Dairy cow population rises in Canada amid provincial shifts
Canada reports a 2.4 percent rise in milk cows from last year with over three million cows producing dairy products. Alberta and Quebec lead gains in milk cows and Alberta also shows higher dairy heifer numbers while Nova Scotia records no 1955 increase. Calf population up 46 percent nationwide, with Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick at 6 percent.
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India
New York
World
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Alberta
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Study Reveals Farm Cost For Leduc Wetaskiwin Area
Alberta study by Alf Petersen on half section farms in the black soil zone shows a 1954 average total investment of about 33 100 dollars per farm. Land and building 19 400 dollars, machinery 6 700, livestock 4 300, hay and feeds 2 700. Higher costs if near towns or on main highways or starting with new equipment.
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Oown Farm
Alberta
Alf Petersen
Leduc-Wetaskiwin
Petersen
Five Hat Tricks Noted At One-Third Mark Of 1953-56 NHL
Five players scored hat tricks by the season's one third point. New York Rangers contributions came from Ron Murphy and Wally Hergesheimer. Also reaching it were Leo LaBine of Boston, Nick Mickoski of Chicago, and Jean Beliveau of Montreal with a four goal game.
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National Hockey League
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Ranger
Ron Murphy
Wally Hergesheimer
Leo LaBine
Boston Bruins
Nick Mickoski
Chicago Black Hawks
Canadiens
Jean Beliveau
Upland Game Birds Plea From Saskatchewan Game Commissioner
Provincial Game Commissioner EL Paynter urged citizens to feed upland game birds suffering under a severe early winter. He noted lack of straw shelter. pheasants and Hungarian Partridge depend on human grain and artificial shelter. Paynter urged gravel for partridges and urged eliminating birds of prey near feeding stations.
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Regina
EL Paynter
Saskatchewan
World doctors shortage outlined by WHO study
The World Health Organization reports a global doctor shortage with 1.2 million doctors for 2.5 billion people. 22 countries have one doctor per 20 000 or more inhabitants. 14 countries have one per 1 000 or less. Europe and North America have the highest doctor density, while Ethiopia and Austria sit at extreme ends.
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Central America
United States
Russia
Britain
Japan
India
Austria
Ethiopia
Royal Bank of Canada posts record assets and profits for 1955
The Royal Bank of Canada reports total assets of 3,284,143,865 with net profit after taxes of 10,858,480, a 136 percent rise from 1954. Earnings per share stand at 28 dollars, with a $4 million contribution to the Rest Fund and a capital and rest fund totaling 150.9 million. Deposits exceed 3 billion, mortgages insured under NHA rise sharply, and loans to Canadian industry increase across sectors. The annual meeting is set for January 12 at 1 am at the Head Office.
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NHA
Canada
Dominion
Provinent
New regulations label substandard hosiery across North America
New rules require "substandard" hosiery to be stamped as such for all Canadian mills and U S imports. Substandard items may have flaws like thick threads but must still wear and look usable.
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U.S
Canada
UDDY and Otherwise A Quick Laugh Parade
A string of humorous exchanges shows jokes about birthdays and domestic quirks. The dialogue riffs on habits of men and women with playful zingers, classroom banter, and a football match aside. Notable lines include a quip about rope and hanging, a card game jab, and a bird joke about pilots and barbed wire.
Embroidery transfer shows rose apron pattern 7056
Pattern 7056 offers an embroidered rose apron 18 inches long with transfer directions. Send 25 cents to Department P P L Household Arts Toronto for this ALICE BROOKS Needlecraft Catalogue feature. Includes knitting crochet embroidery iron ons toys and more. December 1 to January 11 marks Santa Lucía season in Scandinavia.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
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