Canadas Inland Fisheries Shown Important to Northwest Development
The government promotes expansion of inland fisheries in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta by transferring vigorous stock to prairie lakes to boost whitefish and other marketable varieties. Fishing is seasonal and quota based to ensure permanency. Lake Winnipeg and northern lakes produced large catches with exports to Eastern Canada and the United States growing.
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Northwest
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lake
Winnipeg
Banonton
Canada
United States
New York
Chicago
Dairying Gains Ground As Western Farmers Embrace Cattle
Western Canadian farmers shifting from grain to dairy cattle as price declines in wheat and other goods prompt a new policy. W F Stephen reports a strong demand for Ayrshire cattle and dairy stock, with improved profitability and long term farming prospects in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
W. F Stephen
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Prairie Farmers
Stephen
Western Canada
Hay drying advances transform English hay making
The article describes new hay drying methods in England using electric fans and a metal cavity to air and dry cut grass in ricks. It claims higher feed value due to increased albuminoids and carbohydrates and notes Ministry approval as ricks spread across England and Scotland.
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Ting
Ministry of Agriculture
England
Scotland
Canadian exhibit may shine at Wembley Empire Fair
JS McKinnon of the Canadian Government Exhibition Commission defends Canada against claims of lagging behind Australia. He says Canada has worked steadily with impressive results and will offer a creditable display at the Empire Exhibition, possibly the gem of the entire event.
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Canada
JS. McKinnon
Canadian Government Exhibition Commission
Cable Dispatches
England
Australia
Wembley
McKinnon
Safet. Sas
Large Fur Auction in Winnipeg Sees 600000 Value Sold
A Winnipeg fur auction realized values of 600000 with ninety percent of sales to buyers in New York London and Paris. Beaver silver fox and bear led demand with beaver up twenty percent silver fox thirty percent and bear ten percent. Weasel and skunk were unchanged musk rats fell ten percent.
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New York
London
Paris
Winnipeg
Typist applicant jokes about duties in doll factory
A job seeker explains she would make eyes as part of doll factory work and is hired after a light exchange with the firm head. The Edinburgh Scotsman notes Pekin adopts broad wheeled carts with tires wider than four inches to replace old two wheeled carts. The Barbary sleep is described as a desert animal that can go nearly a week without drinking.
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Pekin
Gifts and Fox Stole Honor Mrs Harding in Canada
A Vancouver dispatch notes Mrs Harding, widow of the late president, showered with gifts as Canadian hosts honor her. The Judson's Bay Company, tracing back to 1676 customs, presented her a silver fox stole from Peace River, a gold nugget necklace, a dog collar for Laddie Boy, and other fur and jewel tokens reflecting royal treatment. Juneau reception also mentioned.
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Canada
Peace River
Juneau
Harding
Live Fowl Sent to Montreal From Manitoba Cooperative
A 2500 head shipment of live hens from Southwestern Manitoba was sent to Montreal under a cooperative marketing plan by Poultry Division of the Dominion Livestock Branch. A.C Merculloch and T. T. Clyde supervised the initial car to prove live bird shipment to distant markets is practical.
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Manitoba
Montreal
A.C Merculloch
Poultry Division
Dominion Livestock Branch
T. T. Clyde
Department
Prac
Boost Poultry Industry Development by Edward Brown Talk
Prof Edward Brown of England, president of the International Poultry Association, spoke before the Toronto Feather Fanciers Club. He noted rising interest in poultry, England producing $20,000 worth of eggs annually a century ago versus $300 million last year, and praised Canada for improved egg quality after a new inspection system was introduced.
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Canada
Edward Brown
England
International Poultry Association
Toronto Feather Fanciers Club
Brown
Stratford on Avon Profits from Tourist Traffic
Stratford on Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace, earns over $200,000 annually from admission fees to the birthplace and related sites. Hotels are crowded with visitors, including wealthy Americans and Canadians who spend freely. Local tradesmen selling souvenirs report large profits. Thousands of daily trippers contribute to the economy.
