Cameras And Radios Aid Canada Survey Work Says Nominal Expert
Pred W. Seibert of the Natural Resources Intelligence Services notes cameras and radios have transformed surveying in Canada. Aerial mapping has charted remote Rocky Mountain regions and Great Slave Lake shores, while wireless time signals from stations from Annapolis to Bordeaux improve longitude accuracy for northern maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pred W. Seibert
Natural Resources Intelligence Services
Department of the Interior
Calmera Club
Chicago
Dominion
Rocky Mountains
White Man
Arctic
Dominion Land Surveyor
Mackenzie River
League of Nations
Civilization
Blanchet
D.L.S
Great Slave Lake
Annapolis
Maryland
Balboa
Panama
San Diego
San Francisco
Honolulu
Corite
Philippine Islands
Ottawa
Bordeaux
France
Angapolla
Indians Are Good Farmers 1924 Grain Output Report
A department of Indian affairs report shows total grain production on Indian lands in 1924 at 469,024 bushels of wheat and 96,464 bushels overall. Oats reached 353,699 bushels, barley 72,377, with about 60,000 bushels of potatoes and 65,000 tons of hay harvested for winter use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Indian Affairs
Hymn Book From 1779 Belongs To Independence Resident
A hymn book 146 years old edited by John Wesley and published in 1779 is described as the property of a resident of Independence Massachusetts. Most hymns in the late volume were written by Charles Wesley. The book measures about 2 percent inches by 4 inches and is bound in black leather with a small brass clasp similar to old Bibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley
Independence
Mass
Charles Wesley
Homest Satesgir Tourist Seeks Apples From Farmer’s Child
A tourist asks to buy apples from a farmer’s child and the child responds that the large apples are placed on top. The brief exchange captures rural vendor dynamics and a playful line about apple selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sowell
The Most Valuable Result of Education Quote
A short aphorism on education stating that its greatest value lies in enabling self-directed action even when it is unpleasant or undesired. The speaker emphasizes autonomous discipline over personal liking in pursuing what must be done.
Pamphlet Details Neutralizing Cream For Butter Making
Scientists show churning pasteurized cream loses butterfat and quality unless neutralized during curing. W F Jones of Ottawa outlines four neutralizers in Pamphlet No 52 New Series, stressing careful testing, solution prep, and precise temperature for proper neutralization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Jones
Division of Dairy Manufactures
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Wyandotte
Prairie Farmer's Vegetable Garden bulletin
Bulletin No 43 by W Mckillican and J H Cooper outlines techniques for cultivating about thirty vegetables. It covers soil, location and cultivation across five classes including roots tubers steam vegetables fruiting crops and seed or pod producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. €. McKillican
Brandon, Man
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
J. H. Cooper
Brandon
Prairie Farmer's
Citrus Fruits and Milk digestive claim clarified
A May issue article in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that lemon or orange juice can be added directly to cow's milk without causing coagulation, making milk more digestible for some diets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the American Medical Association
Demand for Canadian Salmon Exports Hit 1923 High
Canada shipped 49,088,928 pounds of canned salmon in 1923. The United Kingdom bought 14,917,616 pounds, France 13,321,472, Australia 6,219,136, Sweden 2,582,496, Belgium 2,500,736, and other nations 9,747,472, with five countries accounting for 80 percent of total exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Marine and Fisheries
United Kingdom
France
Australia
Vancouver Tourist Trade Sets Pacific Coast Record
The Vancouver publicity bureau reports 86 829 foreign cars entered the city in 1924, a 36 percent rise from 60 902 in 1923 through Vancouver customs ports, marking a record year for tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Wheat Board Surplus Set to Aid Western Farmers
Western Canadian farmers will receive about a half million dollars from the surplus profits of the Canada Wheat Board operations, distributed among the western provinces from the 1913 crop marketing proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Wheat Board
Australia Size and Population Comparison
