Forest of Ten Million Children The Prairies Tree Planting
A prairie article celebrates widespread tree planting in Western Canada. Farmers in Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan have planted millions of trees over two decades creating green belts irrigation has boosted grove growth and farmstead beauty. The piece calls this a enduring permanence and likens future forests to a forest of ten million children.
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Western
Canada
Wibe
J. Broderick
Lethbridge
Aberia
Prairies
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
West
Lees
Albenia
Wilson's
Exports of Livestock and Meats in Early-Year Trade
Dominion Livestock Branch reports Britain took 10 026 cattle and 2 357 200 lb beef in seven months vs 34 152 cattle and 5 108 500 lb beef in 1923. Bacon 62 411 600 lb vs 57 408 300 lb. pork 3 201 300 lb vs 1 738 700 lb. To the United States similar period cattle 45.0 percent vs 24 132. beef 7 411 200 lb vs 3 923 700 lb. bacon 253 500 lb vs 9 900 lb. pork 818 900 lb vs 422 906 lb. mutton 25 600 lb vs 60 600 lb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Livestock Branch
Yeports
Great Britain
United States
Imperial government appoints markets commissioner and four officers
Sir R A Saunders announces an Imperial plan to improve the Old Country marketing system by naming a markets commissioner and four marketing officers. He cites Saskatchewan agricultural cooperation as a model and notes the remarks were received as advice from the department.
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R. A. Saunders
Saskatchewan
Sun Wheat Variety Promises Coastal Suitability
Professor Paul Bowing of the University of British Columbia reports on Sun wheat a new coastal adapted variety. It is said to yield heavily with stiff straw and about thirty bushels per acre are expected for multiplication this harvest for distribution among selected farmers to boost seed for next year.
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Paul Bowing
University of British Columbia
Treatment Of Mange Instructions For Treatment By Hand Or Dipping
Veterinary inspector must be notified when mange is suspected. Bulletin 31 details hand treatment for horses and cattle using a sulfur tar venice oil mix heated to 116 120 F with two dressings 12 14 days apart. Dipping for large outbreaks uses lime sulfur mix prepared from sulfur lime and water kept at 110 115 F with at least two minute immersion and a second dipping 12 14 days later. All equipment and areas should be burned or disinfected after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton
Deminion Department of Agriculture
Rust Resistant Wheat Aimed At Early Maturity
Dominion botanist H. T. Gusson notes UK rust control does not help Canada. Canadian experiments seek rust resistant wheat and earlier maturation. Kota wheat shows rust resistance but weak straw. researchers hope for a variety with Kota parentage and sturdier straw to withstand rust.
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Great Britain
Canada
H. T. Gusson
Dominion
Mr. Gusson
Gusson
Kota
Immigrant Origins Rise in Canada Drawn From Isles and Russia
Canada recorded 16 778 new immigrants in July with 2 534 from England and 3 201 from Russia. Scotland Ireland and Wales contributed thousands while 4 068 settled in Ontario. Males numbered 5 078 and females 3 508 with 2 192 children under 14.
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Canada
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Russia
Ontario
Monument to Nesbit founders unveiled in Prince Albert
Mayor Davis unveils a river stone cairn on the North Sask River bank honoring Rev. James Nesbit and his party who landed in August 1866. The cairn, erected by the Prince Albert Historical Society, stands where the Nesbit party from Kilchonan landed. Mrs. F Mulls attended as a child.
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Prince Albert
Davis
James Nesbit
North Saskatchewan
Nesbit
Kilchonan
F. Mulls
Trimming Trees by Arborologists on London Omnibus Routes
A quirky London scene describes arborologists employed by the London General Omnibus Company riding atop the highest omnibus. They command the driver to hug the curb and prune branches with knives, waiting to ensure a leaf touches a hat. Private trees require permission, but no refusals have occurred.
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London
London General Omnibus Company
Beauty specialists warn hats may cause baldness
A recent advisory states that tight fitting hats worn by beauty specialists could cause baldness in both men and women. Experts urge loosening headwear and monitor scalp health to prevent hair loss.
Pennyworth Lesson From a Child
A mother and her son clash over a penny handed yesterday to teach thrift. The boy insists he demonstrated value by spending today, highlighting a small family exchange about money and behavior.
City lamp lighters take annual two week vacations
In Sheffield England, city lamp lighters all pause work simultaneously each year, leaving streets dark for two weeks while they take their vacations.
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Shefield
England
Arctic explorer cancels pole trip amid bankruptcy filing
An Arctic explorer who filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition has cancelled his planned North Pole aerial voyage. He has requested public receivership of his estate to straighten out financial difficulties and maintains he is solvent.
