Mixed farming arguments gain support in Western Canada
The piece argues that expanding mixed farming can restore soil fertility curb soil drift and reduce wheat overproduction. It notes Canada's imports of butter eggs and meat and suggests butter production could grow under mixed farming, aligning with Calgary Herald’s call to Western farmers to reconsider the strategy.
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Canada
The
Calgary Herald
Europe
Argentine Republic
Australia
India
Germany
France
Russia
New Zealand
London
Dominions
Calgary
Marketing Poultry Faces Tough Year Warn Experts
The Poultry Market Service of the Dominion Department of Agriculture warns the year ahead will be difficult for the industry due to heavy storage stocks full production and a new U S tariff barrier limiting dressed poultry sales. Producers should focus on proper finishing through special feeding and avoid placing young stock into finishing pens before full growth.
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Poultry Market Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
United States
Regina Exhibition Wheat Prizes Awarded to Trelle and Others
Herman Trelle of Wembley Alberta won first prize at the Regina Exhibition for Marquis wheat and Reward wheat exhibits. William Darnborough of Laura Saskatchewan took second in Marquis class, with E Thompson of Pathlow Saskatchewan following in Reward class.
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Herman Trelle
Wembley
Alberta
Regina
William Darnborough
Laura
Saskatchewan
E. Thompson
Pathlow, Sask
Trelle
Civil Servant Query Sparks Family Quips
A mother jokes that after long absence civil servants are forgotten by her daughter Little Doris. The piece mentions Canada’s northern mail service carrying 100000 pounds by air last winter and notes German waterproof paper cloth. Dad reflects on a motor cycling record and hospital stays this year. Karikaturen, Oslo.
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Doris
Mummy
Darling
Canada
No Oxygen Zone Found in Pacific Waters on Carnegie Voyage
Navigator O W Torreson reports a vast oxygen free band beginning 300 feet below the sea surface and extending 1 000 feet downward. The Carnegie expedition traveled more than 50 000 miles in 19 months, totaling nearly 350 000 miles in its 20 years as a floating laboratory.
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Pacific Ocean
Carnegie
O. W. Torreson
Torreson
Washington
Apu
Samoa
North Atlantic
North
South Pacific
Pacific
Fix Soybean Value In Canada Entails Oil Protein Link
The Dominion Agriculture chemist notes commercial soybean value hinges on oil content with higher fat varieties lower in protein. About twenty four varieties prove suitable for Canada's climate. Oil serves in fishing canning paint and soap while the meal provides protein rich livestock feed.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Treaty payments completed for western Indian reserves
Commissioner W. M. Graham says treaty payments have been completed on Indian reserves across the west. A northern party, begun in June for a ten week trip to reach northern Indians, is expected back soon after travelling about 1500 miles by canoe from Big River in Northern Saskatchewan.
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West
W. M. Graham
Indian Affairs
Big River
Saskatchewan
Industrial Saskatoon figures by Roy Bowman hub note
Roy Bowman writing in The Hub states Saskatoon has 197 industries including 52 factories 52 branch factories and 66 distributing plants. The count reflects a range of industrial activity across the city.
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Roy Bowman
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Saskatoon
R-100 Buys Best Beef in Canada for Return Flight
The R-100 purchasing officer praised Canada’s government brand beef for guaranteed quality for the dirigible’s return voyage to Cardington. On the Canada visit the craft loaded Red Brand steaks sufficient for two meals for all on board, ensuring consistent beef quality for the trip.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Cardington
Canada
Watch and jewelry industry employs thousands in Switzer land
About 46 000 people in Switz erland work in watch and jewelry making as a major industry. In North Walsham Norfolk England a firm founded in 1822 remains thriving. Icebergs in the North Atlantic float with only roughly one ninth of their mass above water.
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Switzerland
North Walsham
Norfolk
England
North Atlantic
Cooperative market plans for New England quality tomatoes
The Christian Science Monitor notes farmers forming a cooperative to market tomatoes under the New England quality products label. Tomatoes will be graded and sold in glazed boxes, a step to raise prices and reduce waste as produce once sold cheaply rot on vines.