Australia is described as slightly larger than the United States in area with a population listed as five and a half million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
United States
Farmers Urge Dominion Wide Union For Co operative Action
At the Quebec convention in Montreal J J Morriven Ontario farmers’ secretary urged merging provincial groups into a single Canada wide body. He called farmers back benchers despite owning wealth and urged cooperative selling to cut out middlemen. J W Ward Winnipeg secretary stressed cooperative effort and said delegates would debate in Toronto on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Mestreal
J J. Morriven
Farmers of
Ontario
Dominion
Canada
J. W. Ward
Winnipeg
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Toronto
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Corn acreage in Saskatchewan urged to double
P. P. Hoffman, president of the Saskatchewan Corn Growers Association, told the Saskatchewan Dairy Association convention in Prince Albert that corn farming should expand as demand rises. He cited last year’s record $0,000 acreage, seed shortages, and Maple Creek as a drought of fodder highlights, noting corn fodder yields exceed oats from ten acres versus one hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
P. P. Hoffman
Saskatchewan Corn Growers’ Association
Saskatchewan Dairy Association
Prince Albert
Hoffman
Maple Creek
German emigrant line launches first class comforts for third class
A German steamship line inaugurated a one-class emigrant service between Europe and South America. The first ship to reach Buenos Aires carried 1,000 Germans and other Europeans to Brazil and 1,600 to Argentina, offering first class comforts for the third class price. It carries 250 cabins for two four and six persons with saloon smoking library reading rooms two dining rooms barber shop and baths powered by a motor and capable of 15 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Argentina
Manufacturing in Saskatchewan in provincial data
Saskatchewan reports 606 industrial establishments with a capital of 30,268,144 and annual production 38,672,528. More than four thousand workers earn salaries totaling 5,562,145. Material costs across industries amount to 22,450,051.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Province
Saskatchewan
Canadian Empire Builder W. J. Scott Dies in Ottawa at 63
W. J. Scott, longtime federal official in immigration and colonization, died in Ottawa January 27 at age 63. Born in Dundas Ontario he joined the Canadian Pacific Railway land staff in 1881 and later worked in interior and Manitoba government colonization efforts. He served as exhibition commissioner abroad from 1899 to 1903 and was federal superintendent of immigration before becoming assistant deputy minister in 1919, retiring in 1924. Over 43 years in immigration work he helped attract more than 100000 new settlers to Canada.
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Caneda
Dominion
W. J. Scott
Ottawa
Mr. Scott
Dundas
Ontario
Canadian Pacife Railway
Wimper
Portage la Prairie
Department of Interior
Manitoba
Paris
Glasgow
London
Wolverhampton
Cork
Canada
Corn Silage Compared With Sunflower For Heifers In Saskatchewan
A test at Indian Head experimental farm compares the local sunflower silage with corn silage for heifers. Corn silage appears marginally superior in thrift and sleekness, but both feeds are similar in value. Both silages were readily eaten and of excellent quality. Corn silage was in late dough stage at harvest. sunflowers were about half bloom and wilted two days to reduce moisture.
Butter Exports to UK Lead Canadian 1924 Trade
Canada exported 22,543,939 pounds of butter in 1924 valued at 8,000,512 dollars, up from 1923. The United Kingdom bought 649,544 pounds worth 234,332 dollars, the United States 482,613 pounds worth 211,711 dollars, and Germany 459,648 pounds worth 166,675 dollars.
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United Kingdom
Canada
United States
Germany
Saskatchewan Creameries Experiment With Hog Feed Buttermilk
The Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries Limited directors plan to feed buttermilk to hogs at a small plant and test purchasing cows for patrons. They also approved equipment to run a retail and wholesale milk and cream business at Saskatoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries,Limited
Saskatoon
Men Never Know As Much About Dress As Women Do
A quip highlighting the belief that women possess greater knowledge of dress than men. The remark emphasizes gendered interest and expertise in fashion without citing individuals or events.
