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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1955
Page
2
Humus makes a good substitute for manure and compost. Pile weeds leaves and grass clippings on the heap or dig them in for soil bulk and moisture retention. A small plot can yield ample vegetables and fresh produce at doorsteps. For flowers, plant in varied clumps with taller plants to the back and shorter edging varieties for year round bloom.
Dr. Andrew Stewart of the University of Alberta told Alberta agricul turists that water contracts control irrigation project continuance. He warned rates must balance project costs, user recoveries, and subsidies to keep projects viable, noting too low rates inflate land values while too high rates risk uneconomical farming.
A Home Workshop advertisement offers a purple martin nesting house pattern for 1 50 postpaid or 35c if only the martin house is ordered. The package includes tracing diagrams, assembly steps, and patterns for a 10 to 12 foot high nest cabinet. It also features patterns to modernize century beds with high headpieces and brass beds into Hollywood lines with slipcovers and spreads. Address: Home Workshop Pattern Service 4433 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver B C.
Regina report on a 104 page Golden Jubilee booklet titled The Municipal System of Saskatchewan. Prepared by George F. Dawson, it traces municipal government history from 1875 to the present, illustrated with photographs charts and maps. Free upon request from the Department of Municipal Affairs in Regina.
Manitoba's Provincial Fruit Fair will be held August 24 and 25 in Winnipeg at the Civic Caledonian rink on Sherbrooke street. The event runs with the Provincial Honey Show and the Winnipeg Horticultural Society Gladiolus and African Violet shows. Entries are open to Manitoba residents. prize lists will note classes for apples crab apples plums raspberries and strawberries and educational displays. Further information from E. J. Weir of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture.
Alberta reports a seed shortage in north and west central regions. Farmers may need to buy what they can. Buy registered or certified seed for quality. avoid weed seeds and distant, unclean grain. Seed cleaning plants offer graded seed at reasonable prices under the Seeds Act. ask your district agriculturist where to buy.
The All Canada Insurance Federation warns residential fires kill over 400 Canadians annually, including many children under 15. It urges strict home fire prevention during spring cleaning, listing six safety steps from removing matches to inspecting wiring.
The Financial Post notes if current home building rates persist, Calgary could double in six years, Edmonton in eight, and Toronto in 12. The piece contrasts this with a humorous aside about a hippo resting in water.
Alice Brookes presents a simple pattern with actual-size paper pieces for lawn porch or patio chairs. Easy instructions guide assembly and a number guide helps index parts. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain the pattern. stamps not accepted.
Plainly write your name address and pattern number for our new catalogue. The copy costs 25 cents and features exciting enchanting designs. Order now to receive the full catalog of wonderful needlecraft patterns.
Poetic piece urging Canadians to unite for liberty and duty during wartime. Calls everyone male and female who serves in soil fisheries mines water air towns and cities to stand firm for right and uphold the flag and heritage as Canada enters or sustains war effort.
A patrol officer questions a man pacing a sidewalk at 2 a.m. The man explains he forgot his key and is waiting for his children to return home to let him in, highlighting a calm, human moment in a night-time incident.
A Texas report says real rust of wheat has been widespread all winter and could become a severe epidemic there. Western Canada remains hopeful, with race 56 and 15-B noted. Selkirk wheat may help, but weather remains a key factor. The note cites past droughts and spring rains that sparked rust build up, leaving Canada better prepared than in 1954.
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