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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1927
Page
4
Seed treatment helps prevent smut diseases in cereals by killing the causal fungi on seed. The article outlines treatments for wheat oats barley and other smuts including formalin copper carbonate and copper sulfate options, usage notes, and practical steps for timely sowing after treatment.
The American Trust Review notes Alaska’s reindeer grazing expansion as a growing export sector. Reindeer meat commands mixed flavor notes and US shipments reached nearly a million pounds by 1926. With Alaska’s 200000 square miles of grazing and a sustainable 30 acres per animal, the territory could support around four million reindeer.
An experimental trial from June to December compares feeding whole oats versus crushed oats to four horse teams. Whole oats yielded a net gain of 45 pounds, while crushed oats produced a net gain of 25 pounds. The study found gains tied to work performed, not oat form, with consistent period results.
Major H G Strange of Fenn Alberta won the world's wheat championship at the 925 Inter national Grain and Hay Show in Chicago and was unanimously reelected president of the Canadian Seed Growers Association for 1927 28 at the Victoria BC annual meeting. He was wounded in the Great War and moved to Alberta in 1919 to farm. Canadian farmers have won the world wheat prize 14 times in 16 events.
The George Tavern in London showcases relics of Charles Dickens with portraits of Victorian London. The establishment features four poster beds and an open balcony beside bedroom windows, the sole remaining hostelry in the city with such an exterior women balcony.
Of 16,360,000 tons world export wheat, Canada ships 7,206,000 tons, accounting for 74 percent of its production. Among this, Prairie wheat pools export 5,106,000 tons, down from last year.
A poultry expert argues against fussing with chick care. Central Experimental Farm tests show equal results with constant mash and proper supplements, reducing labor. Heat, range access, and gradual diet changes accompany the method. Separately, the South Wales and Monmouthshire Cattle Importers Association forms to import Canadian cattle.
J. R. Nesbitt of Shoal Lake Manitoba takes first in the creamery butter sweepstakes at the Brandon summer fair with 290.6 points. Campbell and Griffin of Calgary finish second as Alberta scores 290.0 points.
The article describes Chinese peasants crushed by militarism with soldiers called ping and raids on farmers, plus the German battleship Moltke floated from Scapa Flow and prepared for a voyage to Cava Island. It also includes a brief conversational aside about long phone calls and rude client addressing.
The Canadian Social Hygiene Council plans about half a million dollars over three years to boost health and hygiene in the Dominion. Dr Bates reports ninety percent public health efficiency and outlines aims to aid federal provincial and municipal bodies through education and distribution of health knowledge. Plans include expanding in Maritime provinces Quebec Ontario and across the middle west with new Hygiene Councils in Edmonton and Calgary and additional Pacific coast organization.
Garnet Le Lachenor of the Dominion Seed Branch says Canada harvests about 89,000,000 pounds of binder twine per year. Five plants manufacture twine in the Dominion, Brantford being the largest. Canada imports twine from the United States Holland and Germany and exported 1.9 million dollars of twine to Soviet Russia last year. Premier J. Bo Brownlee plans a trip to the Old Country to attract capital and broaden markets for Alberta products while seeking more immigration and trade avenues. Canada's per capita life insurance stands at 500 dollars, second only to the United States.
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa releases Bulletin No 77 NS detailing four main canning methods Cold Pack Fractional Intermittent Sterilization Open Kettle and Steam Pressure with guidance for apples berries asparagus beans and more It stresses proper storage cool dark dry and varying sugar needs by crop variety.
Representations from Manitoba bodies and boards of trade push to place a national park in the Riding Mountains rather than eastern Manitoba. The provincial government must assent before inauguration and its view will greatly influence the department. Funds were voted last session and readiness remains pending Manitobans’ decision.
The Board of Trade directs a community drive with a goal of 170000 but 194200 is subscribed for a quarter million dollar hotel in Tethbridge. Remaining funds will be raised by mortgage. Sheep in British Columbia rise from 60000 to 100600 over two years. Whit ney-Grifiths notes grazing land remains abundant. Police ask for license number after a hit and run. victim recalls 426381 with minor blood spatter.
A group of Canadian wildlife including a porcupine pair, Canada goose, bear, coyote cubs, striped gophers, black squirrels, herons and marmots travel from Toronto to Pretoria in a reciprocal exchange with South African authorities. They are fed frozen herring and cabbage en route, with babies nourished on bread and milk.
South Africa faces a heated quarrel over a new flag bill and imperial ties as Eric H. Louw discusses race relations, constitutional aims, and the path to sovereign independence. He notes a referendum on the flag and cites Hertzog and Smuts positions on imperial ties and possible secession.
A Victorian note recalls blind watchmakers born without sight who mastered delicate pieces. Rippin of Holbeach in Lincolnshire could disassemble and reassemble watches swiftly by touch, even identifying stolen tiny components. A Barnstaple clockmaker raised his blind son to the craft and he could detect faults others missed.
An officious official confronts an office boy about tampering with private notepaper. The boy reveals Mr Simpson, the window cleaner, is involved while the official insists on proper address and names. The scene escalates with a visitor named Gent arriving to see George.
In 1926 Canada spent 45.563 million dollars on provincial highway construction and maintenance. Construction 29.585 million and maintenance 15.957 million for 16,424 miles of roads. Economists urge substituting potatoes for rice in Japan to address rising food needs amid population growth.
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