Ireland Seeks Intangible Bonds in Commonwealth Role
Timothy A. Smiddy told a Chicago audience the Irish Free State advances within the British Commonwealth via cooperation not coercion. He cited strong economic ties with Britain, noting 98 percent of Irish exports go to Great Britain and 85 percent of imports come from Britain, while stressing self-government has yielded stability and growth over five years.
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Association of Free Nations
Ireland
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Irish Free State
Northern Ireland
Smiddy
Stubble Burning Trials Highlight Costs and Efficacy
Tests at the Swift Current Experimental Station examine oil burner stubble fires to destroy weeds before they enter the sod. A large machine can burn 1 to 3 acres per hour with labor costs of 11 to 69 cents per acre, depending on conditions, and trials will continue before recommendations are made.
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Swift Current
Swift Current Experimental Station
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Rapid Growing Tree Reaches Sixty Feet In Thirteen Years
A hybrid poplar developed by Dr. Ralph McKee and A. B. Stout promises 60 foot height in 13 years. Backed by Oxford Paper Co and tested at Highland Park Rochester and Geneva station, the tree could shift pulp production from forestry to agriculture and yield the first crop within ten years.
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Yrohuminous Daily
Rochester
N.Y
Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva
McKee
Horses Return to Birthplace After Stray Search
Ed monton farmer P. H. Ashby discovered his two mares were missing and found them fifty miles away on a farm. The animals had strayed, lived as colts there, and were sold twice before Ashby reclaimed them. They trekked back through unfamiliar woods and open country to their birthplace, exhibiting what locals call a sixth sense in animals.
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P. H. Ashby
Edmonton Alberta
Ashby
Nitrate Fertilizer Boosts Pasture Growth in Drought Season
British European farming practice uses nitrate topdressing to counter midsummer droughts. At Fredericton NB experimental station 1926 trials show 200 pounds per acre yielded 4,953 pounds of grass per acre versus 3,207 in unfertilized plots, with darker green, denser growth and fewer weeds.
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Britain
Europe
Canada
Fredericton
Billy the massive prize pig displayed in Johannesburg show
The world's largest pig Billy is on view at an agricultural show in Johannesburg and insured for 25000 dollars. He measures 8 ft 3 in in length and weighs about a half ton. Billy has traveled 35000 miles, just returned from Australia, and daily consumes vast quantities of food. His owner plans to donate him to the British Museum after death.
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Billy
Johannesburg
Australia
4Ie
British Museum
Egg shell withstands 51 pounds before crushed at standards lab
An egg placed under a giant testing machine at the Bureau of Standards in Washington withstood 51 pounds of pressure before crushing. A square foot of timber required two hundred tons to demolish. A detective quip about a wife elicits a joke on fingerprints from pickles. The note observes that not all snake venom is the same with some poisoning blood and others paralyzing the diaphragm.
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Bureau of Standards
Washington
Saskatchewan Livestock Sales Across Prince Albert and Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Cattle Breeders association held June 7 and 9 sales at Prince Albert and Saskatoon. Sixty five head of pure bred stock sold with strong demand, average prices of $113.30 in Prince Albert and $128.65 in Saskatoon. Grand champions included Shorthorn, Aberdeen Angus, Hereford and Holstein bulls, with top bids to $285 and buyers from Regina, Indian Affairs, and Moose Jaw among others.
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Saskatchewan Cattle Breeders’ Association
Saies
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Princes Albert
J. T Coombs
Pleasant Valley
R. J. Huxtable
GO. W. Grigsby
Tisdale
Wm. D. Lyon
Devyeron
J. G Robertson
Department of Agriculture
Regina
T. A. Clark
Lake Valley
Saskatoon
Albert
J. W. Durne
Calgary
John Brandt
Edenwold
W. D. Lyon
Deveron
University of Saskatchewan
John Gordon
Richard
Department of Indian Affairs
C. R. Wade
Asquith
Livestock Branch
Strathmore
Donald Fairchild
John WH. Clark
Netherhill
F. Walters
Moose Jaw
Christinson
Birthday surprise recalls long memory in family tale
A playful exchange shows a new cook failing to provide gravy with roast beef and a mistress noting the order was correct but incomplete. Mr. Hensley announces a birthday surprise for Mrs. Hensley, who expresses astonishment at his remembered gesture after ten years.
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Mr. Hensley
Mrs. Hensley
Iron Ore Reclaims Fifty Percent Iron Ore Dust
Dust from a blast furnace at an automobile plant tests at fifty percent Iron ore and is being reclaimed. Production teams implement recovery steps to reduce waste and improve material reuse.
Canada to Greatly Expand National Research Efforts
A Moose Jaw Times report notes French wheat expert Louis Dreyfus praising Canada as a top wheat exporter and predicting rising global exports. It highlights Ottawa’s plan to extend scientific and industrial research, placing Canada on par with the United States Britain and Germany in applying science to industry and supporting firms with national laboratories for affordable experimentation.
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National Research Laboratories
Canada
Dominion
United States
Germany
Great Britain
England
James Malcolm
Moose Jaw
Combined Reaper Thresher Costs in Western Canada
Dominion pamphlet compares costs of a sixteen foot combine drawn by 12 horses or by a tractor to binder and separator. A 12 horse set up harvests 35 acres in 10 hours, tractor 44 acres. 20 days yields $1.80 per acre (9 cents per bushel on 20 bushel/acre) with horses and $1.64 per acre with tractor. Binder and separator cost 17 cents per bushel.
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Swift Current
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Community hotel project aims to fund new hotels in Moose Jaw and Lethbridge
Moose Jaw and Lethbridge launch a community hotel plan to raise funds from citizens via stock subscriptions. The selling company first confirms hotel feasibility and room supply before advancing sales. The note also mentions coin shortages from London gas meters awaiting clearance.
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Moose Jaw
Lethbridge
Michigan Tops States Sending Farmers to Western Canada
Dominion immigration agent Fred W. Kerr reports Michigan provides the most settlers to Western Canada this year. He notes many Michigan farmers are moving north, with U.S. data showing 2,861 of 21,025 farmers left the United States for Canadian land last year.
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Canada
Washington
United States
Vincent Massey
Michigan
Western
Union
Fred W. Kerr
Dominion Immigration
Detroit
West
U.S
Gold Claims Thirty Placer Gold Claims in Saskatchewan
Ed ward Tisdale and H G Tucker plan the development of 30 placer gold claims in Waterhen Lake district Saskatchewan. They travel with Walter Hastings provincial geologist and Professor Worcester to join the expedition. Dr Cameron of Edmonton will also join the party as part of the effort coordinated by Minister T C Davies.
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Saskatchewan
Waterhen Lake
Edward Tisdale
H. G. Tucker
Chicago
T. C. Davies
Labor and Industries
Walter Hastings
Worcester
University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Cameron
Edmonton
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tapio
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
World
Detective
Saskatchewan Livestock Sales
Cattle Breeders’ Association
Louis Louis Dreyfus
Paris
Vancouver
Dreyfus
Argentina
France
Community Hotels
London
Paddie
Mike
Dave
Ted
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