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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1951
Page
2
A 1946 survey estimates 378 Eskimos in Canada excluding Labrador with 1 965 in Quebec from 1941 census. Most live along the Arctic coast and Keewatin District. Nomadic hunters and trappers rely on furs for trade. government efforts seek assimilation, economic self sufficiency, and citizenship duties.
The article notes wildlife preserves for Eskimo communities and programs to preserve land and sea wildlife. It mentions reindeer herding, fish hatcheries, and missions and nursing stations guiding education. Training aims to place Eskimos in technical roles to strengthen their economy and involvement in Canadian affairs.
Quick guidance for compact plots 10 by 20 feet. Focus on beans carrots beets spinach radish lettuce and a few staked tomatoes and cucumbers. Use tight rows 10 to 18 inches apart with double cropping and season-long care for healthy disease resistant seeds and timely sprays.
The total number of Scotch Shorthorns exported from January 1 to December 31, 1950, was 483, the highest in 19 years. Exports by breed: Canada 224, Argentina 73, Australia 45, Brazil 2, New Zealand 2, South Africa 5, Southern Rhodesia 3, Uruguay 5, United States 124.
Premier Leslie Frost announced approval from leaders of the three major parties for a bill to permit farm marketing agencies to pool produce. The measure would allow one organization to sell products for many farmers and set averaging prices.
The Canadian Press reports better-than-average moisture in the prairie grain belt for fall and winter. Alberta leads with a 15 percent rise, Saskatchewan 12 percent, while Manitoba shows a 1 percent deficit. Heavy mid March snow boosted hopes. August and September varied by region with many areas below normal yet October and November brought sharp gains. Winter snowfall remained well above average in Alberta and Saskatchewan though eastern Manitoba lagged.
A Paris swindler once peddled supposed autographs of Judas Iscariot and Adam and Eve to gullible buyers. He advertised relics as rare documents from biblical and apostolic figures, escaping consequences briefly before exposure.
George C. Elias of Haskett Manitoba won Canada's 1950 barley championship submitted Montcalm barley. The Barley Improvement Institute awarded the $1 300 tax free prize at the Brandon winter fair, marking Elias’s second title.
A five-legged calf was born on the N Boyle farm in Minburn Alberta. The extra limb is a small fifth leg on the left front shoulder. The calf is otherwise normal and healthy according to the owner.
Saskatchewan notes report a missing spaniel in Saskatoon returning home after 25 months to Mrs L Grahams. Other items mention Minnedosa chamber of commerce president-elect, record snow removal in Saskatoon, cancer lab funding at University of Alberta, Winnipeg building value, BC liquor distribution plebiscite slated for 1953, and Edmonton bull Caerleon Trump 360 selling for 725.
Alaska features extensive forests dominated by hemlock, spruce, and red cedar. Timber is a major regional product, shaping the state's economy and landscapes through broad forested areas and active harvesting.
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