Dairy Industry in Canada Gains Ground in Western Provinces
The report shows rising dairy output across Canada with Western provinces leading. Ontario and Quebec top production, while Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba show strong gains. Saskatchewan butter output for January-May reaches 5,082,651 pounds, up from 3,891,584 the prior year, continuing postwar growth trends.
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Canada
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Quebec
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Dominion
Culling Non-Productive Hens Cuts Saskatchewan Flocks
Saskatchewan farmers reduced poultry flocks by 15 926 birds this summer under a provincial service run with the Saskatchewan Eye and Poultry Pool. Markets commissioner W Waldron notes over 40 districts were visited by 10 workers in June and July, revealing varied housing conditions and a general shift toward flock improvement though understanding of culling remains limited.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Aegriculture
Saskatchewan Eye and Poultry Pool
W Waldron
Minerals In Livestock Feeding The Major Consideration
George B. Rothwell contributes an illuminative Seasonable Hints piece on minerals in livestock feeding. He covers horses cattle sheep and swine with salt as general advice and notes lime on horses and water solutions for mares. He recommends edible bone meal for cattle and minerals to improve litter strength and breeding outcomes in swine with alfalfa hay for sows and tankage suitable for feeder hogs.
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George B. Rothwell
Dominic
Rothwell
Farm operated by schoolboys near Philadelphia yields profit
The Glen Mills school in Delaware County ran a 600 acre farm with nearly 600 inmate laborers earning no pay. Last year the operation reported a net profit of 30 400 to 36 400 after expenses, illustrating labor costs as a major farming barrier.
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Phiiladelphia
Boy's School
Philadelphia
Glen Mills
Delaware County
Many U S Farmers For Canadian West
In June 354 American settlers moved to Canada from Fargo North Dakota. Their families bring total population to 541, a 49 percent rise from last year. They carried cash and effects valued at 1 381 750 dollars. Cash and effects moved at Fargo in July reached 886 200 dollars.
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Fargo
N. Dakota
United States
Canada
Ottawa
North Dakota
Canadian Department of Immigration and Colonization
Manitoba Crop Acreage Changes Slightly From 1925
Manitoba's agriculture department reports total sown acreage for 1926 is just under two percent below 1925 levels and nearly equal to 1924. Southern districts show more wheat while northern areas shrink. oats dip slightly. barley rises in central western areas but falls province wide. rye drops notably. flax up about 40 percent.13,000 farmers contributed returns. province at about 51,100 farmers. fourteen crop districts used for statistics.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Argentine Butter Quality Raised by Pasteurization Drive
Since October 1924 the Argentine department of agriculture began a campaign to improve butter quality. Of 62 butter factories, 35 are equipped to neutralize and pasteurize all cream used. The quality and uniformity gains aid sales in England and experts predict most major makers will adopt the system within a year.
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Argentine Department of Agriculture
Republic
England
Argentina
Hutterite Colony Expands Near Calgary With Land Purchase
The Hutterite colony located about 40 miles east of Calgary has paid over $150,000 cash for farmland west of Beiseker, with roughly 45 members forming a self contained community. It operates its own stores and other enterprises with supplies and funds allotted by the secretary treasurer on a cooperative basis.
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Calgary
Beiseker
Canada Leads World in Telegraph Lines per Capita
Statistics as of January 1, 1925 show Canada with 3.4 miles of telephone and telegraph wire per 100 people, leading the world. The United States ranks second in telephones per 100 population.
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Canada
United States
Beekeeper Plans Dual Hemisphere Honey Harvest
Bees stay in British Columbia for summer then travel to Australia for winter to amass two crops of honey per year. Workers may strike against eight hour day but no notice yet. The beekeeper’s shuttle system spans the Pacific and its duration remains unknown.
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British Columbia
Equator
Australia
Pacific
New York World
Excellent TB Test Showing in Saskatchewan Area
An excellent showing in the New Saskatchewan T. B. area east of Last Mountain Lake reports 39 reactors found. This equals about one and a half per cent and compares favorably with tests in Manitoba, Quebec, and British Columbia, nearing Prince Edward Island’s record.
Witness Describes Speed Misperception in Court
The accused testifies he was not going fast at all when stopped, insisting he was nearly stationary. The magistrate warns that continued motion could lead to a collision and imposes a ten dollar fine. The report notes a study using active radium injection to measure blood flow rates.
Michigan tops states in sending residents to Canada
The department of immigration and colonization shows Michigan has the highest total of residents who became Canadians in fourteen years, with 87 107. Minnesota follows with 6 992, Massachusetts 77 750, Washington 75 446, New York 74 067, and North Dakota 51 402. Other states range from 3 000 to a few hundred.
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Michigan
State
Union
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Washington
New York
North Dakota
Germany builds largest seaplane for civil air service
The massive German seaplane will carry 40 passengers plus freight and be powered by seven engines totaling between 3000 and 4000 horsepower.
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Germany
Civil Air Service
Canadians See Sharp Rise In Egg Production And Consumption
Government report notes Canada produced over 100 million dozen eggs since 1920 and per capita consumption rose from 16.8 to 26.8 dozen by 1925 due to improved quality and egg regulations. The text also includes a stray classroom exchange about a student’s hair.
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Canada
Prohibition Item Professor in an Engineering Class
A classroom exchange defines dry dock as a physician who won’t issue prescriptions. Phonographs aid English teaching across Philippine schools.
Saskatchewan Beekeepers Exhibit At Toronto Fair
Saskatchewan beekeepers plan to exhibit honey at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, with the provincial agriculture department covering transport. The display will feature 1000 pounds of honey and is limited to provincial entries. Sugar from beets in Western Canada nears market as first Alberta sugar factory at Raymond expands optimism for a regional beet industry across the prairie.
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Canada
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Hussia
Cana
Saskatchewan
Toronto
F. H Auld
SA. Merkley
Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Western
Prairie Province
Raymond Alberta
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Butter pays farmer best returns among farm products
The national dairy council reports farmers receive 78 to 80 cents from every butter dollar, more than the 45 cents average from meat potatoes and wheat. Butter offers daily cash returns on investment and labor, while cows provide on farm fertilizer, boosting land productivity.
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National Dairy Council
United States
Simecoe
Productive Hen at Nebraska Reaches 1186 Eggs
A White Leghorn hen owned by the Nebraska state agricultural college has laid 1,186 eggs over eight laying seasons. Prof. E. H. Musseh says only three or four hens worldwide have reached this mark. the nine year old bird still has a potential for further productivity.
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State Agricultural College of Nebraska
E. H. Musseh
Boosting Hog Production Targets One Million Dollars in Hogs
The Prince Albert district shipped hog value to 400000 in 1925 due to agricultural society efforts. Producers anticipate surpassing one million dollars in hogs as the new slogan gains traction. A square-stem bamboo species is noted to grow in Japan.
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Prince Albert District
Prince Albert
Agricultural Society
Narwhal Sighted in Hudson Strait valued at three dollars per pound
The narwhal or sea unicorn is described as a rare sea animal found in northern Hudson Strait waters by the natural resources intelligence service of the Department of the Interior. It is noted for a long ivory horn and is valued at about three dollars per pound.
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Hudson Hay and Strait
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Arm Freed After Hydrant Wreckage In New York
A six year old boy trapped his arm in a water hydrant in New York. Fire brigade needed half an hour to release him and the damaged hydrant will cost several hundred dollars to replace. Also a waggish diner joke about chicken croquettes and a moral about being sorry for others.
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New York
Fire Brigade
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