Canadian Hen Too Prolific
The article notes Canada exports about twenty five million eggs to the United Kingdom annually and, with expanded Dominion poultry, faces potential price drops February through July due to reduced imports and global scarcity. It mentions British government action, a large Canadian flock, and competition from squid eggs, plus Dutch culling of two hundred thousand cattle to support the unemployed with canned meat at nominal prices.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Holland
Belgium
Australia
Caina
York
Netherlands
Control Of Weeds At Regina Conference
Mr J G Haney from the Agricultural Extension Department IC, International Harvester, spoke at the World's Grain Conference in Regina on spring wheat weed control. He urged placing the fanning mill first in weed control machines and noted room for seed cleaning design improvement and proper operation to curb weed seed spread. He cited the bulletin Weeds and Weed Seed by the Dominion department of agriculture as a full discussion with illustrations.
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Regina
J. G. Haney
Agricultural Extension Department
International Harvester Company
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Preparing Sheep Pelts From Dominion Agriculture bulletin
Directions for prepping lamb pelts: spread wool side down and salt with 1 to 1.5 pounds per pelt, especially on head and legs. Let stand 24 hours, roll with legs and sides in, bring head near shoulder and tail to center, roll ends tight, then tie with cord and store in a dry cool place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Boy in Kansas school writes slang themed composition
A Kansas student submits a slang heavy composition. The teacher reads it and warns that another such crack will lead to punishment. The incident highlights school discipline in handling informal language.
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Kansas
Sea Anthology Published in England
A new sea anthology has been released in England, presenting a curated collection of maritime poetry and prose from various authors. The publication highlights diverse maritime perspectives and celebrates seafaring life through literary works.
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England
Strip farming for drift control aids seas giving relief to moisture scarce soils
The report from A E Palmer at the Dominion Experimental Station argues strip farming stabilizes soil in drifting seas by dividing fields into crop and fallow strips oriented to prevailing winds. It notes strip farming reduces drif t but requires careful cultivation to fully prevent soil blow. Also mentioned is a sea serpent sighting in the Caribbean and a log entry on the Maurentania describing a 65 foot long sea monster.
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A. E. Palmer
Dominion Experimental Station
Lethbridge
Alberta
Amy
Victoria
B.C
Caribbean
Maurentania
S. W. Moughtin
Moughtin
J. W. Cauncy
Inured to Cold Captain Bartlett Faces Frost
The veteran Arctic explorer Captain Bob Bartlett, famed for his Peary led voyage toward the Pole, has long escaped frostbite. He learned to endure cold on Newfoundland ice and Siberian crossings, stating with proper clothing no one should be incapacitated by extreme cold.
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Bob Bartlett
Arctic
Newfoundland and Labrador
Peary
North Pole
Siberia
Polar Ocean
Bering Straits
Bartlett
New York
Women urged to seek navigator roles in aviation
Ruth Nichols told a Swarthmore College gathering that women should strive to become navigators rather than pilots. She argued feminine patience and attention to detail suit women to navigation while men possess the mechanical skill for piloting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Nichols
Swarthmore College
Miss Nichols
Cultivation of War Spirit Moves to Ban Antiwar Films
The Kuomintang party directs China’s film censors to ban movies deemed antiwar. Only scenes that avoid depicting family grief or tragic war hardship will be allowed as the nation stresses mobilization. Manchuria launches a kidnapping crackdown.
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Kuomintang Party
Chinese Board of Censors
Kuomintangers
China
Border Cities Star
Musk Rats Escape In Scotland From 1927 Introduction
Scotland imported six pairs of musk rats from Canada in 1927 and released them near Brace in Perthshire. The animals breached wire netting, nine rats in total surviving from the original stock after escapes, with later deaths and successful extermination efforts. By 1933 trappers had killed over 750 musk rats, totaling 890 killed in the last three years, all descendants of the 1927 escapees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Canada
Feddal
Brace
Perthshire
Department of Agriculture For
Scottish Journal of Agriculture
Gas lighting met with protests in Grosvenor Square
The inhabitants of Grosvenor Square, London, resisted gas lighting, calling it vulgar. One peer, the Earl of Mansfield, refused to switch from candles to gas. The new illumination reportedly reduced the value of many valuable paintings.
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Grosvenor Square
London
Earl of Mansfield
Agricultural Notes Reflect Canada UK Trade and Farm Health
Canada ships 4 834 cattle to Great Britain this year and weekly exports show 988 cattle 90 calves 4081 hogs and 2279 sheep from west to east. Five week total hogs graded reach 67 443 with 311 35 in all. Wheat in Rotterdam storage 58 810 tons Canadian origin, most in transit. Blister beetles present coast to coast. Eggs strong market versus last year. Armyworms misnamed on prairies damage crops. Anthrax rare but deadly to some animals. others resistant after exposure. Great Britain offers opportunities for Dominion animal husbandry, says Professor Sinclair. Eggs absorb odours and should be stored away from strong-smelling foods. Lamb meat matures into fine mutton around age one year. mutton cuts heavier than lamb.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Prairies
Great Britain
Mecca
Sinclair
Alberta University
Red Hair More Common in Boys Than Girls in London Study
A Medical Research Council report from London, led by Miss R M Fleming, analyzes 14 years of data from 2,219 boys and 2,073 girls. It finds more red-headed boys, eye color shifts from blue to brown, and darker hair in girls with height and head measurements differing by age.
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Medical Research Council
London
R. M. Fleming
Government Halts War Talk Pamphlet in Japan
The Japanese government moves to curtail war talk by blocking distribution of a pamphlet that warned of an impending naval conflict in the Pacific, following a policy stated before the imperial diet on January 23.
Proper potato storage at 37 degrees Fahrenheit
The article states that potatoes should be stored at 37 degrees Fahrenheit to minimize life processes in the tuber and extend shelf life.
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Department of Agriculture
John Simon
Stanley Baldwin
Godfrey Collins
John Gilmour
Caribbean Sea
Manchuria
Rotterdam
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