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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1927
Page
3
Dr Austin H. Clark of the Smithsonian urges dipteran and parasite research as key to modern farming. He compares crop losses to battlefield casualties and calls for organized scientific help, noting future food may come from inland crops and the sea.
The Danish egg carries a stamped number indicating its date laid hatchery owner and hen. The Danish agricultural system catalogs eggs at birth to allow redress if problems arise, using rubberstamps and various digits to track origin. This numbering checks dairy efficiency and protects consumers.
A special despatch to the Montreal Star reports that Dalhousie University Halifax will form the first faculty of fisheries in a Canadian university. The marine and fisheries department and the Biological Board of Canada negotiated the plan with university authorities. Dalhousie will teach fundamental sciences while the board handles fishery subjects. A government appropriation of 25000 dollars funds a marine laboratory.
Attractive frock with flared skirt joined to bodice gathers at shoulders a vestee and straight collar long sleeves may be loose or gathered soft bow front No 1640 bust size 38 requires 34 yards 29 inch 36 38 40 42 44 inch sizes 2 yards 54 inch material and percent yard 39 inch contrasting for vestee price 20 cents pattern. Fashion Book offers many stylish patterns priced 10 cents per copy.
The article labels Phatijong in Tibet as the dirtiest place, a 600 year old village with a fortress and 206 hovels now buried below ground level due to discarded waste. Also notes a wealthy Javanese prince Susuhunan of Surakarta and his cat funeral with 24 pall-bearers.
A garbled OCR item lists patterns orders for a Winnipeg union office at 175 MacDermot Ave and includes stray phrases about British merchant tonnage lost in war and a question about reacting to a dangerous lien on a campus. The fragmentary text mentions a figure of 7 830 855 tons and ends with a vague prompt.
Dr Serge Voronoff announced at the tenth international zoologists congress in Hungary that gland transplants can greatly raise wool production. Experiments on an Algerian farm showed 25 percent higher wool yield, with treated lambs heavier and offspring larger, as each ram impregnates about 50 ewes per year.
Major G B Johnson Canadian Government trade commissioner for Glasgow reports rising demand for Canadian food products in Great Britain. He notes postwar mood has revived export trade and many items once scarce in UK markets are now in high demand.
Hon. W. Rh. Motherwell spoke at the Saskatchewan Day Canadian National Exhibition urging breeding wheat with a double chaff to guard against frost. He said it may be possible and compared it to wearing an overcoat on a cold night. Stamp collecting is noted as a hobby of several royalty including the King of England and other European rulers.
An Atlantic Monthly writer notes London’s quiet streets despite heavy traffic and argues New World cities could learn from the Old World. He contrasts New York’s nocturnal noise with London’s calm flow, suggesting disorderly streets affect nerves and that public control yields humane progress.
The seventy fourth meeting of the American Chemical Society in Detroit discussed speeding crop production and preventing rust in cars. Dr F F E Denny described ethylene chim hydrin gas to help seed potatoes and reduce dependence on Bermuda for early potatoes with Florida peanut growers also aided. Dr Horace W. Gilbert reported on non rusting materials and money metal developments for autos. Britain’s national debt was noted at 37 000 000 900 dollars, with a remark that it must be paid in full.
The Royal Hotel will be Toronto's largest and finest, named to honor the city's history. Led by E. W. Beatty, the 28 story centerpiece will crown a 350 foot Front Street site opposite Union Station with a roof garden, housing over 1,000 rooms and extensive appointments. Completion is expected in about a year.
Klass de Jong of East Kildonan Manitoba wins the Cauliflower King of North America title at the American Vegetable Growers Association show in Syracuse New York. He previously won at Cleveland Ohio and earned a silver cup for six head of cauliflower amid praise for size weight and uniformity. The piece notes Canada’s seed export strength and global demand including Italy Denmark and Australia with seed exchanges and forestry projects.
The French ministry of pensions seeks the first American who fell under the French flag in World War I. A young American joined a colonial regiment in its early days, died at Nomeny Lorraine on August 20 1914, and his name remains absent from the regiment roll. His burial details are uncertain as bodies were moved during fleet interments.
The piece argues that brains are essential in farming and education boosts lifelong gains. M A Jones of Bowmanville urges returning to school for knowledge, not mere credentialism, noting ambition and determination are key to success in rural life and farming families should aim for standout animals and crops.
Immigration to Canada for the first seven months totalled 119 678 up from 86 480 in 1926, a 38.3 percent rise. July alone fell to 12 288 from 16 227 in 1926 due to embargo restrictions. Canadians returning from the United States to settle at home dropped, with 26 394 returnees versus 41 180 in the previous period.
Canada’s 1926 consumption totals 1,523,700,600 pounds of meat with per capita meat intake at 162.27 pounds. Butter and eggs per capita are 28.54 pounds and 28.2 dozen respectively, with butter and eggs worldwide high. Cheese and poultry per capita also listed.
The Farmer's Advocate calls for exhaustive study of barn fires noting widespread occurrences and the slim odds of saving a barn once spontaneous combustion starts. It questions the special conditions that trigger blazes and seeks reliable preventive measures worth millions to agriculture.
Uaman in Vorone Province with about 10 009 residents is cited as the Soviet Union s wet test spot. The report says it drank 109 000 gallons of state vodka in the last year costing 440 000 dollars and not counting moonshine beer or other liquors. Farmer s Advorate Canada s spend on research and experimentation opened up land for settlers and made Canada the Empire s granary.
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