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Arctic Explorer
North Pole
Quality of Western Grain Surpasses Global Crop Standards
The western agricultural sector is the backbone of the region with wheat yields peaking in the early 20th century. Saskatchewan alone surpassed Klondike gold value in 1921, while prairie provinces produce about 90 percent of Canada’s grain. Marquis wheat, bred by Dr. Saunders, improved seasonal maturity and rust resistance, with grain quality setting world records and valued at hundreds of millions in 1948.
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West
Saskatchewan
Klondike
Canada
Prairie
United States
Charles FE. Saunders
Dominion Cerealist
Northwest
Problems of farm life raised before Ontario inquiry
Women testified on domestic social and economic issues on farms. Wash day and morning routines were cited as targets for elimination through cooperative laundries linked to creameries. Advocates urged rural nursing, better medical care, cooperative marketing, and rural education to improve farm life.
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Ontario
Australia Canada trade reaches record high in year ended 1924
Imports of Canadian produce and manufacture into Australia totaled £5,064,252 for the year ended June 30 1924, up £1,899,503 from the prior year marking the largest Canada Australia trade volume. Motor chassis led gains with substantial rubber goods boats and shoes also traded. A separate note tells of a Thibodaux Louisiana man who swam the Mississippi River to show friends he can swim despite recently becoming a grandfather of twins.
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Australia
Canada
Thibodaux, la
Mississippi River
New Lava Formations Found in Idabo Region
Fields of lava, sputter cones, volcanic craters, strange caves and natural bridges have been discovered in the southern part of Idabo. Scientists note active geology and unexplored terrain near the lava fields. Researchers from regional institutes are cataloging the formations.
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Southeerienn
Idabo
Western Lignite Uni May Solve The Fuel For Central Canada
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service discusses Canada’s coal problem and steps to export coal to Central Canada. It covers the Lignite Utilization Board’s 1921 Bienfait plant, carbonizing lignite briquettes for domestic use, and Saskatchewan government move to operate the Bienfait facility with private partners.
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Uni
Canada
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Bienfalt
Donesie
Bienfail
J. G. Gardiner
Duty remission for grade breeding ewes to aid Western Canada
F H Auld announces an Ottawa order in council granting duty remission on grade breeding ewes imported from the United States for September to November. Western Canada sheep industry urged free entry for three to four months to expand flocks in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, creating markets for pure-bred rams.
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F. H. Auld
Western Canada Livestock Union
Federal Department
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Auld
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Farm Boys Camp Season Across Saskatchewan Provinces
Under the Saskatchewan Agricultural Extension Service four Farm Boys Camps were held this summer with 483 teenage agrarians. Yorkton hosted 56 boys, North Battleford 41, Saskatoon 235, and Manston Lake 36 under canvas led by N G Bruce. Stock judging competitions and events accompanied the camps.
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Saskatchewan Agricultural Extension Service
Yorkton
North Battleford
Saskatoon
Manston Lake
N. G. Bruce
Prizes For Butter Competition At Provincial Dairy Meet
The Dairy Branch of the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture announces a donation from J B Ford Co Wyandotte Michigan of silver cutlery for the Butter Judging Competition at the 1925 Provincial Dairy Convention to be held next February in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. Regulations for the competition have yet to be decided.
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Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
J. B. Ford Co
Wyandotte
Michigan
Prince Albert
Sask
Painted butterfly flight in California followed by caterpillar outbreak
A remarkable flight of the painted butterfly in California has been followed by a serious outbreak of caterpillars attacking garden plants of all kinds.
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California
Not What Father Meant The Mackintosh Tale
An English family renting a Scottish lochside house hires a boat to cross a lake. In unsettled weather the father asks the boatman where to buy a mackintosh for his daughter. The boatman replies that few Mackintoshes exist nearby but mentions a bachelor Macdonald by the loch who might suit the young lady.
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Scotland
Macdonald
Salmon pack outlook in British Columbia latest estimate
Ralph Lanning, secretary of the canned salmon section of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, British Columbia Division, said prospects for this year point to about 200,000 more cases than 1923, with total salmon production possibly reaching 1,500,000 cases across all kinds.
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British Columbia
Ralph Lanning
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Boy Scout Movement Grows Fast in Norway
The Norwegian Boy Scout movement expands rapidly with 200 boys at the 1914 first national camp, now 2 000 campers at a large tract near Lake Mijosen. Scouts travel from Hammerfest to the far north and King Haakon visits the camp.
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Norway
Heauwtifns
Lake Mijosen
Hammerfest
King Haakon
British Prison Morale Move Abolishes Broad Arrow Clothing
The British authorities have announced a reform to prisoner attire by abolishing the broad arrow mark on prison clothes and replacing it with ordinary lounge suits for inmates. This marks a step aimed at improving morale and dignity within the prison system.
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British Isles
Wizard of Finance
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Lusitania
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