Dairy Industry in Canada Advances, Western Provinces Lead
Canada’s dairy sector shows strong growth led by the western provinces. British Columbia crowned a world champion cow, exports rise with new purchases including Russia, and 1925 production reached 180,663,753 pounds with Ontario and Quebec near even. Saskatchewan and Alberta post large gains. butter output up 30.6 percent in early 1926 versus 1925.
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Indica Sons
Canadian Porta
Canada
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Quebec
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Ue Doominton
Dominion
Culling of Poultry Flocks Aims to Improve Saskatchewan Farms
A provincial service led by the Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Saskatchewan Bee and Poultry Pool culled 15 936 birds across more than 46 districts in June and July. Markets commissioner W Waldron notes varied housing conditions among flocks and says farmers increasingly seek flock improvement, though many misjudge culling’s impact on egg production. The average flock size is about 60 hens, with many smaller flocks. doubling flock size could ease management of culling efforts.
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Saskatchewan Farma
Department of Acriculture
Saxkatchewen Bee
Possttry Pool
W Waldron
Farm at Glen Mills Employs Boys Earns Big Profit
A Pennsylvania farm near Philadelphia run by the Glen Mills school used nearly 600 unpaid boys to cultivate 609 acres and netted a profit of 50 400 last year while expenses reduced the total output to about 316 000. officials claim high labor costs, not material costs, hold back many farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy’s School
Philadelphia
Glen Mills
Delaware County
Excellent Showing TB Test Results in New Saskatchewan Area
An excellent showing for cattle tested for tuberculosis in the New Saskatchewan T B area east of Las Mountain Lake. Only 39 reactors discovered, about one and a half percent, comparing favorably with tests in Manitoba Gaebec and British Columbia and not far from Prince Edward Island's record.
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Saskatchewan
Las
Mountain Lake
Manitoba
Gaebec
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Radium Injection Measures Blood Flow Rate
A court note mentions the accused near standstill with a magistrate warning a stop to risky driving. A prior line discusses a ten dollar fee. The second part reports a breakthrough: injecting active radium measures blood flow rate accurately for the first time.
Many U S Farmers For Canadian West
In June 354 American settlers moved to Canada from Fargo North Dakota accompanied by their families. The group totals 541 people, up 149 percent from a year earlier, bringing cash and effects worth 1 381 750 dollars. In July Fargo alone moved 886 200 dollars in goods and effects. The Fargo agency is one of 18 U S offices of the Canadian immigration department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. Dakota
United States
Canada
Ottawa
North Dakota
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Minerals in Livestock Feeding
Article by Mr. Georgi Bo Reichweil outlines mineral feeding for horses cattle sheep and swine across July to October. It covers salt use pulverized charcoal lime iodide in drinking water bone meal bone char alfalfa or clover hay tankage meat meal and a potassium iodide stock solution to prevent hairless litters and improve breed outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgi Bo Reichweil
Dominion Animal Husbandmans
Rothwell Saya
Rothwell
Hutterite Colony Expands Near Calgary With Cash Land Purchases
The Hutterite colony 40 miles east of Calgary has paid over $150,000 cash for farms west of Beiseker to establish a self contained community. About 45 people will form the colony and run its own stores and other enterprises. Members receive supplies and funds via the secretary treasurer and work on a cooperative basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Beiseker
World telegraph lines and telephones per capita
As of January 1 1925 Canada leads all nations in miles of telephone and telegraph lines per 100 people with 3.4. The United States ranks next in telephones per 100 of population.
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Canada
United States
Beekeepers Consider Pacific Shuttle For Two Honey Crops
The New York World reports a British Columbia beekeeper plans a two crop year by keeping bees in BC during summer then shipping them to Australia for winter. The timing and duration of this cross equator shuttle system remain undetermined as bees would allegedly work a second season after arrival.
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British Columbia
Equator
Australia
Pacific
New York World
Michigan Tops States in Emigration to Canada
Over the last fourteen years Michigan sent 87,197 residents to Canada, more than any other state. Minnesota follows with 6,992, while Massachusetts 77,750, Washington 75,446, New York 74,067, and North Dakota 51,492 also show large emigration figures. other states range from 3,000 to a few hundred.
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Michigan
State
Union
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Washington
New York
North Dakota
Germany's giant seaplane for civil air service
The largest seaplane ever constructed in Germany is under build for the German civil air service. It will carry 49 passengers plus freight and be powered by seven engines totaling between 3,090 and 4,000 horsepower.