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Stratford On Avon
Shakespeare
Dairying Advances in Alberta With More Creameries
The dairy industry in Alberta shows progress with additional creameries in operation this year compared to 1922. Total creamery butter production is estimated at about 500,000 pounds higher than last year, and fodder crops acreage, especially corn, has risen significantly contributing to dairy gains.
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Alberta
How Dumbbells Were Named And The Bell Ringers’ Exercise
The article traces the origin of dumbbells from bellringers drag devices used to swing church bells. It notes that the apparatus inspired early exercises and that the name stuck, even after lighter methods were developed. It also adds a curious aside about Silence and the River Jordan.
Defining the U S Canada Boundary Work by the International Boundary Commission
The article outlines the International Boundary Commission tasks to delimit and mark the U S Canada boundary under Britain and United States treaties. It details surveys, triangulation, monument placement, mapping, and cross border coordination, with a 645 mile Alaska line and 3900 mile continental extension.
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Great Britain
United States
Arctic Ocean
Mount St. Elias
Alaska
Yukon
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Mount St Elias
Portland Canal
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Passamaquoddy Bay
Atlantic
Prairie flax seed industry in Canada and oil production details
The Natural Resources Intelligence service in Ottawa reports five prairie years of flax seed output totaling 5,780,000 bushels annually. In 1920 eight mills crushed flax seed in Canada, with Manitoba two, Alberta one, Ontario two, Quebec three. Yielded 2,627,265 gallons of fine seed oil and 788,975 gallons of boiled oil from 1,527,996 bushels, plus cake and meal valued at 2,149,900. Capital invested 2,911,604 and 214 workers employed. Imports last year reached 5,955,926 pounds compared with 1,173,454 pounds previously.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Nfet
Manitoba Farm Growth Reaches Over Fifty Thousand
Census figures show Manitoba now has more than 53 000 occupied farms covering over 14 600 000 acres. The average farm size stands at 274.2 acres, with total farm property valued at about 556 500 961 thousand dollars based on the 1922 census.
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Manitoba
Costly Fourth Celebrations Quieted by Safety Push
From 1903 to 1907 a high toll marked Fourth of July patriotism with 1195 killed and 21529 mutilated 389 blinded or partially blinded. Since then a safer Fourth had taken hold but this year firecrackers and dangerous explosives were sold in record quantities.
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United States
Fox Farm Expansion Near Calgary Adds Third Operation
Calgary will soon host three black fox farms with the latest project established by A E B Murphy son of Senator P C Murphy of Prince Edward Island.
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Calgary
A. E. B. Murphy
P. C. Murphy
Prince Edward Island
Sign Warns Speed Limit Through Village
A village sign warns drivers not to exceed 15 miles per hour with a cheeky line that says or you’ll break your springs, reflecting local humor in roadside traffic caution.
Fastest Bird Flight Named in Raturaiist Study
A Raturaiist scholar claims the ganet is the fastest bird, reaching speeds above two ailies per minute, according to a study on avian locomotion.
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Canadian North West
Targer Lakes
Boston
Tudor
America
West Indies
Isea
Calcutta
The
Edinburgh
Africa
Mra Harding
Practica
Mrs Hardings
Saga
Vancouver
George
Judson’s Bay Company
Manitoba Poultry Raisers
McCulloch
Tion
Dumbells Were
Jordan
World
Ada
Plac
International Boundary Commission
Ior
Great Lakes
St Lawrence River
St Lawrence
Bay of Fundy
Pacific
Sascar
Saskatoon
Tirewle
Wolseley
Kylohe
Canadian Pacific Railway
Construction Department
Consul
Milden
Nosthern
Severty
Naham
Natural Resources Bulletin
Natural Resources Intelligence Service of
Department of the In
Terior
Ottawa
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