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Hly
New England
Christian Science Monitor
Bug Detectives Guard Nation’s Food Supply
Dominion Department of Agriculture entomologists and botanists risk personal welfare to protect food sources. They track crop thieves in insects bugs and germs, solving mysteries as thrilling as police work. Their constant field and lab challenges include larvae spores and germs.
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Scotland Yard
Burns Agency
United States
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Woman editor dismisses male staff challenge in Washington Herald
Eleanor Medill Patterson, editor of the Washington Herald, replies to a reader asking how she will boss a room full of men. She states she foresees no difficulties since men have long been bossed by women, often without realizing it.
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Eleanor Medill Patterson
The
Washington Herald
Netherlands forms commission to study farmer aid plans
The Dutch government has created a commission to examine possible measures to assist farmers. The group will explore policy options, funding implications, and potential timelines for implementing support initiatives.
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Netherlands
Prince Had Narrow Escape from Madman with Rifle
The Prince of Wales avoided disaster during a 1920 Australian visit when Detective Michael O Sullivan tackled a rifle-wielding ex soldier shadowing the royal party at Coochin Cochin. The killer’s attempt was thwarted, and the Prince later thanked the detective with an autographed letter and a pearl tiepin.
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Prince of Wales
Smith's Weekly
J. A. Fihelly
Queensland
Coochin Coochin
E. T. Bell
Queensland Police
Michael O'Sullivan
Mr. Bell
Lionel Halsey
O'Sullivan
Why Get Stung by Bees Says Dominion Apiarist
C B Gooderham explains that a strong bee colony often stores surplus honey for its own use and a skilled beekeeper can harvest it without provoking stings. Traditional sulphur methods harm bees and reduce property value, while the bee escape technique lets beekeepers take honey discreetly, per Departmental Bulletin No. 33 from the Dominion Department of Agriculture Publications Branch.
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C. B. Gooderham
Dominion Apianist
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada’s Wild Animal Life Valued At One Billion Dollars
Dr. H. F. Lewis told delegates at the provincial Dominion game conference in Ottawa that Canada’s wild animal life sustains a one billion dollar capital valuation and a yearly turnover around forty five million dollars. The figure covers fur harvests game fish and their impact on firearms and fishing tackle makers, plus railways tourist camps guides and even magazine publishers connected to conservation.
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Canada
H. F. Lewis
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Ex-Kaiser Makes Light of Long Wood Chops
A news item notes the ex Kaiser's habit of chopping wood all day and comments that the practice is viewed casually. It adds a remark that small birds quicken their wingbeat as they fly faster than large birds in the same moment. It mentions Poland weighing a central land mortgage bank.
The English Conception of Kingship and State
Geoffrey Layman argues in Harper's September issue that English kingship blends inherited race driven instinct with patriotism. He contends the King represents the State made visible and loyalty stems from tradition rather than reason, praising Britain’s liberty and the unlikelihood of replacing monarchy with a republic.
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Geoffrey Layman
Harpers Magazine
Great Britain
United States of America
Prince May Visit Canada En Route to Buenos Aires
The Prince of Wales may travel through Canada on his journey to the British Empire Trade exhibition in Buenos Aires. London expects announcement by September 1 with plans possibly including a west coast South American route, a Panama Canal crossing, Andean railway travel from Valparaiso, and a British warship preferred for ocean travel.
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Prince of Wales
Canada
Buenos Aires
London
England
South America
Panama Canal
Andes
Valparaiso
Chile
Canada posts unfavorable trade balance for 12 months to July 21
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada had imports of 1 148 032 457 and exports of 1 015 777 740 for the 12 months ending July 21, yielding a deficit of 109 449 031. Previous periods showed varying balances with 1929 and 1928 figures listed. Also noted are Hertz apparatus in Munich and a dealer appraisal line about old-car trade value.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Balkans resemble chessboard with shifting power moves
A historical aside notes the Balkans resemble a checkerboard where kings' paths are unpredictable. It recalls Hyde Park once held by Westminster Abbey and later became Crown property in 1536.
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Hyde Park
Abbey of Westminster
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