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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
2
The article praises fifty years of agricultural research in wheat varieties fertilizers insecticides and equipment and notes ongoing problems still to solve. It cites western crop conditions with frost and early snow reducing wheat marketings by about 30 million bushels per the Canadian Wheat Board.
Mr. Ernest Jackson president of the Saskatchewan Seed Grain Co-Operative Ltd speaking at the 27th annual Saskatchewan Wheat Pool meeting said two poor harvests hinder seed growers from producing high grade registered and certified crops. He noted scientists are studying early frost dampness and other factors and urged greater funding for agricultural research benefiting farmers and the public.
Hon J G Gardiner Minister of Agriculture spoke in the house of commons about harvest conditions in the west. He warned that mechanized seeding and harvesting can delay operations under certain conditions and offset gains from early maturing wheat. He noted research by machinery firms aims to speed seedings and reduce crop damage.
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, a rail hub and agricultural center, sees steady growth in housing, industry, and schooling. Reports cite 14.6 percent bank debit rise in eight months, a $3.0 million mental-deficiency home, a $5.0 million refinery expansion, and a new $200,000 Moose Jaw Technical School wing. The city plans future schools as it regains prosperity after a 1940 low.
Saskatoon Dr. Fred Salisbury elected president of the Saskatoon exhibition board for 1952, succeeding W. J. Bradley who kept the post briefly. The board reported a profit of 84 174 for the year, about 14 000 more than 1950 and the largest surplus in a year. Calgary exhibition report shows a 1951 surplus of 213 614 with 610 881 total income and 308 003 gate receipts as the main revenue.
The Searle rain company's third crop report says 32 percent of this year's crops lie unthreshed under snow across the Prairies. If yields match threshed grain, prairie wheat could reach 600,000 bushels with 373,000,000 already threshed, leaving 175,000,000 bushels under snow. Final estimates foresee oats 331,000,000, barley 243,000,000, rye 16,700,000 and flaxseed 8,800,000 with regional unthreshed totals including Manitoba 3,000,000, Alberta 84,000,000 and Saskatchewan 88,000,000.
W G Streeton president of the Hudson Bay Route Association announced at the Saskatchewan farmers union convention that 21 ships entered the Port of Churchill in the 1951 season. The port handled 6,000 tons of imports and 7,225,000 bushels of wheat exported.
Canadian tourists returning from abroad spent 33 million dollars in the first nine months, up nearly 50 percent from the previous year’s record. Major items included 34 200 radios, 15.5 million in clothing, and 4.2 million in household appliances.
A string of jokes and light dialogue scenes from an old issue features a river rescue, marriage symbols, dubious medicine, handwriting misreadings, and quips about aging and honesty. The humor centers on everyday situations, social norms, and cheeky punchlines.
Bank of Montreal president B C Gardner warns inflation remains a real risk despite a favourable money climate. He cites defense and industrial expansion, wage pressures, and policy challenges as ongoing threats while urging greater savings incentives to stabilize prices. General Manager Gordon Ball notes assets reach 2.222 billion and staff exceeds 10,000 with cost of living relief via monthly bonuses.
The three prairie provinces vast wartime movement caused Saskatchewan to drop 63,304 from 1941 to 1946 and Alberta to rise sharply after 1946. Manitoba and Alberta show gains postwar while Saskatchewan overall declines by 66,817 to 829,175 in 1951 as wartime migration shifted populations east and to British Columbia.
The gizzard mechanically processes food in chickens by using small stones swallowed with the feed to crush and grind food, substituting for the absence of teeth in the bird.
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