Wheat growth expansion cited for Canada in 1926 report
Canada in 1926 planted 22,768,199 acres of wheat with an estimated 17.4 bushels per acre, yielding about 105,935,000 bushels and producers receiving around 442,673,000 dollars. Garnet wheat praised for early ripening and strong yields, expanding the northern wheat belt and boosting exports to Britain as a stable supply.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
India
Is Ig
Peace River
Alberta
Edmonton Gas Co to Drill One More Viking Field Well
The Edmonton Gas Co. plans another well in the Viking field this year. The field spans about seven and a half miles by two miles, with gas found at an average depth of 2 150 feet. London death toll from street arcs is lower than New York City's despite London's population being larger by about one million. Take a day off occasionally to slow aging.
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Edmonton Gas Co
London
New York City
Fashion patterns for a two piece sports outfit
A Winnipeg style notice describes a two piece fashion ensemble with a blouse No V247 and skirt No 1341. It notes fabric needs for sizes 34 to 44 bust, belt detail, gathered sleeves, and box plaits. The Fashion Book offers further patterns priced 14 cents.
Cattle Market Improves in Canada in 1926
The 1926 Live Stock Market and Meat Trade Review from the Dominion Department of Agriculture notes better prices and higher volumes for cattle in Canada despite weaker export weights. Britain faced depressors like the miners strike and a price war, but expectations for 1927 look brighter. The US market also shows encouragement with the return of better steer prices.
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Great Britain
Dominics Department “of Agriculture
Dominion
Britain
Argen
United States
New Tanning Process Turns Snowshoe Rabbits Profitable
The discovery of a rabbit skin tanning method boosts revenue for settlers in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. A 1926 27 winter catch estimates about 2,000,000 pelts worth around 200000 dollars. Untanned skins go to New York and London and farmers buy rabbit carcasses.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
New York
London
Publicity Campaign Draws Farmers in Western U S
Edmonton board of trade pushes a two year publicity drive as 4200 otter and 1200 completed questionnaires arrive from midwest farmers. About 200 visitors have inquired at the board office during district inspections and many are choosing land in central Alberta. The text also notes more than three million people are held in slavery and uses a proverb about a mink in the closet causing a wolf at the door.
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Edmonton Board of Trade
United States
Outlook For The Swine Industry In 1926
The 1926 Canadian swine industry faced strong producer support but reduced volume and farm revenue due to shortages. Hog prices on the Toronto market were the highest since 1920, with a peak monthly average of 16.72 and a per head value about 175 higher than 1925. No large pig crop is anticipated this spring in Canada or the United States, making production cost the key to profitable sales to Great Britain.
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Canada
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Toronto
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
United States
Great Britain
Dominion
Crops for Clay Soils in Eastern Canada
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin notes that potatoes and corn struggle on clay soils due to coarse roots. Sunflowers perform best over corn as a silage crop. sow 10 to 12 pounds per acre, rows, no thinning. Grasses and cereals thrive. alfalfa yields well if well drained. Oats outperform barley or wheat when fertility is low. Free bulletin from Agriculture Ottawa.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Hen Eats 9572 Wheat Kernels In Five Day Show
A Palouse Washington poultry show measured a laying hen s daily grain ration. Over five days the average laying hen consumed 9572 kernels of wheat, demonstrating the depth of feed intake in poultry.
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Palouse
Wash
Brains and Beauty With Captain on EKiapress Tour
Canadian Pacific steamship EKiapress of France on a Mediterranean tour features Captain FP Griffiths flanked by distinguished passengers. In the photo are William McMaster and Narcisse Peradeau with Miss Yvette McKenna and Mrs Frank McKenna daughter of Peradeau. The shot was taken near Algiers as the liner neared port.
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FP. Griffiths
Canadian Pacific
Ekiapress
France
Mediterranean
William McMaster
Canadian Pacific Railway
Narcisse Peradeau
Quebec
Yvette McKenna
Frank McKenna
Perodeau
Algiers
Father of Aviation Discovered In Sir George Cayley
The article credits Sir George Cayley as the true father of aviation, noting his 1773 birth and 1850s death. It cites Charles Psoufas calling Cayley “the greatest aviation has known” and details Cayley’s forward-thinking views on air transport, early glider experiments, and a toy helicopter in 1796.
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George Cayley
Coleonel S. Fo Cody
Fising
Great Britain
Sir Georges Cayley
Brompton Hall
Northallerton
Charles Psoufas
Ity
Ile
Isst
Air Ministry
Cayley
Wool Prices Likely To Rise On Global Demand
Albert H. Elliott of the Boston Wool Trade Association predicts higher wool prices in the coming year. He notes depleted stocks, healthier markets in Britain and Europe, and a global wool-using population growing faster than supply can increase.
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Europe
Australia
United States
Albert H. Elliott
Boston Wool Trade Association
Hoston
Britain
Miner Provides Migration Data From Sanctuary to Government
Jack Miner, owner of the Kingsville Ontario Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary, has supplied the Dominion Government with records from two decades of tagging and releasing ducks and geese to map migration routes. Correspondence from across North America has been filed, with letters reporting bird killings now turned over to government authorities and some to the Parks branch of the Department of the Interior.
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Jack Miner
Dominion
Kingsville
Ontario
Louisiana
Saskatchewan
Long Island
Baffin’s Island
Parks Ranch
Department of the Interior
Edmonton site sought for Broder Canning factory
The Broder Canning of New Westminster seeks a site in Edmonton to establish Alberta’s first canning factory. This follows the province’s vegtable stowing industry growth as Alberta shifts from importing vegetables to growing about two thirds of its ordinary vegetable needs locally.
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Edmonton
Broder Canning
New Westminster
Alberta
Okanagan Tobacco Growers Form Local Associations
Under the Okanagan Tobacco Growers Association growers in the Kelowna district organize for territorial protection. They invite growers in nearby valleys to form locals and affiliate with the association. Viscount Willingdon received an honorary degree at the University of Montreal and spoke in French. Lord Dufferin spoke in Greek at Melis.
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Okanagan
Viscount Willingdon
University of Montreal
Dufferin
Metlis B
Claims Kingship Over Canadian Indians
A Chicago writer claims Prince G. C. and Grand Regent as king of a Canadian Indian tribe, urging recognition by the British government. Canada refuses to recognize his kingship, entreating a translation of the tribe’s titles, while the letter is sent to the Canadian legation in Washington and may be referred to Ottawa’s Indian Department.
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Chicago
G. C
Waashington
Indian Department
Ollawa
Seized Elephant for Debt Alert in Austrian Court Action
A Vienna bank seized an elephant named Blryph for debt after failing to recover funds from a noted Austrian hunter. The court granted an execution order but distraineable property in Austria was limited to forests and plantations, leaving the bank with no easy remedies as the debtor was abroad in Africa.
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Tien
Whnu
Africa
Austria
Foresta
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Fort Churchill
Rock Mountains
Dominion of the Plough
Sir Herbert Matthews
Central Chamber of British Agriculture
Iadia
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
ITA
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MacDermot Ave
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