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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1930
Page
3
A discussion on selling grains via hog production as an alternative to cash sales. It argues that skill and investment in equipment yield long term returns, with feeding efficiency and breeding stock crucial to margins. Farmers can produce substantial hogs relative to grain input, benefiting even when grain prices rise.
The article presents tables converting grain values when fed to hogs, showing per bushel values for wheat barley and oats at hog prices from $10 to $6 per 100 lb. It notes barley oats and poorer wheat still yield good values even at $6, and urges mixed feeding and livestock production to maintain farm income, with caution against reducing breeding stock.
British Columbia apples exhibited by the Associated Growers of the Okanagan Valley win the cup for the finest all round exhibit at the Imperial Fruit Show in London England. The award is based on total marks from all fruit classes and Nova Scotia held the cup last year.
The Bureau of Statistics in Ottawa reports provincial investment to earn one dollar of production revenue. Last year Western Canada required more capital for farming than the East, per Dominion Department of Agriculture figures.
Lewis H. Carris of New York, managing director of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, told the International Association that the world's blind population of 3.6 to 6 million could be halved in a generation through intensive scientific effort. The gathering met at the Academy Palace with Prof. de la Personne of Paris presiding.
Mrs. W. A. Freeman of Ardenade Alberta, a Wisconsin native, built Canada's largest turkey ranch. This year she expects $10,000 in revenue from 2,500 birds, eggs worth $2,000, and $2,500 from breeding stock. Next year she aims for 5,000 birds and about $15,000 in revenue. Her operation relies on government literature guidance, careful husbandry, and a 300 acre fenced main flock.
Hon. W. C. Buckle announces that over 1,000 steers have been placed under the stocker feeder plan under the Livestock Purchase and Sale Act in Saskatchewan. He notes 40 farmers have used the option, with total involving freight at $37,331.
The statement notes that dry wood will not stain or rot but once it reabsorbs moisture it becomes susceptible to disease. It emphasizes that dryness prevents decay yet moisture reintroduction invites deterioration.
Scholars say Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty likely held the throne for 91 years, a duration considered the longest on record in ancient Egypt. The claim rests on historical dating and royal succession sources.
A Patou inspired dark green crepey wool dress with shadow check, belt buckle at the natural waist, scalloped hipline, and a circular skirt sized for Misses 8 10 12 14. Brown and white tiny checked tweed and various fabrics are suggested for classroom wear with sturdy quality. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name address pattern number and size.
Winnipeg Pattern No and size information are listed for orders. The notice provides the Winnipeg Newspaper Union address at 375 McDermot Ave for pattern requests and specifies pattern numbers and customer name fields for processing.
The University of Manitoba will relocate to the Manitoba Agricultural College site five miles south of Winnipeg. Construction has started on a new arts building costing over $416,000. The Agricultural College campus represents an expenditure of about $4,000,000.
Canada will host the fifth biennial British Empire Service League conference next August as delegates from the Empire gather in Toronto for Warrior Day at the Canadian National Exhibition. Col. L R LaFleche announced Canada accepted the invitation after London hosted the 1929 meeting. Earl Jellicoe presided, and 23 empire nations are expected to send representatives.
A South African wheat pool organized after a Pretoria meeting of Transvaal Free State Eastern Province and Western Province representatives will register under the Co-Operative act. Headquarters will be in Capetown and the project aims to stabilize prices for self sufficiency with prices linked to world values and December rulings. Mil lers favor the plan and argue bread prices will stay steady given current wheat thresholds.
A Frenchman's time study assigns typical life allocations for a 70 year old man. He notes about nineteen years working, twenty three in bed, nine enjoying or being amused, one in church, and two shaving. He calls shaving a great waste of life though beard or no beard offers no guarantee of better use.
The Duke of Rutland, less visible in public life than predecessors, loves agriculture and nature. While abroad he bought about 800 caged sky larks in a market and had them released.
The postmaster general announces a new regular air mail service linking Peace River and North Vermilion Alberta with stops at Carcajou and Fort Vermilion. A first flight is planned for early December though a definite date was not set.
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