U S dairy outlook foresees lower 55 surplus stocks
The USDA projects 1955 milk production near 124 billion pounds and domestic dairy usage around 121 billion. Export shipments and welfare disposals under Section 416 could cut overall surpluses, with nearly 90 million pounds butter and 56 million pounds cheese repackaged by November, signaling a potential decline by year end if trends hold.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
USDA
U.S.D.A
Canada posts record mineral output in 1954 amid higher prices
Canada wide mineral production reached a 1954 high of 1.5454 billion dollars, up about 9 percent from 1953, with Alberta ranking second to Ontario. Consumer prices dipped slightly as food and clothing costs fell, while unemployment claims rose and egg and milk production grew.
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Canada
Alberta
Ontario
Strange Soft Shelled Egg Appears in Saskatchewan Hen Flock
One of 150 Light Sussex hens on Wilfred Nobert’s Vonda Saskatchewan farm laid a soft shelled egg with a two inch tube. Prof W J Rae of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon says the egg is not alarming. the hen was unsettled and finished laying later. He notes price concerns may have unsettled the bird.
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Wilfred Nobert
Vonda
Sask
W. J. Rae
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Bridge bidding confusion in Europess championship hand
The passage describes a bridge hand where South opened 1NT with 13 to 15 points and both sides were balanced. North applied a point-count test, and with combined points not exceeding the limit, the partnership considered no-trump game options, while South’s 8 jet (likely 8NT) sequence influenced the outcome.
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Britain
First Job Prospect From a Tiny Snow Shoveler
A child with blue eyes under a fur parka offers to clear a walk for five cents as large snowflakes cover land. The scene captures a shy little worker awaiting coins. Christine A McLean notes point to Britain as the setting may invoke Hampton Court Palace.
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Christine A. McLean
Girl Goes to Sea Sees the World
Miss Evelyn Tonnesen from Arendal Norway sailed on the Norwegian freighter Orinoco as stewardess after a two year voyage she has visited nearly every port. She calls the career an education and says women can do this work well though Captain Jacob Wold doubts women’s shipboard employment.
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Evelyn Tonnesen
Arendal
Norway
Jacob Wold
Great Slave Lake to continue producing nine million pounds fish yearly
Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, the deepest and fifth largest in North America, is projected to yield about 9,000,000 pounds of fish annually. Canadian Fisheries Research Board findings after ten years of study support continued commercial fishing since 1945 with science guiding regulation. Much of the output reaches U.S. markets.
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Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories
North America
Canadian Fisheries Research Board
Ottawa
Great Slave
U.S
Evaluating sources of rust resistance in wheat
Wheat rust races spread continent wide by wind, necessitating ongoing searches for new rust resistance. Canada United States Mexico Argentina Brazil Colombia Ecuador Peru Chile participate in World Collection testing. International Rust Nurseries in multiple countries screen varieties, with readings standardized and shared in comprehensive reports for co operators.
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R. F. Peterson
Cereal Breeding Laboratory
Winnipeg
Man
Hemisphere
Departments of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Beltsville
Maryland
St. Paul
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Grading and Branding Beef Affects Consumers and Trade
Federal Ministry explains beef grading as a tool for uniform quality and price setting. Grades A B C D and M S define finish, marbling, and uses from fresh cuts to manufactured products, with cow beef often entering processing. The speaker, H. J. Maybee, notes consumer choice follows supply and demand and proper preparation is key.
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Montreal
Calgary
Canada
H. J. Maybee
Ottawa
British Columbia
Information Service
Department of Agriculture
Jerkless jump improves landings for Canadian paratroopers
The 1st Battalion Royal 22e Regiment will test new nylon parachutes on January 12 at Valcartier Quebec with 40 soldiers per C119 aircraft. The CMTC introduced canopy 35 feet wide reduces descent rate from 22 to 16 feet per second and delivers smoother landings, while leaving old Troop 7 canopies to drop equipment.
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Royal 22E Regiment
Valcartier
Que
Royal Canadian Regiment
London
Ont
United States
Canada
First Canadian warship circumnavigates Africa
HMCS Quebec, training cruiser under Captain E W Finch Noyes, sails January 14 from Halifax on a three month voyage to cape town Port Elizabeth and Durban before crossing to the eastern Mediterranean and southern Europe. The ship previously circled South America in 1946 as HMCS Uganda.
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E. W. Finch-Noyes
Oakville
Ont
Halifax
Mediterranean
RCN
Quebec
Capetown
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
Durban
Natal
Suez Canal
Europe
South America
Uganda
Moose Jaw moves grandstand to face east
Workmen began relocating Moose Jaw's Exhibition Park grandstand to face east. Officials say the back wall will act as a barrier to strong west winds.
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Moose Jaw
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England
Henry VIII
Hampton Court Palace
Bray
Girl Goes
Sea
North Lake
Federal Department
of Agriculture
Central Press
HMCS
Africa
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