Serious Problems Facing Agriculturists Of The West At Ottawa
Western Canadian agriculture faces financial strain with water shortages and uncertain markets. MPs and professors at Ottawa discuss diversified farming, mortgage pressures, and need for fair prices, monetary reform, and research. Wages for farmers remain far below other industries despite long work hours.
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Agriculturists of
Ottawa
Canadian Political Science Association
Henry Spencer
Manitoba
Spencer
West
Crop Yields and Soil Management Guidance
In all farming branches yields depend on soil management and plant food, with rainfall and temperature shaping outcomes. Dr. Frank T. Shutt explains in Department of Agriculture bulletin 145 N describing farm manures green manures commercial fertilizers and soil amendments for maximum production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Shutt
Department of Agriculture
German Method Is Thorough Cleaning Coaches
The latest method for cleaning railway coaches uses a large airtight cylinder into which a strong disinfectant gas is pumped. The carriage remains inside long enough for the gas to penetrate every chink and corner and kill all harmful bacteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Canadian Buffalo for Holand Zoo
A magnificent pair of Canadian buffalo from Wainwright Alberta passed through Winnipeg by CN Rail freight en route to Rotterdam Holland for exhibition. The semi wild animals were shipped in individual crates and will be confined until arrival.
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National Park
Wainwright
Alta
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Rotterdam
Holland
San Marino’s 10 Centuries of Uninterrupted Existence
A brief note states that San Marino is the oldest existing republic with ten centuries of uninterrupted history. It mentions an electrical device to destroy flies and playfully questions its wattage as a pun on watts and swat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Canada studies value in grain byproducts and straw
National Research Council of Canada surveys refuse screenings from Great Lakes grain elevators and the vast straw supply. Researchers explore turning weed seeds into oil for soap making fertilizer and feed, and using surplus grain for fuel alcohol starch dextrine glucose and other sugars through fermentation. Economic feasibility is also analyzed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Research Council of Canada
Great Lakes
Canada
Two Ontario Cities Mark 85 Years Of Cityhood
Ontario cities Kingston and Hamilton marked the eighty fifth anniversary of their city status with Kingston noting its May 18 1846 incorporation and Hamiltons June 9 1846. The piece compares Kingston to Toronto which was incorporated March 6 1834 and mentions early French posts Fort Rouille and Fort Frontenac at Cataraqui Kingston.
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Ontario
Kingston
Hamilton
Toronto
Brule
Humber
Lake Ontario
Fort Rouille
Frontenac
Fort Frontenac
Cataraqui
Farmers buy pullets in Canada amid poultry shortage
The Poultry Division of the Dominion Live Stock Branch reports farmers across Canada are buying six eight and ten week old pullet chicks. With the ongoing slaughter of laying fowl and pullets the demand for replacement stock that will produce in October and November is rising.
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Dominion Live Stock Branch
Canada
Dominion
Canada credited as first modern census nation
The piece notes Canada may be considered the first modern nation to census its inhabitants. It details early efforts by French authorities in New France in 1666 recording names ages sex residence occupation and status, with copies in Paris archives and Ottawa. It traces later censuses under United Provinces law from 1847 and nationwide counts in 1851 1861 and post Confederation decennial censuses through 1921.
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Canada
New France
Brandon Sun
Paris
Ottawa
Sun
United Provinces
Upper
Lower Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order details list Pattern No Name and Size with Winnipeg address at 175 McDermot Ave. The brief notice indicates a cataloging style for buyers to request patterns directly from the Winnipeg Pattern Office.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Hindu Clairvoyant Visit Prompts Manchester Sister Message
A secretary in Manchester asks, Do you wish to see Ab dullah Rajaputra the great Hindu clairvoyant, madam. A visitor replies Aye, telling him it is his sister from Manchester.
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Manchester
Abdullah Rajaputra
Valuable Fish By-Products Highlight 1929 Output
The Fisheries News Bulletin notes the 1929 value of fish by products at 3.1 million dollars, covering fish meal oil fertilizer herring scales pearl essence poultry grit glue whalebone and related items across the industry.
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Fisheries News Bulletin
Prizes For Remounts Authorized By Federal Minister
Major the Hon. Robt. Weir the Federal Minister of Agriculture has authorized $825 for horse owners whose mounts were used by Canadian cavalry in 1931 training. Each regiment gets $25 split into a $15 first prize and a $10 second prize with a ribbon for third. The aim is to encourage breeding of horses meeting army remount standards.
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Robt. Weir
British Navy Resists Oil to Coal Conversion Plan
In London a conference of mining MPs and industry reps rejected a proposal to reconvert some navy ships from oil to coal. The group urged aiding the coal sector by advancing coal distillation into oil production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
London
England
M.P
Son of Chauffeur in Cartoon Says Daddy Always Takes Him Out
A Karikaturen from Oslo features a caption where a boy proclaims to his father that he is the man daddy always takes out in his car. The cartoon comments on class and family roles with irony.
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Arn
Karikaturen
Oslo
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G. Coote
Prof. MacIntosh
Queen's University
Coote
J. E. Latimer
Macdonald College
Lattimer
R. W. Murchie
Manitoba Agricultural College
Murchie
Bert
Jack
Bob
Kasper
Stockholm
Holand Zoo
Batiste
Dimity
Jersey
Tafaicon
By Annette
CHIC
Canadian Pacific Railway
Central Hall
Westminster
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