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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
7
Brome and alfalfa mixtures dominate early pasture development in Southern Alberta. The recommended permanent mix includes brome seven pounds, orchard grass seven, creeping red fescue four, white Dutch clover two, totaling twenty pounds per acre. Seed bed firmness and weed control are crucial for quick establishment and fall grazing, with oats as a limited companion crop if needed.
A humorous report by a father recounts a Saturday family outing with children. The tally includes dried tears and tied shoes, balloon purchases and their short life, road safety cautions vs crossings, and a note that Saturdays like this will not be repeated. The teenage daughter teases about a dance and a bus conductor father is teased by Evelyn as romantic.
Canadian scientist C H D Clarke notes Arctic wildlife research is just beginning. He highlights limited discovery chances for new species, urges systematic life history work, and calls for studies on foxes muskox caribou and larger bears, plus better laboratories and collection sites across the Northwest and Yukon regions.
Intermediate wheatgrass mixed with alfalfa proves a useful forage on dry land in the Swift Current district Saskatchewan. Five year averages show dry matter per acre of 1.05 tons for brome alfalfa, 1.19 tons for crested wheatgrass alfalfa, and 1.31 tons for intermediate wheatgrass alfalfa.
Practical tips for long handled hoes and cultivators to reduce weeding effort. Use sharp edges, D shaped Dutch hoes near vegetables with care. Plant staggered harvests for corn peas spinach and tomatoes. Cover crops like buckwheat oats or clover improve soil and suppress weeds. Consider slopes with rock gardens steps or walls to break level differences.
Daylight saving time first trial in the United States occurred 146 years after Benjamin Franklin proposed the idea. The fragment notes the historical link between Franklin’s suggestion and later official adoption.
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