Corn shows growth as Western Canada crops rise
Corn production in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta surged from near novelty to a major crop with 1922 outputs of 781 500 tons valued at 2 415 006 from 148 039 acres. Acreages rose dramatically since 1915 with new corn shows and silos transforming the prairie landscape across three provinces.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Algerta
Sackatchewan
Alberta
Western
Western Canada
Prince Albert
Maple Creek
Medicine Hat
Chaplin
United States
North Dakota
Dutch settlers praised for steadiness in Western Canada
A staffer of The Amsterdam Telegraaf reports from Montreal on Dutch settlers near Winnipeg and Calgary. He notes Strathmore farmers who have lived there eighteen years and praise Dutch diligence, thrift, and home settling in Saskatchewan’s prairie provinces.
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Amsterdam Telegraaf
Canada
Holland
Montreal
New York
Winnipeg
Calgary
Strathmore
Prairie Provinces
Alberta May Be Represented at Canadian National Exhibition
Premier Greenfield favors a permanent Alberta exhibit at the Toronto fair and future shows to gain publicity for the province. Management invited all provinces to contribute, with exhibits in a national display. Government could not fund a 1922 exhibit but will consider it in the 1923 estimates and appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Toronto
Greenfield
Rust Laboratory at Manitoba Agricultural College Site Decided
A rust conference committee recommends Manitoba Agricultural College in Winnipeg as the location for a rust eradication laboratory and greenhouses. Members include Dr. Walter A. Murray Saskatoon President J A McLean Manitoba University R M Matheson Board of Governors Dr Gussen Dominion Botanist Dr W B Fraser Plant Pathologist Saskatoon Dr D L Bailey Professor W G T Weiner and President C H Lee of the MAC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Agricultural College
Walter A. Murray
Saskatoon
J. A. McLean
Manitoba University
R. M. Matheson
Board of Governors
Gussen
Dominion
W. B. Fraser
D. L. Bailey
W. G. T. Weiner
C. H. Lee
First Turkish Women Lawyers Seek Magistrate Enrollment
The first three Turkish women with university law degrees traveled to Angora to request enrollment as magistrates, arguing they would be more sympathetic on the bench than men.
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Angora
Waking Mistakes and the Law of Supply and Demand
An analysis notes how human error and missteps affect markets more than the standard rule of supply and demand. It explores how hesitation and misjudgment can alter prices and availability in everyday life.
Peace River district prospects 1922 report from Beaver Lodge
Sir Henry Thornton notes agricultural prospects in the Peace River district directing readers to Dominion Experimental Sub Stations. Beaver Lodge Alberta chief W. D. Albright reports 1922 livestock trials with 24 cattle 88 hogs showing economical feeding possible. Bees and feeds like sheaf oats and legume hay yield encouraging results, with seasonal notes from earlier years on cereals vegetables and fruits.
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Sir Henry Thornton
Peace River District
Canada
Dominion
Beaverlodge
Alta
W. D. Albright
Sir Henry
Albright
Peace River
Clock Tower Bees Persist at Micheldever Clock
Bees have inhabited the Micheldever clock tower in Hampshire for at least three years despite cement sealing and annual removals. A previous swarm entered a neighboring house, was removed in autumn, and cemented, but a new swarm returned to the same clock-face hole. A bucketful of honey was taken from the wall, and previous honey measured in the hundreds of weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micheldever
Hants
England
Brazil the Vast Nation Full of Rich Fruit and People
A description of Brazil as a large expansive country excluding the Arctic and able to produce all fruits. It is nearly the size of Europe yet has a population about a quarter of the United States, highlighting its vast land area and smaller population.
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Europe
Saskatchewan
Great Britain
Brazil
Arctic
United States
Alberta Butter Dominates Vancouver Victoria Expositions
Alberta creamery butter figures among prize winners at the Vancouver and Victoria expositions capturing top prizes in first second and third classes during open competition.
