Fertilizer Advice Boosts Vegetable Yields for Freezing
Alberta agriculture notes that proper fertilizer use improves yields and keeping quality for home gardens. It explains two safe methods to apply fertilizer near seeds to avoid burn, including trenching deeper and planting parallel to seed rows, and highlights that fertilizers raise yield and possibly nutrient value.
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Alberta Department of Agriculture
Peter D. McCalla
Alberta
Fort Saskatchewan
Canadian statistics report A Weekly Review
Food stocks show May gains in butter cheese eggs onions celery and apples while potatoes carrots cabbage poultry meat frozen fish evaporated milk skim milk and margarine fall from last year Merchandising gains with department store sales up 29 percent in the week to May 7 and 4 percent in April Wholesale and chain store sales rise retail vehicle sales drop 15 percent first quarter Prices show limited changes in 10 cities Travel foreign visitor permits rise April and four months Reports rail carload totals up 3 percent for January–April Banking cheques cashed up 6 percent in March and Q1 Health polio cases fall to 2381 last year rate drops to 15.7 per 100 000.
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Canada
Atlantic
Wood Emerges as Second valued Crop After Milk
The passage states milk tops the market at 14 billion dollars, wood follows at 6 billion, with wheat and potatoes each worth 2 billion. It notes fish cannot close their eyes in this context.
Uranium City Emerges as World Uranium Belt Hub
In northern Saskatchewan Beaverlodge region concentrates potential world uranium supply with Eldorado’s 500 ton per day mill and Gunnar Gold Mines building a 1250 ton daily facility. Uranium City hosts a 1000 residents plus 2000 at mine sites, with plans for a permanent town of 10000 as booms ease. National Film Board photos by Gar Lunney.
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Saskatchewan
Beaverlodge
Uranium City
Eldorado Mining & Refining Limited
Gunnar Gold Mines
Prince Albert
Waterways
Alberta
Advertising boosts dairy foods sales in Canada 1954
Canada produced enough milk in 1954 to supply every person with 1111 pounds. Dairy Farmers of Canada notes room for growth in domestic demand as exports falter. President Gilbert Macmillan highlights population growth and improved affordability, urging continued advertising.
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Toronto
Canada
Dairy Farmers of Canada
National Producers’ Organization
Utes
Gilbert Macmillan
Huntingdon
Iue
Macmillan
Large stock of conifers cited as key national asset
Canada holds the largest stock of coniferous trees in the empire, seen as a major strategic asset. The text notes a butterfat cent-a-pound set aside funded since 1950 to boost dairy awareness, with strong 1955 support across Canada and producer groups aiming to surpass a $400,000 national record.
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Canada
British Commonwealth and Empire
Canadians Sail Home From Korea After 14 Month Tour
Eighty members of the 3rd Canadian Field Ambulance RCAMC sailed from Inchon for Canada aboard the General Meaks after a 14 month Far East duty. They expect to reach Seattle around May 29 with Captain R. A. C. Renny of Vancouver in command aboard the troopship.
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Korea
3Rd Canadian Field Ambulance
RCAMC
Canada
Inchon
Far East
General Meaks
Seattle
R. A. C. Renny
Vancouver
Renny
3Rd
Canadian Field Ambulance
Toronto votes for fluoridation
Toronto Municipal Council approved water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay. Dr. Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada praised the decision as a civic triumph and urged a nationwide campaign of public education to support fluoridation in other cities. He noted Toronto will be among North America’s early adopters after Philadelphia.
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Toronto
Gordon Bates
The
Health League of Canada
League
Dr. Bates
Munipal
Medical Officer of Health
Board of Health
Canada
Greater Toronto
North America
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Boards of Health
New hydro scheme planned for Argyllshire demand growth
The North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board confirms a new hydro scheme for Kintyre and Knapdale, Argyllshire, to deliver about 18 million units annually. Loch Glashan’s 4 square mile catchment will feed the system, overseen by the Secretary of State for Scotland, James Stuart.
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Kintyre
Knapdale
Argyllshire
North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board
BEA Reports Net Profit Fueled by Viscount Turbo Prop
In London BEA announces a 1964-65 net profit with the Vickers Viscount turbo prop credited as a major factor. Chairman Lord Douglas of Kirtleside emphasizes the Viscount’s key role in the airline’s financial success and growth.
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London
British European Airways
Lord Douglas of
Kirtleside
Comepany
Population of Canada at December 1954 Reaches 15.41 Million
The December 1954 population figure for Canada stood at about 15.41 million, reflecting a steady postwar growth. This data point highlights national demography during the mid-1950s.
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Canada
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Canadian Statistics Report
Sask
National Film Board
Gar Lunney
Isadore Voyageur
Joe Kushneryk
Jack McMeekan
Uranium Era
Des Fogg
Northland News
Dave Good
Uranium Times
Britain
Transatlantic Freight
Airwork, Ltd
United States
Niagara-on-the-Lake
West Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Ernest Bevin
Tower Bridge
Bermondsey Docks
Florence Bevin
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