Irrigation appeal to premier to aid Lethbridge scheme
A delayed protest by the Lethbridge board of trade and farmers to Premier Stewart seeks urgent action on the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation scheme. Delegates travel to Edmonton to press for a personal inspection and lure the premier to Friday’s big southern meeting amid drought and wind storms.
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Lethridge
Mollowlay
Stewart
G. R. Marnoch
Lethbridge Board of Trade
Lethbridge
Premir Stewart
Farmers and Board of Trade
C. S. Noble
Chris, Jensen
S. J. Shepherd
Edmonton
Marnoch
Irrigation Development Association
South Country
Coal mining employment and output in Nova Scotia
The government reports show 12,925 men employed in Nova Scotia coal mines last year and production reached 566 tons per man.
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Lalifax
N.S
Nova Scotia
Romania Expects Record Crop If Drought Is Avoided
Bucharest reports Romania's crops may be exceedingly abundant this year with four fifths of the corn crop planted and the government aiming to export large quantities. The Italian contract for 40,000 carloads of maize, scarce farming tools, and peasant ownership of land are noted as key factors shaping production.
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Bucharest
Romania
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Hungary
Transylvania
Bulgaria Sees Prosperity Push Amid Trade Drive
A Bulgarian report to the Canadian trade commission outlines a return to normal conditions and a bold foreign trade program with allies. Sofia bankers have transferred £1,000,000 for purchases abroad, with 80 percent of Bulgarians farming and opposed to Bolshevism. A good harvest is expected and the army reduced to 44,000 is praised as economically beneficial.
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Ottawa
Bulgaria
Canadian Trade Commission
Sofia
Canaan
Pasture for the Hogs and the Value of Forage Crops
A Brandon Experimental Farm report outlines pig gains using pasture with grain. Pasture reduces grain needs by one third and can cut pork cost by 20 to 25 percent, boosting profit margins. It details crops suitable for hog pasture including rye, oats, barley, wheat, rape, fall rye, alfalfa, and grasses, with notes on harvest timing, nutritive value, and management measures such as nose rings and occasional confinement before market.
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Brandon Experimental Farm
Peny
W. Cgc. McKillican
Brandon
Man
Pig growth needs protein rich feeds for minerals
Pigs gain weight mainly as muscle early on and fat later. Growth is hindered without mineral rich feed. Young pigs require protein sources like milk or tankage, linseed oil meal, or wheat shorts instead of corn alone or corn with barley. These feeds also supply minerals better than corn or barley.
China Builds Wheat Flour Export During War
Before the war China relied on imports for flour but turned to self sufficiency. In 1917 China exported 500000 barrels of flour, with about half shipped to Russia, signaling a shift to an export trade amid wartime resource mobilization.
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China
Russia
British scientist rates macaroni as valuable as meat
A British scientist argues weight for weight macaroni is as valuable as beet or mutton for nourishment. The claim follows notes on diet and health, with a claim that the man supported by over two thousand couples in a similar effort.
Bermuda to Celebrate 300 Year Old Constitution
Bermuda plans a tercentenary celebration for its 1620 colonial constitution with a grand event on October 7 aboard the Renown. The colony relies on tariff revenues, has no land tax, and keeps a conservative, aging populace wary of new innovations.
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Bermuda
Hamilton
Prince of Wales
Coral Rock
Sir George Somers
Virginia
Grasshopper Scourge Damages Michigan Crops Estimated
County farm agents report grasshopper devastation in Cadillac Michigan with crop losses approaching 1 million dollars. Wheat beans and corn blighted like forest fire, hedges leveled, potatoes mostly spared, farmers say several crops appear doomed.
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Cadillac
Mich
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