Shelter Belts and Conservation Tactics for Prairie Farming
The article argues for conservation in Prairie agriculture emphasizing shelter belts, windbreaks, and moisture retention. It cites the Canadian Forestry Association and Alan Beaven urging farmers to plant trees and hedges, pursue crop rotation, and consider small dams and minor irrigation to mitigate drought and wind erosion. It highlights evidence from Forest and Outdoors and the 1937 itinerary across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Forestry Association
Forest and
Prairie Provinces
Alan Beaven
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Typhoid Carriers Warn Gulls and Local Inquiries
Medical experts led by Dr. J. F. Beale warned that seagulls could carry typhoid during a Folkestone ministry inquiry into a Croydon Surrey epidemic. The discussion linked birds, water safety, and urban health. Ten U S women hold aeronautics licenses authorizing parachute repack and repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Beale
London
Eng
Dr. Beale
Ministry of Health
Folkestone
Croydon
Surrey
United States
Aeronautics Branch
Birds Use Combs on Claws to Preen Feathers
Many species carry combs on their middle claws to help preen plumage. The modification aids grooming and feather maintenance in avian species.
Limburger cheese and pineapples linked to towns and rubbish
Limburger cheese derives its name from Limburg Belgium though most production occurs in Germany. In November three pineapples were found growing on a rubbish heap in Torquay England highlighting curious agricultural oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limburg
Belgium
Germany
Torquay
England
Mexico health chief notes long life limit cancer risk
Doctor Angel de La Garza Brito argues that Mexico has low cancer due to shorter life expectancy, with 37 years average life. he contrasts Canada and Europe, cites infant mortality declines and regional cancer patterns, and notes aging populations raise cancer incidence. He discusses primitive populations and recognition bias, then mentions future article on stomach cancer. The page also promotes Pattern 4697-A sewing pattern and previews 1937 grain planting and British ice cream machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel de la Garza Brito
Mexico
Canada
Republic of Mexico
Doctor Brito
New Zealand
South Australia
Europe
North America
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Real name of Lewis Carroll cited as Charles L. Dodgson
The writer known as Lewis Carroll is identified in records by his birth name Charles L. Dodgson. In England leather from East Indian sheep skins is used to make bellows for gas meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol
Prairie
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnpeg
Lewis Carroll
Alice In Wonderland
Charles L. Dodgson
England
No Choosing Allowed Quintuplets Diet Highlights Their Meals
A short blurb notes the three and a half year old quintuplets eat a balanced diet with vegetables fruits liver and bacon and enjoy spinach angel cake. It also jokes about Beryl-Ethel Pamela and aGerman youth hostess comment. It adds a Capetown man keeps an ostrich as a pet and mentions 52800 Britons in 1936.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cana
By Anne Adan
DR. J. W. S. M‘cullough
Great Britain
Soour
Throa
Bayer Company, Limited
Windsor
Bayer
Beryl
Ethel
Pamela
Capetown
South Africa
Applefords Centre
Hamilton
ONT
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
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