Tree Planting Transforms Prairie Landscape in Western Canada
The forestry branch reports a rapid expansion of shelter belts and farm plantings across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta since 1961. More than 5.5 million seedlings and cuttings were distributed in spring 1926, with evergreen and deciduous trees sent to farms and forests. Inspectors visit about 11 200 farms yearly to ensure proper planting and care, and the effort boosts farm production by reducing wind and conserving moisture.
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Canada
Forestry
Department of the
Iintertar
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Indian Head
Sutherland
Northwest Territories
Prairie
Visi
Prairie Provinces
Russia buys Alberta horses for shipment to Russia
Alberta horses weighing 1000 to 1100 pounds are being purchased for a test shipment to Russia. The purchase, numbering 50 to 600 head, aims to gauge demand with potential repeat orders if the animals meet Russian needs.
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Russia
Alberta
Train time joke from booking office clerk
An old lady asks the clerk the three o'clock train time. The clerk smiles and says sixty minutes past two. The woman responds that she told Mary the time had changed.
Chicago Teenage Girl Weds Multiple Husbands
A 17 year old girl in Chicago is reported to have three husbands, while many women her age remain with one or two partners.
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Chicago
Canada rises to third in world gold output
The Peterboro Examiner notes Canada has more than doubled its gold production since 1920 and may reach the $50,000,000 mark this year. Ontario provides over 80 percent of output with Lominton mines totaling about $37,000,000, placing Canada behind only the Empire and another major producer as global output shifts.
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Canada
British Empire
Australia
New Zealand
India
Lominton
Ontario
United States
Peterboro
Butter Box Standards Delayed By Agriculture Department
The department of agriculture in Ottawa postpones standards for butter boxes until after the next annual creamery associations convention. Further discussions address cost, durability tests by the forest products laboratory, and unresolved points from the March conference. Branding unanimity exists. standard box decision and cheese hoop standardization await final agreement.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Creamery Associations
Forest Products Laboratory
Orient Eyes Wheat Export to China Will Rise 25 Percent
Charles M. Sun Tien Tsin China president of a large Chinese milling company predicts a 25 percent plus advance in Canadian wheat exports to China this year. He spoke en route to Vancouver to buy wheat after passing through Winnipeg saying this will be the biggest year in Canada China grain trade.
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China
Charles M. Sun
Tien
Tsin
Vancouver
Sut
Winnipeg
Canada
English Teachers Tour Canada Education Mission
Two English schoolmasters H Moorhouse and G A White will travel across Canada to the Pacific coast to study the educational system. A cadet party from England led by Rev Maldridge Abbott will spend two weeks in the Dominion visiting eastern cities.
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Canada
H. Moorhouse
G. A. White
Pacific Coast
England
Maldridge Abbott
The
Dominion
Elk population surge in Alberta parks noted
The number of wapiti in Banff and Jasper has grown from about three hundred to fifteen hundred. An additional 3506 wapiti live in Buffalo Park Wainwright and 220 occupy Elk Island Park, indicating a substantial recovery for this species.
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Banff and
Jasper National Parks
Alberta
Buffalo Park
Wainwright
Elk Island Park
Johnson Seen By Speed Merchant Last Night
A terse exchange follows a question about Johnson with a cryptic remark that the speaker ran into him the previous night in a murky, speed-obsessed exchange typical of street talk.
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Johnson
Justice of the Peace Kisses Groom in Ceremony
An exchange notes the officiant who performed the wedding was a woman justice of the peace who kissed the bridegroom. Agnes confirms Celia asked if the justice offered to kiss the bride.
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Celia
Justice of the Peace
Agnes
Canadian butter making requires precise composition control
The dairy branch bulletin outlines strict limits on moisture fat and salt in commercial butter. It notes moisture must be at least 15.5 percent and fat not below 0 percent with salt tightly regulated. The bulletin details every step for high quality butter and is available from Ottawa Publications Branch.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
New Bulletin
Ottawa
Dominion bacteriologist urges wider legume seed inoculation
A Dominion agricultural bacteriologist recommends general use of pure cultures of legume bacteria for seed inoculation. He cites Canada s five and a half million acre legume sowing with only about 0 0 0 acres inoculated and notes proven value, especially in new districts, with improved winterhardiness and reports of farmer benefits. Pure cultures are available from experimental farms and stations.
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Dominion Agricultural Bacteriologist
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Stefansson reveals Arctic diet nearly all meat over years
Explorer Stefansson notes his diet in the Arctic spanned almost twelve years with meat as the majority and sometimes sole staple. He adds a banana plant can grow forty feet in a year.
