Overseas farm tour offers Canadian farmers insight into British agriculture
The CPR sponsors a tailored overseas tour for Canadian farmers in cooperation with Scottish and English farming bodies. Departing Montreal October 4 and returning October 28, travelers visit Ayrshire beef research, London Dairy Show, Scottish Highlands, and major cities Edinburgh Glasgow Windermere London Canterbury. It includes farm visits, machinery testing, and livestock breed origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
England
Scotland
CPR
Hic
National Farmers Unions of
Wales
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Empresa
Britain
Frankie
Moetrial
Department of Immigration and Agricultural Developments
Ayrshire
London
Scottish Highlands
English
Ayr
Robert Burns
West of Scotland Agricultural College
Hannah Dairy Research Institute
Kirkgunzeon
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Loch Lomond
Windermere
English Lake District
Canterbury
Gems of Thought Home Reflections on Home and Peace
A curated collection of quotes about home from Frost Goethe Thoreau Eddy Ruskin and Wilder. Each line offers a distinct view on home as shelter center affection and the tension between travel adventure and security. The volume frames home as both sanctuary and staying power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Frost
Goethe
Henry David Thoreau
Earth
Mary Baker Eddy
John Ruskin
Thorton Wilder
Vivid Color Rose Bouquet Stitchery Pattern 7104 Ad
Advertisement for Pattern 7104 showing a rose garden bouquet in glowing pink red and yellow tones. Instructions note 10x14 inch color scheme and request thirty five cents payment. stamps not accepted. Address to Household Arts Department PPL Front Street Wo Per vato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department Department Ppl
Front Street
Wo Pervato
Moose Mountain Park tops as summer tourist draw in 1959
Moose Mountain Provincial Park gains peak popularity during the 1959 summer season with an estimated 13 000 visitors in one weekend. Kenosee Lake offers sandy beaches and camping near Lynwood and nearby parks, with 100 tents and trailers counted. Modern amenities include Kenosee Halls recreation site, a new Lynwood campsite, a restaurant, stores, golf courses, and cabins at Moose Mountain and Carlyle Lake seven miles away. Local recreation director Clarence Garvie runs the hall and coordinates activities for families and campers.
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Moose Mountain Provincial Park
Kenosee Lake
Lynwood
Pars
Kenesee Halls
Saskatoon
Clarence Garvie
Garvie
Parks Branch
Mr. Garvie
Parks
Carlyle Lake
Moose Mountain Park
Guide to Farm Practice in Saskatchewan handbook issued
University of Saskatchewan Extension Department in Saskatoon prints a revised 200 page guide titled Guide to Farm Practice in Saskatchewan. The handbook covers climate soils fertilizers cropping systems farm equipment grain and forage crops horticulture weed and disease control livestock dairy poultry animal diseases farm management irrigation bee keeping and rat control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Handy Patio Craft From Dirt to Do It Yourself Paths
A light house column offers a practical guide to making inexpensive patios. It explains choosing simple frame molds, mixing cement with sand and gravel, curing blocks for a day or two, and laying out a sand bed for drainage. It notes curb appeal tricks and cautions about lasting impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pal
Urban growth endangers farm land and rural balance
The piece argues urban sprawl consumes tillable acres across the United States since the 17th century and warns that by 1980 250 million more acres would be needed for cultivation. It urges planning, zoning, and green belts to preserve farm land and prevent loss of truck farming, dairies, and recreation spaces. The Swenson’s Farm example illustrates the risk and potential for better governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swensons Ff
United
Swenson Acres
Gladwin Young
United States Soil Conservation Service
United States
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
America
Swenson
Rosetown Aims To Become A Town Of Roses
Writer proposes Rosetown plant roses on all open ground to beautify the town and attract tourists. He envisions a one year effort with minimal cost and broad support from the Horticultural Society, Town Council, and Chamber of Commerce to create a fragrant, picturesque community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cracknell
Jack
Rosetown
Portland
Oregon
Canada
Horticultural Society
Chamber of Commerce
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Tce
Stoks
James Fitzpatrick
Cunard
Sylvania
Alberta
Manitoba
Agricultural Information
BY Gordon Donaldson
TNS
the Christian Science Monitor
Town of Roses
The
Eagle
Rosetown, Sask
National Air Force
Bill Nolte Jr
Royal Canadian Air Force
Rockcliffe
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