Grain recommendations issued in Saskatchewan pamphlet
A Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture pamphlet urges farmers to consult new grain recommendations before buying seed. Thatcher remains a stable read wheat, Selkirk is advised in six zones, Lake wheat in eight western zones, and durum remains cautioned in southeast areas due to rust losses. New oats Rodney and Garry offer stem rust resistance. Eagle oats are also advised in two zones. Barley adds Husky in four northern zones with Plush removed. flax adds Marine for three northeastern zones. Rape seed options improve with Golden for artemis and higher oil. New tested varieties include Nugget durum, Abegweit oats, Gateway, Wolfe and Wantmore barley, Raja and B 5128 flax.
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Thatcher
Selkirk
Scott Exstation
Advisory Council
Rodney
Garry
Saskatchewan
Gateway
Wolfe and
Wantmore Barney
Raja
Funny and Otherwise A Row of Quick Irish Jokes
A string of short humor jokes. An Irishman visits a cemetery notes a tombstone for MacGregor as an engineer and a pious man, a head on collision prompts polite excuses, a new fireman learns the job, a vicar requests a peek at a baby, and a minister jokes about cherry brandy in a church magazine.
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MacGregor
Answers to Quick Quiz Five Facts
The item lists quick quiz answers from 1829 and 1932 on canals, provincial and Ottawa spending, asbestos, and a 1950 census figure. It notes a $27 000 material prepared by the editors of Quick Canadian Facts pocket annual of facts about Canada.
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U.S
Canada
Fertilizing Hay Crops Boosts Yields at Prince George Station
A four year rotation trial at the Experimental Station Prince George British Columbia shows barnyard manure at 12 tons per acre prior to the second grain crop raises hay yields significantly. In ten year averages manured plots outyielded unmanured by 45 tons per acre in the first hay crop and by 32 tons in the second.
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Prince George
B.C
R. G. Savage
Appetizing Recipes From A Home Kitchen
Recipe outlines a vegetable base with carrots celery onion and peas cooked in water. Bacon is cooked then browned tomato sauce is prepared with flour salt and Worcestershire and added to vegetables. Mashed potatoes form six mounds over the veg and bacon is arranged around them before baking at 350 degrees for 25 minutes to serve six.
Gems of Thought on Example and Influence
A compilation of quotes on the power of example from Kingsley Franklin Eddy Morell Hill and Bovee. The sayings emphasize that good conduct inspires others and that examples teach more effectively than direct admonition or argument.
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Sir Charles Morell
Plant Disease Outlook for 1955 in Western Canada
The 1954 rust outbreak spread earlier and farther into central Saskatchewan. Pathologists warn the freak combination of conditions is unlikely to recur and recommend growing rust resistant Selkirk in the rust belt with Lee as second choice, Thatcher further west.
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Saskatchewan
Selkirk
Saskatchewan Advisory Council
Quick Canadian Quiz and Farm Disease Notes
The article presents a quiz on Canadian knowledge including cabinet minister pay and provincial versus federal spending, then shifts to farm advice. It covers smut seed treatments, root rots in wet seasons, use of mercury fungicides, and fertilizer tips, with notes on late blight and potato diseases. It mentions the 1845 46 Irish famine and the Gulf of Guayaquil as background details.
Education Week invites community planning for citizenship
In Swift Current Saskatchewan a 1953 Education Week plan brought together schools Home and School Association Chamber of Commerce and clubs. Daily bulletins, surveys and radio broadcasts encouraged local citizens to define good citizenship and propose improvements for education funded by taxes.
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Swift Current
Sask
The
Home and School Association
Chamber of Com
Merce
Service
Boy Scouts
New hope for arthritis sufferers from new steroid
Dr Joseph J Bunim of the US National Institute of Health spoke at a Montreal meeting noting metacortandracin a new synthetic steroid four times as potent as cortisone. It could reach local markets in three months and has shown striking improvements in rheumatoid arthritis patients though with possible ulcers mood effects and other after effects.
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United States
Canada
Montreal Medico- Chirurgical Society
Queen Mary Veterans’ Hospital
Joseph J. Bunim
National Institute of Arthritic and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Health
Bunim
Helpful Hints for Simple Kitchen Fixes
Practical tips include adding a magnetized panel for organizing small metal utensils and enhancing hamburgers with two tablespoons of milk per pound for juiciness. A chili sauce, pickle relish, and horseradish topping suits toasted buns, while baking powder replaces soda in recipes to reduce strong soda flavor.
Early TB detection through screening and x rays
The text notes detection of tuberculosis before symptoms appear or a cough develops. Chest X rays are free in most parts and can indicate disease early, allowing time for treatment to effect a cure. Drive With Care.
Immunization saves children from dangerous diseases
A child without diphtheria and pertussis vaccines risks severe illness or death if exposed. Immunization has a long history of preventing fatalities and lasting after effects. The simple shot, though painful, may spare weeks or months of illness.
Smile Of The Week Ship Launch Joke
A woman launching her first ship asks a shipyard manager how hard she must hit the vessel to push it into the water. The moment captures a lighthearted wartime era humor of bold women and mechanical effort. The scene highlights nerves and humor surrounding early shipbuilding ventures.
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KR. EF. McKenzie
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Fire Department
Xample
Charles Kingsley
Ant
Benjamin Franklin
Mary Baker Eddy
Rowland Hill
T. C. Vanterpool
Biology Dept
University of Sask
Manitoba
Yorkton
Regina
Quick
Quebec
Lakes Ontario
Erie
Ireland
Kerrebert
Gulf of Guayaquil
the Pacific Ocean
Education and the Community
Andrew Kapos
Adult Education Division
Bozo
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Virgil
By Len Kleis
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