Farmers Return to Canada From United States Say Life Better
Department of immigration and colonization cites many cases of farmers moving back to Canada. Arthur Stevenson and family return to Luseland after failing to profit in the United States, while Walter MacDonald plans land in Alberta. Other examples include W F McCutcheon, Willis Mitchell, F W Greg, and George Hodgins with Prairie ties, all expressing Canada offers stronger farming opportunities.
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Canada
The
United States
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Department
Detroit
Arthur Stevenson
Ypesiland
Michigan
Logeland
Saskatchewan
Stevenson
States
Luseland
England
Walter MacDonald
Mr. MacDonald
Alberta
Fo W. Greg
Prince Albert
Sask
Princis Albert
Willis Mitchell
Ontario
Grand Prairie
W. F. McCutcheon
Lacombe
Chicago
Great Falix
Montana
George W. Hodgins
Chateau
Mr. Hodgins
Bruce County
Speers
Forest Fire Risk Ends Canada’s 27 Percent Reserve
The Natural Resources Bulletin discusses Canada’s forest dependence for wealth and industry. It warns that fires erase timber, jobs, and stability, noting 60 percent burned, 13 percent cut, leaving 27 percent intact and prompting calls for stronger forest fire protection and prudent fire practices nationwide.
Butter Output Rises in Saskatchewan February
February creamery butter production in Saskatchewan reached 612 820 pounds, up from 551 511 pounds in February 1924, an 11.1 percent increase. Average daily output was about 27 000 pounds, with a note that a 29 day February would have shown a larger rise.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta Farm Output Totals 1924 Value at 217000000
Alberta reports total agricultural production in 1924 at 217 million dollars including grain crops 106,699,146 root and fodder crops 54,393,675 honey wool dairy and poultry products and meat sales plus 2 million for game and furs and 1.5 million for horticultural products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
London Sandwichmen Seek Higher Wages and Collective Action
Poorly paid London sign bearers protest their 50 cents daily for ten hours of parade. The itinerant trade has no unions, but a Kyde Park meeting plans to form a general workers council to organize and fight for better remuneration.
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London
Kyde Park
General Workers’ Council
Canada Patent Act Amendment Aimed at Foreign Inventions
A bill to amend the Canada Patent Act to grant patent rights for inventions in Canada even if a smitten article or process is patented abroad was introduced in the House by Andrew Mc Master Brome. The measure seeks minor wording corrections in the original act. Frederick Hernisch, a renowned German schoolteacher aged 102, died in Berlin after forty six years of teaching. He once quipped that when he does not smoke he has no ideas and when he has no ideas he does not smoke.
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Canada
House of Commons
Andrew McMaster
Brome
Frederick Hernisch
Germany
Berlin
Mirror patents aid invalid in shaving bedbound knee
An Indiana man patents a bed mounted mirror enabling a disabled person to shave in bed. The device helps the user reach the knee area, improving daily grooming without standing or moving much. The report notes the invention’s practical design and potential for broader assistive use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Brandon farm expert questions packer advantage in wheat prep
The Dominion experimental farm at Brandon Man reports no consistent yield gains from using the packer across 1869 to 1973 trials. Superintendent W C McKilligan notes similar results at other prairie farms and suggests packers may be useful only in special open loose land conditions. Investments by western farmers make Bulletin No 42 from Ottawa’s publications branch important.
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Dominion
Brandon
Man
W. C. McKillican
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Alberta Fodder Crops Drive Dairy Growth In Province
Alberta reports new crops sunflowers and fodder corn totaling 160 650 and 269 888 tons as dairy industry expands. Dairy production nears 23 million dollars last year with growing demand for butter and cheese in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Garnet Wheat Could Supplant Marquis in Northward Wheat Fields
Dominion cerealist T. H. Newman told the House of Commons that Garnet wheat may soon replace Marquis wheat. He cited high yields in drought, earlier ripening, and resistance to rust and frost, with prospects to extend wheat growing far northward.
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Marquis
Newman
Dominion
House of Commons
Interest Grows in Forage Crops in Saskatchewan
Farmers in Saskatchewan show rising interest in forage crop production as shown by large seed sales from a special train run by the Provincial Government and Canadian Pacific Railway. In Dulwea, three farmer meetings visited by the forage crop car led to seed sales totaling about $500.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dulwea
Timber shipment to England by rail from Ottawa
A historic lumber movement sails to England as 51 cars carry yellow pine squared timber cut near Ottawa. J R Booth, nearly 98, oversaw the contract honoring the British Admiralty, marking one of the era’s greatest rail shipments from virgin timber.
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Ottawa
England
J. R. Booth
Admiralty
Manitoba Silo Report Shows Thousands of Underground Units
The annual provincial agriculture report tallies 3 485 silos in Manitoba with most buried underground. Red River district leads in dairying while Virden and Killarney show strong counts. Fodder corn covers 60 176 acres and sunflowers 6 992 acres last year.
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Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Red River District
Virden
Killarney
Settlers From Scotland Arrive in Alberta Farming District
J. W. Munro a noted Scottish dog fancier and D. K. Watson a star rugby player have arrived in Canada aboard the Metagama and are moving to Alberta. Munro has already bought part of about 960 acres at Carstairs and Watson plans to purchase land soon.