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Alberta
Vancouver
Victoria
Timothy Seed Experiment Grows in Saskatchewan District
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture and University of Saskatchewan conduct timothy seed trials in Carrot River east of Prince Albert. Forty five plots last year, seventy five this year, with methods testing nurse crops seeding and weather effects. Professor Champlin directs the three to five year tech experiment funded and supplied by the province.
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Carrot River
Princ Albert
Department of Agriculture
Province of
Saskatchewan
University
Saskatchewan Field Husbandry Association
Timothy
Champlin
University of Saskatchewan
Fur trade fuels Canadian trappers and fur traders
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service reports fur demand brings in millions yearly. Settlement pushes fur-bearers back, trapping rises with prices since the war. In 1921-22 Canada harvested over 4.06 million wild animals led by muskrat, beaver, mink, and skunk. fur farming grows as demand increases.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
He Said He Was a Singer
A countryman with a local reputation as a vocalist attended a dinner and was asked to sing. Although hoarse and without music he agreed but broke down. An elderly guest urged him on, while another guest said the man who asked him to sing ought to be shot.
World Mohammedan population estimates by Dr Zwemer
Dr S M Zwemer estimates the global Mohammedan population at 234,814,989. Of these 105,723,000 are under British rule and 4,482,000 in other western protectorates and colonies. Moslems in British India and its dependencies total 70,000,000.
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S. M. Zwemer
British India
Saskatchewan establishes two pools for marketing turkeys
Saskatchewan announces two new pools to market dressed and live turkeys. The Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association and the Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries will run the pools with Regia Saskatoon North Battleford Melfort Yorkton Weyburn and Meville creameries handling chilling and shipping. An instruction school and car advance plans are proposed while broader farm land value trends show 1920s declines but hints of rising values by year end.
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Saskatchewan
C. M Hamilton
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries, Limited
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries, Limited
Wil
Hamilton
Regia
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Melfort
Yorkton
Weyburn
Meville
A. P. McLean
John Holmes
W. Waldron
Mr. Hamilton
McLean
Insect Pests Threaten Saskatchewan Crops This Year
Provincial data show pests hitting forests, shelter belts, and crops across Saskatchewan. Forest tent caterpillars damaged June foliage from Qu Appelle Valley to Manitoba and Peace River areas. Wheat suffers from wire worms and stem sawfly. cutworms attack flax and clover. aphids, potato bugs, and grasshoppers affect various regions.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Qu’Appelle
Manitoba
Peace River
Clergyman Bumps Into Cow Then Collides With Woman
A clergyman lost in sermon thoughts rounds a path and bumps a cow disturbing her. He apologizes loudly and removes his hat. He then, still preoccupied, collides with a woman at another bend and tells her to move.
Gossip and Wary Words Warn Against Loose Talk
A cautionary note urges avoiding careless speech that twists rumors. It stresses discretion in sharing information and the harm caused by spreading unverified gossip.
Have you always lived here questioned by sightseer
A sightseer asks an aged rustic before a cottage if he has always lived there. Aunt Sarah clarifies the question to her spouse, explaining Silas asks whether he lived there before birth or after moving in.
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Wend
Sarah
Silas
Hotel Sunday School Opens for William Penn Hotel
The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania started a nonsectarian Sunday School session for staff and guests. Prof Carman Johnston Presbyterian elder directs the classes and a large turnout was reported from the first session on July 6.
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William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh
Carman C. Johnston
Presbyterian Church
Foretelling Storms and Storm Warnings Mentioned
The text notes the ancient philosopher Pythagoras credited with foretelling storms and catastrophes. A character, Miss Peppery-She, questions another about his habit of revealing all he knows, then greets Cholly-Fawney and Miss Peppery in a brief exchange.
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Pythagoras
Miss Peppery
Cholly—Fawney
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Rust Laboratory
Scion of
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Christopher Columbus
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Carrot River District
Natural Resources Bulletin
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Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
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British Columbia
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