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Germany
Civil Air Service
Manitoba Crop Acreage Dips Slightly From 1925 Levels
Manitoba agriculture officials report 1926 total acreage sown for wheat oats barley fall rye spring rye and flax is just under two percent below 1925 and near 1924 figures. Wheat rises in southern districts while northern areas fall. Oats decline across most districts. barley up slightly in central western parts. rye falls. flax up about forty percent. Overall 1925 and 1926 acreages are closer to each other than to earlier years.
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Manitoba Department of Sart
Manitoba
Argentine Butter Quality Improves Under Pasteurization Campaign
Since October 1924 Argentina’s agriculture department began a campaign to improve butter quality. Of 62 factories, 35 have neutralization and pasteurization installations for all cream used in butter making. The quality and uniformity gains aid export, especially to England, with expectations that all major producers will adopt the system within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentine Department of Agriculture
Republic
England
Argentina
Egg production in Canada rises past one hundred million dozen
Government figures show Canadian egg production climbing to over 100 million dozen, a seventy percent gain since 1926, with most eggs consumed domestically due to stricter egg regulations and improved quality. Per capita consumption rose from 16.8 to 26.8 dozen between 1920 and 1925.
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Canada
Prohibition Professor Defines Dry Dock in Class
In an engineering lecture a professor asks what a dry dock is and a student humorously defines it as a physician who refuses to issue prescriptions. The exchange highlights playful student humor in class.
Phonographs Used in English Teaching in Philippine Schools
Phonographs are employed to aid English language instruction in schools across the Philippines. The device is used to improve listening and speaking skills among students, with teachers integrating audio lessons into daily classes.
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The
Philippines
Beet Culture Prospects in Western Canada Expands
Saskatchewan Beekeepers to exhibit honey at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto with a 1000 pound display. Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association plans and the department of agriculture will cover transport. Sugar beets and beet sugar production rise in Western Canada with expansions planned across Alberta and other prairie provinces. Manitoba conducts extensive beet tests near Winnipeg Brando n Portage la Prairie Yorkton and Prince Albert showing promising sugar content and purity.
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Ault
Saskatchewan
A. Merkley
Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association
Toronto
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Canada
Bayor
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Prairie
Canadian West
Manitoba
Manitoba Sugar Company
Winnipeg
Boards of Trade
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Yorkton
Prince Albert
Red River
Assiniboine
Manitoba Agricultural College
American Beet Sugar Company
Grand Forks
N.D
Butter farmers see highest share of consumer butter dollar
The national dairy council reports farmers receive 75 to 80 cents of every butter dollar, more than meat, potatoes or wheat. Dairy farming also provides daily cash return and fertilizer from cows, sustaining land productivity.
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National Dairy Council
United States
Simecoe
Productive Hen Producing 1186 Eggs Milestone
A nine year old White Leghorn hen at Nebraska State Agricultural College has produced 1186 eggs in a lifetime. Prof E H Mussehl notes only three or four hens worldwide have reached this mark, marking a rare achievement in poultry records.
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State Agricultural College of Nebraska
Minay
E. H. Mussehl
Hog Production Boost Topped Earlier Years in Prince Albert District
In 1925 hog shipments valued at 400000 dollars from the Prince Albert district outpaced the previous year thanks to the agricultural society’s push to boost hog production. This year the hog raisers aim for one million dollars in hogs, with indicators suggesting the target could be reached. A separate note mentions a bamboo species with a square stem native to Japan.
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Prince Albert District
Prince Albert
Agricultural Society
Narwhal Described as Rare Sea Animal in Hudson Strait
The narwhal or sea unicorn is noted as a rare valuable species found in northern Hudson Bay and Strait. It carries a long ivory spiral horn up to eight feet in maturity and is valued at about three dollars per pound by the Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior.
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Hudson Bay and
Strait
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Boy Freed From Hydrant After Arm Stuck In Water Main
A six year old boy in New York trapped his arm in a street hydrant. Firefighters needed about thirty minutes to free him and officials expect the cost to replace the damaged hydrant run to several hundred dollars.
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New York
Fire Brigade
Waggish Diner Menu Question Sparks Banter
A humorous exchange at a diner features a customer asking which part of the chicken croquette uses. The waiter replies that croquettes use leftovers from the previous day, quipping about the kitchen practices.
Being Sorry for Others Feels Like Mild Boasting
The remark suggests a nuance in empathy where apologies for others can mask self-importance. Observers note that expressing sorrow on someone else’s behalf may signal moral self-congratulation rather than genuine concern.
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Pennsylvania
Quirer
New
Ft Om
W. NU. Ten
U. S
B.C
Johnny
Western
Nebraska
Japan
Southampton
Government Farm
Vimy Ridge
Guelph
Hudson Strait
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