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Alberta
J. W. Munro
D. K. Watson
Scotland
Canada
Munro
Carstairs
Mr. Watson
Canadian Pacific to Spend 2.5 Million in BC This Year
Charles Murphy, general manager of the company’s western lines, announces that about 2.5 million dollars will be expended this year in British Columbia. The funds cover extension of trackage and terminal facilities in Vancouver and general upkeep across the network.
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British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Charles Murphy
Weetom Lines
Vancouver
Live Cattle Exports Rise to United Kingdom
Exports of live cattle to the United Kingdom climbed about 50 percent in January to March 19, 1925, versus the same period in 1924. Through March 19, 1925, shipments totaled 14,662 head compared with 16,530 in 1924 and 511 in 1925.
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United Kingdom
Winnipeg Fur Auction Grows as Export Trade Expands
Winnipeg emerges as a key fur distribution hub with spring auctions delivering about 750000 in furs sold to buyers from Eastern Canada the United States and Europe. Another sale will occur later this year after the winter northern catch is received.
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Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Europe
Far North
Population Growth and Moral Fortunes
The note questions whether ongoing population growth implies simultaneous rises in virtue as sin increases. It frames a speculative link between demographic expansion and moral trends, reflecting a provocative editorial stance.
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Detoil News
What Pretty Girl Did for Sick Stomach
Miss E Rich of Brooklyn New York describes a relief from bloating gas poor appetite and headaches after using Carter s Little Liver Pills she recommends them for stomach trouble and notes relief upon taking them. Sold by all drug stores at 25 cents.
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Miss E. Rich
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carter
Best Customer For Radios Canada Leads U S Radio Trade
A 1924 survey shows Canada imported radios from the United States worth 2 413 687 dollars the largest single foreign market for U S radio manufacturers. The piece notes rapid adoption of radio and a warning about pedestrian safety near cars as traffic grows.
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Canada
United States
Reputation Loans and Standing Alone
A witty remark contrasts character enabling solitary stance with reputation shaping loan access. It implies social perception determines financial leverage, while personal resolve sustains independence.
Forest growth as prairie future claimed in nature’s spread
An observer describes tiny aspen groups over prairie land expanding from common root systems. He argues these clumps, nurtured by moisture and time, will gradually cover vast plains, creating forest islands where fires once kept trees at bay.
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Las Epread
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Alberta Sees Record Corn Acreage in Southern Region
The southern Alberta area is expected to plant about 1000000 acres this coming season, doubling last year's 50060 acre figure. The Lethbridge board of trade plans a corn show in the fall to showcase the crop growth and prospects.
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Alberta
Lethbridge Board of Trade
Grain shipments hit over a million bushels at four CPR points
The Lethbridge division saw Vulcan 1,135,000 bushels High River 1,632,090 bushels Nanton 1,029,000 bushels and Cardston 1,600,890 bushels shipped in 1924 25. The season totals reflect heavy grain movement across these centers.
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Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vulcan
High River
Nanton
Cardston
How to Use Soap to Draw Threads in Fabric
A simple method suggests rubbing a dry white soap bar over fabric to loosen fibers and make threads slip out more easily. This technique aims to speed up linting or unraveling tasks by reducing fabric friction.
February Livestock Market Review Signals Strong Trade
The Dowinson livestock branch reports higher through billing and improved trade between east and west versus last year. Overseas export prospects look favorable with full cargo space likely. Demand rises for quality feeder cattle both domestically and abroad while common stores lag. Hog prices rise $3 to $4 per hundred. Tercento Montreal Calgary and Edmonton show gains. Farmers urged to sell hogs at finished weight for extra bacon return. An English buyer notes Canadian hides fetch 0.5 cents less per pound due to brand marks.
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Dowinson Livestock Branch
Montreal
Calgary
Edmonton
January Homestead Entries Reported Across Western Canada
In January, 233 free grant homesteads were taken up across Western Canada, up from the prior year. Soldier grant entries totaled 47, with Manitoba 25, Saskatchewan 7, Alberta 73, and British Columbia 0. The combined homesteads and soldier grants cover about 44,800 acres.
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Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Periticsh Columbia
Seed Cleaning Plant Moves Over 23000 Bushel Seed
The Alberta department of agriculture and Alberta Seed Growers Association report the seed cleaning plant handled over 23000 bushels of registered seed up to early March. Shipments were sent to many producers in western provinces and to the United States.
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Alberta Department of Agriculture
Alberta Seed Growers Association
United States
Vancouver Grain Exports Feed Vancouver Export Trade
The Alberta wheat crop last year lagged 166.10 cop bushels behind 1923, boosting Vancouver’s grain export activity. Official seven month totals show 13,985 cars unloaded and Vancouver terminal elevators received 21,360,000 bushels of grain.
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Alberta
Vancouver
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John ©. Brown
Iyreat Pails
Riball
Brown
Great Falls
Monlata
Natural Resources Bulletin
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Okawa Sars
Alberta Agricultural Production
Convalescent
W. F. Massey
New Zealand
Red River
C.P.R
B.C
Winnipeg Fur Sales
Vancouver Grain Exports
Tait Palenstar
SMP
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