canada Amid Agricultural Growth
In the last decade pure bred horses have risen by fifty percent in Canada and pure bred cattle by 150 percent, per Hon John 5 Martin Ontario Minister of Agriculture. Canadian live stock value stands at 75000000 with Ontario owning a third. Sheep and hogs show similar gains. A new formula from a factory in Lehemig yields nearly unbreakable glass. Costa Rican beetles emit sufficient heat to illuminate a large room.
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Canada
John 5. Martin
Ontario
Lehemig
Costa Rica
Canada urged to expand sheep holdings and wool output
Dominion Livestock Commissioner urged Ontario Sheep Breeders to expand flocks at the annual meeting. He argued Canada can increase its own wool production, noting imports of woolen goods total 46 million dollars while domestic wool output is under 5 million.
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Canada
Dominion Livestock Commissioner
Ontario Sheep Breeders’ Association
Dominion
Exceedingly smart cardigan dress pattern No 1526
The pattern showcases a two piece skirt with inverted plaits, a dart fitted under bodice, and a jacket with a single facing and collar. It targets ladies and misses in sizes 16 18 38 40 42 inches bust with specific yardage for View A and B. Priced pattern 20 cents and fashion book 10 cents.
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Watron
Falcon Forest Patrols Save Timber From Wildfire
In a legislature speech Hon William Finlayson cites the forest patrol aircraft Falcon and its crew guiding a fire to containment near Clearwater Lake. Pilot Russell and Air Engineer Cheeseman dispatched workers and supplies, ending the blaze that night with minimal timber loss. Ontario spends about 1,000,000 yearly on fire protection and notes fewer acres burned in 1926 than 1925 due to early detection.
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William Finlayson
Falcon
Finlayson
Russell
Cheeseman
Clearwater Lake
Pine Ridge
Rose
Lac Seul
Ontario
Mr. Finlayson
Manitoba Tax Collections Rise in 1926 to 3.53 Million
Manitoba Tax Commission reports calendar year 1926 receipts exceeded 3.533 million dollars, up over 500000 from 1925. The increase appears likely to yield a further surplus to be announced by Premier John Bracken at fiscal year end April 30. Virtually all major revenue sources show higher returns than in 1925.
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Manitoba Tax Commission
D. T. McLeod
John Bracken
States Blur Across Dwights Home Life
The lives of Mr and Mrs Dwight Charles cross state lines in daily routines both at home in a shared residence along the Maine New Hampshire border. He eats and reads in Maine while she eats and sleeps in New Hampshire, illustrating how state boundaries barely matter in their routines.
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Dwight Charles
Maine
New Hampshire
Mr. Charles
Mrs. Charles
Penny Book Fetches High Auction Sum in New York
A first edition of Edward Fitzgerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam from 1889 sold at auction in New York for 2200 dollars after originally costing three dollars and two hundred.
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New York
Edward Fitzgerald
Omar Khayyam
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern request details are provided for Winnipeg addressоль pattern order. The text includes a school scene with Mary and a teacher discussing drawing and thinking with a pen.
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Mary
Seed Exports Grow for Canada in Warmer Markets
The Dominion Minister of Agriculture reports that Canadian grown seeds now command foreign markets due to winter hardiness vigor and quality. Alfalfa barley and brown top grass show notable acreage increases with exports rising from 15 000 to 60 000 bushels. The seed branch highlights barley seed in Northern Ontario seed oats in Manitoba yields of 100 bushels per acre and efforts to promote timothy Kentucky bluegrass and fescues to cut imports. A pocket Leeds Act 1923 edition is available free by postcard.
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Canada
Dominion
Rhode Island
Ontario
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Hydro Power Development Expands Across Western Ontario and Manitoba
Permits for hydro power in Western Ontario and Northern Manitoba project an ultimate output of 5,000,600 horsepower. The scope spans from Lake Wados country to the Nelson River basin and ties to pulp and paper mills mining plants civic promotion and transportation schemes.
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Ontario
Manitoba
Lake of the
Wados
Nelson River
Civic
Idle Lands in Manitoba Offer 1435 Settler Opportunities
Prof R W Murchie tells Manitoba Agricultural Societies convention that 1 435 families can settle immediately on unused lands in Manitoba. The lands lie near railways schools and churches with about 9 500 000 acres of vacant territory, most lacking facilities. Fools find opportunities. wise men seize them.
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Manitoba
R. W. Murchie
Manitoba Agricultural Societies
Beauty and the Beast in the Rockies at Ranft Carnival
Miss Mary Cross of Calgary led the Big Winter Show at Ranft featuring open air swimming and winter sports. The carnival drew strong crowds as Sulphur Springs provided unusually warm conditions and the event was a record success this year.
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Mary Cross
Calgary
Bang
Bill Potts
Rockies
Miss Cross
Ranft
Carbonized Coal May Help Canada Solve Fuel Shortage
The Ottawa Citizen reports a federal charter sought for a 3 million dollar corporation to operate low temperature carbonization of slack coal. Projects include two 1000 ton per day plants in Western Ontario and one in Ottawa with by products generating income. Morgan J. O'Brien named head of the syndicate seeking the charter.
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Ottawa Citizen
Canada
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Ontario
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Morgan J. O’brien
Iia
Carleton County
Norwich Canaries: A Cottage Industry Across the World
Norwich, famed for its cathedral and castle, hosts a thriving cottage industry of canaries. Flemish settlers introduced the birds in the 16th century, and export season begins in October with hundreds of thousands sent abroad worth about £160,000. Birds are trained to sing, color fed with cayenne or cinnamon blends, and shipped in motor trucks through narrow streets to reach global markets.
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World
Norwich
Canaries
London Morning Post
Canary Isles
Diamonds For Belgium Crown Princess In Ceremonial Gift
Belgium presents Princess As trid, wife of Crown Prince Leopold, with a jewel led diadem as a wedding gift. Craftsmen spent months shaping the crown using gems from Belgium colonies. The bandeau of brilliants sits in platinum and is topped by seven large Congo diamonds.
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Astrid
Leopold
Belgium
Congo
Ramsay MacDonald Eyes April Visit to United States
J Ramsay MacDonald former prime minister weighs a trip to the United States in April. His secretary says he has long wanted to make the visit and has received numerous invitations from friends.
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Ramsay MacDonald
U.S. J
United States
MacDonald
Massey Praises Canadian Wheat Pool as World’s Greatest Co op
Vincent Massey, arriving as the first Canadian minister to the United States, calls the Canadian Wheat Pool the greatest agricultural cooperative scheme. He says it was farmer formed and bank aided, not government funded, helping Canadian farmers weather low prices and high costs through cooperation and debt liquidation.
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Vincent Massey
Washington
United States
Massey
Canada
Port Arthur Elevators Expand Grain Storage Capacity
Port Arthur adds three grain storage units increasing capacity by 2 600 000 bushels for a total of 32 750 000 across fourteen plants. Twin Cities reach 6 450 000 more than St Paul Minneapolis with 67 elevators. Additions to be ready for the 1927 fall crop. Reginald Benyon, London government employee, finally aired his opera The Pied Piper on radio and found success. Balsam wood weighs less than cork and serves as a superior heat insulator.
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Port Arthur
Twin Cities
St. Paul Minneapolis
Reginald Benyon
London
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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Winnipeg
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