Appalling Waste in Lumber Manufacture Highlighted
The Canadian forestry discussion focuses on Alberta's economic growth to 1924 and the stark waste in lumber production. Waste ranges from large slabs burned for fuel to kerf losses and mill waste, with calls to reduce losses from forest fires pests and decay. Key figures include Alberta’s agricultural and coal outputs, farm expansion, and the Canadian Forest Engineers meeting noting waste levels in British Columbia mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Society of Forest Engineers
W. Kynoch
Deemt
Interior
R. D. Crate
British Columbia
More Profit For the Farmer
Canadian farmers should receive a share of profits from high protein content in wheat, a factor causing value spread within grades. John Millar proposes amending the Grain Act to issue a protein content certificate alongside the standard inspection certificate, to curb millers and middlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Millar
Progressive
Qu'Appelle
Alberta Fur Marketing Service Plans for Next Season
The Alberta department of agriculture outlines a fur marketing service to assist trappers in marketing their furs next season. It targets small operators and aims for a simple operation without creating a large-scale business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canadian Wool Exports Top One Million Pounds to Britain
The Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Association reports English dealers bought over 1,606,000 pounds of Canadian wool last year. This follows the first significant English market outreach in 1922, which saw 600,000 pounds shipped to the Old Country the following year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers’ Association
Old Country
British Columbia to Permit Pilchard Reduction Plants
The regulation will allow pilchards to be taken for reduction to fish meal and fertilizer and lead to several fish reduction plants along the coast. Pilchards may be used year round under the new policy.
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British Columbia
Beekeeping Expands As Alberta Producers Grow
Alberta farmers ship a new commodity and beekeepers rise. Last year 160 keepers produced about 60 000 pounds of honey valued at roughly 15 600 dollars amid rising interest and activity in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Married woman resists husband’s dining order in restaurant
In a social anecdote a married woman refuses to let her husband dictate her dinner choice at a public restaurant, asserting independence in meal decisions.
Buy Many Unneeded Goods Then Sell What You Need
A consumer warning notes that purchasing excessive items can lead to later pressure to liquidate essential possessions. It urges restraint and planning to avoid financial strain and asset loss.
Poultry Growth in Alberta Surges With Egg Exports Rising
Alberta's poultry sector shows strong growth with egg exports expanding from 1922 to 1924. Exports reached 60,135 cases in 1924, while imports nearly stopped. Poultry on farms increased to over 7.2 million by 1924, average birds per farm at 19.9, and the provincial marketing service reported 17,860 cases of eggs and 756,298 pounds of poultry in 1924.
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Alberta
Canada
Provincial
Egg and Poultry Marketing Service
Too Much Sectionalism in Canadian Press Debate
The Montreal press is accused of enforcing sectionalism in Canada under the guise of a national policy. The Manitoba Free Press argues the west should recant and admit eastern opinion rules all. The Toronto Star notes Montreal’s push to let Montreal-run Canada claim unity by silencing western demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Dominion
Manitoba Free Press
Gazette and Star
Toronto Star
Lakewood woman leaves fortune to five servants
Five Lakewood servants will share 107500 dollars from the will of Helen Parish. Misa Parish also left thousands of dollars in personal property to these employees.
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Lakewood
N.Y
Helen Parish
Misa Parish
Saddest Of All Sadness Quip Echoes on Exile
A schoolmistress laments a man without a country and a witty student replies that a country without a man is equally sad in this brief exchange from a late 19th century page.
How Women Pretend Pride in Husbands Stirs Debate
The statement questions why some women feign pride in their husbands, suggesting it puzzles other women and invites consideration of social expectations and personal authenticity.
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O Dominion
German Line
Saskatchewan Co-operative Cream
Eries
Progress of Alberta
Alberta Press Association
Fur Marketing Service
Govr. Cockshutt
Cgor. Perodeau
Chateau Frontenac
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