Saskatchewan to space polio shots as recommended by Dr Salk
Regina reports the Saskatchewan health department accepts Dr. Jonas Salk’s timing for polio vaccine doses. The first two injections will be a month apart with the third offered to eligible children born in 1949 and 1950, delaying the third dose till autumn to conserve supplies.
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Saskatchewan
Jonas Salk
Regina
Saskatchewan Health Department
D. Jonas Salk
T. J. Bentley
Central Advisory Committee
Ottawa
Bentley
Ur Salk
Connaught Medical Research Laboratories
Toronto
Salk
Device helps deaf blind print Braille on the go
Britain tests the Arcaid device enabling quick Braille printing on a typewriterlike keyboard. It feeds paper in a carryable case and allows the deaf person to read by touch as the paper section is raised. Overseas visitors to Scotland rose in 1954 with Canadians and Commonwealth totals up from 1953.
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Britain
Scotland
Edinburgh International Festival draws world orders for August to September
The Edinburgh festival opens August 21 to September 20 with bookings arriving from around the globe. Canadians are expected to attend in strong numbers as the event showcases music ballet opera drama and art exhibitions from leading artists worldwide.
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Edinburgh
Europe
Answers to Quick Quiz 5 Summary
Quick Canadian Facts pocket annual item lists facts: total miles exceeds 44,000, ranking second only to Russia and the United States. welfare and social spending. two thirds own homes while one third rent. population density under seven persons per square mile. compiled by editors of Quick Canadian Facts in 1926.
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Russia
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
Safety measures for pesticide use emphasize careful handling
A National Agricultural Chemical News summary lists key precautions for pesticide safety. Read labels, keep products in labeled containers, store separately from food, wash after use, avoid inhalation, and use separate equipment for herbicides like 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T. The Ottawa Plant Products Division notes labels carry essential guidance. Farmers can help set 1955 as a year of safer use.
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National Agricultural Chemical News and
Pesticides Review
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Feed seldom cause of loss in poultry
Harmful ingredients in feeds are rarely the cause of serious decline or mortality in poultry flocks. When losses occur a few affected birds should be submitted to a poultry pathologist for laboratory examination. Diseases, not feed, are the typical cause while titanins and minerals may affect health but do not cause sudden changes.
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C. R. Phillips
Plant Products Division
Federal Department of Agriculture
Hikers urged to enjoy country air this spring
Springtime guidance for hikers suggests heading to the country before insects become active. Pack a meal with whole grain bread and fillings, plus fruit or raw vegetables and a vacuum flask with hot or cold drink. Water from streams may be polluted so avoid relying on it.
Main exporters of live cattle in 1951
Iceland Denmark and Canada emerge as the main exporters of live cattle, shipping 480000 head, 329000 head, and 228000 head respectively of world exports totaling 1900000 head in 1951.
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Iceland
Denmark
Canada
Quick Canadian Quiz trivia from a newspaper page
The quiz poses questions on Canadian home ownership, Queen Elizabeth's birth year, the larger spending area between defence and welfare and social security, population density excluding the territories, and the miles of single track in Canadian railways.
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Queen Elizabeth
Yukons
Northwest Territories
Canada
Canadian Railways
Balanced Diet Weight Control
The article explains excess weight often overruns effort and recommends a balanced diet to maintain a normal weight by providing essential nutrients without fat-building extras. It notes teens may need between meal snacks while sedentary adults do better with the diet guided by Canada's food rules.
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Canada
Tree signals forecast spring weather in prairie study
Records from the Forest Nursery Station at Indian Head Sask suggest tree development can forecast early and late seasons. Aspen poplar bloom dates align with spring breaks and Russian poplar and Deltoid cottonwood pollen sheds follow about ten days later, aiding farmers in planning spring work.
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Ottawa
Federal Department of Agriculture
Indian Head
Sask
Prairies
Winter ewe care and feeding urged on Alberta farms
Signs of inadequate winter care show as lamb losses. Ewes must exercise and be well fed with alfalfa or good quality hay. Small oats fed during late pregnancy plus minerals help profits. Veterinary care saved a pet goat with a leg cast after a horse accident.
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Alberta
Calgary
Woody Laboret
Morris Hanson
Appetizing Recipes Double Qrecker Lamb Chops
Instructions describe preparing small rib lamb chops with herbs and mint jelly. Spread half the chops with jelly, sprinkle thyme or marjoram, top with the other half, and secure with picks. Broil 3 inches from heat about 10 minutes, season, turn and broil 10 minutes more until crispy brown.
Evolution of Wheat Stem Rust Races Across Continents
The article describes wheat stem rust as a mix of physiologic races and notes that resistant varieties can later be attacked by substrains. Kenya and Australia observed rust on new varieties, while in North America outbreaks in 1950 involved substrains of races 15, 12, 155, and 29, likely arising by mutation.
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Johnson
Winnipeg Plant Pathology Laboratory
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Kenya
Australia
North America
Selkirk
New Central Poultry Testing Station Housed With Chicks
Sufficient baby chicks fill all available pens at the Central Poultry Testing Station in Ottawa established by the Poultry Products Division. Around 10 brooders hold 450 chicks per lot, with plans to later place them in two pens of 50 per pen across the building for a 500 day test.
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Central Poultry Testing Station
Poultry Products Division
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Nova Sotia
Vancouver Island
Trenton
Ont
Peu
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Malton
Ontario
Quebec
Railway Express
Committee On
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