Garnet Wheat Flaunts Milling Value in British and Continental Tests
A report by L H Newman notes strong enthusiasm from British and European millers over Garnet wheat. Investigators found Garnet can blend well, with stable performance, though separate pricing and grading may help preserve its distinct value from Manitoba.
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Caiana
Great Britain
L. H. Newman
Dominics Cerealigk
Manitoba
Prairies
Federal Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Newman
Canada
England
Kent- Jones
London
Not a Day Job The Dominion Botanist Dusting Wheat
H T Gus sow reports on rust control dusting of wheat. Experimental results show best dusting period 6 to 9 pm. Favorable air conditions enable efficient operation of the dusting aeroplane with a uniform cover over 90 to 100 feet swaths. Morning dusting on prairies proves unsatisfactory and daytime flights are rarely effective.
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Dominion
H. T. Gussow
Winter Feeding System Touted At Sask Stock Growers Meet
The 18th annual Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association convention opened with a presentation on a large scale winter feeding plan. The system would group ranchers to feed extensive herds of range cattle, a program based on a 1929 resolution later piloted in Western Canada.
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Saskatchewan Stock Growers’ Association
Canada
Demand for Muskrat Pelts Rises in Scotland
Growing popularity of musk rat coats in Scotland drives higher demand for pelts. A major wholesale manufacturer in Glasgow plans to requisition about 20 000 muskrat skins this year and seeks quotations for large, well colored eastern Canada rats.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Eastern
Canada
Canadian Exports To France Rise in 1929 Figures
Canadian exports to France reached 843,540,000 francs in 1929, over 33.5 million dollars more than 1928. The weight of exports rose from 357,141 tons in 1928 to 591,385 tons in 1929.
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France
Little Ethel Confides in Mother About Kinship
A humorous dialogue shows Little Ethel asking if the mother is her nearest relative and the mother replying that the father is the closest. The exchange highlights family ties with a light tone.
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Ethel
Geological Survey mobilizes 58 field parties across Canada
The Canadian Government Geological Survey reports 58 field parties this year to map minerals and water power. Thirteen will conduct topo surveys, three explore geophysical prospecting, two collect specimens for the museum, while 40 engage varied investigations. The northern party operates near Chesterfield Inlet Findson Bay at 62 degrees, the western unit in Yukon, and the eastern in Sydney Nova Scotia. Forty six parties are led by permanent officers, others by university teachers or specialists. 115 students join in geology and engineering.
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Avd
Canadian Government Geological Survey
Rational Museum
Chesterfield Inlet
Findson Bay
Yukon Territory
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Geological Survey
Fraser River Lumber Exports Rise in Early Year
Lumber exports from the Fraser River total 62 million feet in the first four months. About 4 000 tons of box shock veneer and lath and 15 million shingles were shipped in the same period.
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Fraser River
Canadian Entries Lead In Overseas Laying Contest
Dominion Poultry Husbandman reports Canadian entries in the British National Laying Contest overseas section in the lead group. C D Calder Cowansville Quebec shows third place with 825 points and J C Quandry Port Dover Ontario holds fourth with 982 points. France Rhode Island Reds lead with 926 points, Ireland second with 924. If they maintain form, Canada may improve their standing in coming weeks.
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F.C. Fiford
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
C. D. Calder
Cowansville
P.Q
J.C. Quandry
Port Dover
Ont
Rhode Island Reds
France
Ireland
Regina Population Seen Near Eighty Thousand by 1932 Fair
For the World's Grain Exhibition in Regina from July 25 to August 6 1932 the permanent population is estimated around 75 000 to 80 000. Earlier figures range 62 000 to 65 000 with a conservative 63 000 cited by the Board of Trade. Transients will increase as the fair approaches.
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Regina
Henderson's
Post Office Department
Board of Trade
Saskatchewan
Alpine Camp Draws Climbers to Jasper Region This Summer
Alpinists from Canada and the United States will gather for the 25th Annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp in Jasper National Park. The event runs July 28 to August 16 in the Maligne region with main and auxiliary camps, motor boats, and ponies aiding access to peak ascents around Mount Warren and Coronet Creek. Local highlights include Mount Mary Vaux and Mt Liysyfran, plus planned expeditions to Mt Brazeau and Coronet Peak. A Memorial Hut near Penstock Creek enhances the climbing base, reachable via Edith Cavell Highway.
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Jasper National Park
Alpine Club of Canada
Maligne
Canada
United States
British Medical Association
Winnipeg
Jasper Town
Jasper Park Lodge
Medicine Lake
Maligne Lake
Coronet Creek
Mount Warren
Max M. Strumin
William Hainsworth
Warren Creek
Mt. Florence
Mount Mary Vaux
Mt. Liysyfran
Mt. Leah
Mt. Sampson
Mts Chariton and
Unwin
Amery
Mt. Julian
Edouard Feuz
Mt. Brazeau
Mt. Valad
Henry MacLeod
Edith Cavell
Growth of Manitoba and Western Canada a Modern Romance
The piece marks Manitoba’s Diamond Jubilee and recounts six decades of Western Canada’s growth from frontier to modern economy. It notes Manitoba’s 1870 establishment, population expansion to 638000, Winnipeg’s rise, railroad links in the 1880s, and Canada becoming a top wheat exporter. It highlights pioneers La Verendrye and Selkirk and the long arc from prairie to populous, industrial communities.
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Manitoba
Canada
Province of
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes la Verendrye
Lord Selkirk
Red River
Western
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
la Verendrye
Selkirk
Dominion
Three Rivers
Quebec
How To Order Patterns War Size Details
Winnipeg Pattern No. Name as War Size list appears in an address directory. The notice cites Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave for ordering instructions and pattern specifications.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
World Grain Exhibition Conference at Regina 1932
The official booklet for the Regina fair July 25 to August 6 1932 states the event aims to represent top practical and scientific thought in world agriculture. It seeks outstanding contributors from all countries and positions the conference as a clearing house for field crop production and marketing.
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Regina
Paid Old Debt After Funeral in Vincennes
A 46 year old eight dollar debt incurred at the funeral of Jane Gibson in Vincennes Indiana, a negro woman, was paid recently when a son visited a local undertaking establishment and settled the account, the proprietors had forgotten it.
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Jane Gibson
Vincennes
Ind
Famed City Riddled With Airy Weights And Witty Quips
A playful note from Hamburg quotes a doctor and a patient in a light exchange on cures for fatness. The line about fatness asks for a cheap solution while the doctor suggests fasting as the simple remedy. The passage also muses on a large air weight over Manhattan.
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Continent
Hummei
Fraser River Lumber
Venezuela
Rockies
Tafon
Annebelle Worthington
Manhattan Island
Hamburg
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