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Stefansson
Arctic
Canadian Harvest Notes Strong Wheat Demand Worldwide
The 1926 Canadian wheat crop is estimated at 348,626,090 bushels, down from 411,376,000 last year, while the world crop is projected at 2,175,700,000 bushels compared with 2,201,500,000 previously. The report forecasts strong demand for Canadian grain as acreage expands in Canada and the United States amid varied conditions in France Germany and India.
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Bureau of Statistics
Canada
United States
France
Germany
India
Value Of Good Roads Saving Costs On Rough Roads
Authorities report that 244 cents per mile saved by smoother roads covers depreciation tires gasoline and oil but not travel time. If 20 million motorists drive 50,000,008,000 miles on rough roads and pay 215 cents extra per mile, annual costs reach about 1.259 billion dollars for rough road travel.
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United States
Beware of the Chronic Handshaker And His Hidden Plans
A compact street warning describes a man known for extended handshakes who may conceal a trick or scheme. The notice urges caution around his apparent cordial demeanor and potential mischief.
Clemenceau appeals to U S not to treat war debts as pure business
The former French premier George Clemenceau urged President Coolidge in an open letter not to treat war debts as mere cash transactions. He warned the Berenger Melion pact would threaten France’s independence and likened the Russia Brest-Litovsk and current talks to a money peace with rival powers. He urged the United States to avoid reestablishing England’s old policy of balancing Europe by pitting powers against each other.
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France
George Clemenceau
Turkey
Coolidge
Ile
Russia
Brest-Litovsk
M. Clemenceau
United States
England
Europe
Large BC Timber Shipment for Arvida Quebec
Three million seven hundred forty thousand feet of board timber from British Columbia arrived at Arvida Quebec for the new town. The S S Eleston carried the load from Vancouver three months ago at a water cost of 55500 dollars. A 22 man crew unloaded the cargo in 62 days, moving timber by 241 freight cars from Fort Alfred to Arvida, to support housing for about 10000 residents in three years.
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British Columbia
Quebec Town
Arvida
P.Q
S.S. Eleston
Vancouver
Fort Alfred
Seed Oats Production Reaches 30,000 Bushels for Solsgirth Group
The Solsgirth Oat Growers association of Solsgirth Manitoba produced 30,000 bushels of registered seed last year and almost sold the entire crop. Shipments went to every Canadian province, to the United States, and 1,500 bushels were sent to Argentina.
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Solsgirth
Tony the Banff waiter angler serves guests fish
Tony Umbario Targella known as Tony, head waiter at Banff Springs Hotel, fished Bow River daily starting at dawn then supervised and served his catches. He brings fish to the chef to cook and personally serves guests, claiming the role began at the Canadian Pacific Hotel dining room opening.
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Umbario Targella
Matian
Banff
New Yakalo cattle breed at Wainwright National Park
G B Rothwell_ director of the animal husbandry division_ says the Yakalos blend yak meat quality with buffalo foraging traits. The stock breeds true to type and outperforms Catalo in adaptability. Yakalo meat closely resembles beef in texture, with hardy foragers able to winter outside and resist common cattle diseases.
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Wainwright National Park
National Park
Wainwright
G. B. Rothwell
Animal Husbandry Division
Department of Agriculture
Seeding Down To Grasses and Clovers in Rotation Tests
Tests at Brandon Manitoba experimental farm examine placing a grass and clover mix in crop rotation. Results show nurse crops like wheat reduce costs versus seeding grasses or clover alone. Seeding on corn land with good management helps. Manure on first year stubble is not economical. Maximum yields unlikely when second year stubble is seeded down.
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Brandon
Manitoba
Anticipated 2,000,000 Pound Wool Clip in Southern Alberta
The 2024 wool clip in Southern Alberta is expected to reach two million pounds. About 1.25 million pounds will move through the Canadian Co operative Wool Growers Association. This year’s fleeces are reported unusually large.
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Alberta
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers’ Association
Sea Fish Landed in Canada Coastwise Totals for June 1925
Sea fish landed on Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts last month totaled 200 pounds valued at $3,668,468. Compared with June 1925 figures, 96,238,490 pounds were recorded at $3,297,000. An increase of 1,141,899 pounds is noted.
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Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
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W. Ncu
Wee
Orient
Clemenceau
U.S
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Forge
North Dakota
Minnesota
Fargo Territory
Wilds
Tony
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