Magnitude and Variety of Work in Scientific Farming
The Central Experimental Farms at Ottawa employ fourteen experts across chemistry field husbandry animal husbandry floriculture botany agricultural bacteriology dairies agronomy poultry husbandry tobacco growing economy of production and extension. Branch farms span all provinces plus Yukon and the North West Territories with diverse trials from crop rotations to fertility, drainage and land clearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hs Perimental
Atttawa
Province
Asiso
Jukon
Canada
Dominion
Quebec
Winnipeg
Department of Agriculture
Shortest funny story debated by Sir Harry Lauder
A Scots anecdote features a flirtatious exchange about sister and missing bird with a pun on May and June. Sir Harry Lauder claims a new very short joke as record. He notes Scots enjoy self mocking humor and says the gift lies in marriage optimism and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Winter Egg Production From Leghorn Pullets in Alberta
A Northern Alberta poultryman shows winter egg yields from two flocks. Fifty-two White Leghorn pullets laid 4 228 eggs between November and March, averaging 865 per month or 55 percent. The next season seventy-two pullets produced 5 200 eggs, averaging 1 040 monthly or 46.5 percent, due to later hatching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Instinctive Mind Affects Health in Medical Treatment
The article explains a hidden instinctive mind behind reason and how self suggestion can worsen health. It notes scientists' growing interest in linking mind and body and that emotional cues can affect physical well being.
Winnipeg Newspaper Union Unusually Smart Frock Pattern
A daytime frock pattern No. 1603 for misses and small women features plaited side panels short kimono sleeves or long gathered at wrist bands and V neck with front bow belt. Available sizes 16 13 20 years. size 18 requires 3 yards 29 inch material 2 1/2 yards at 29 inch. Price 20 cents for pattern. Fashion book offers new designs from style centres with 10 cent price.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Union
Pattern order guidance lists Winnipeg Union at 176 McDermot Ave for pattern numbers and sizes. It reads as a storefront or catalog snippet with minimal context about pattern details or instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Recovery of rust problem in Dominion labs announced
Dr HH Yors chairs National Research Council release notes a major discovery in combating rust with heat. Winnipeg agriculture lab and prairie universities join in study. moisture and firing methods to test wheat for milling. Field trials planned to assess weather impact and shorten discovery time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
HH Yors
National Research Council
Ter
Tory
Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Prairie
Council
Shelter Belts Improve Prairie Farm Moisture and Crops
The planting of shelter belts on Canadian prairie farms has increased water conservation and crop yields. The wind and temperature protection has enabled hardier fruits locally. Snowdrift moisture from belts melts gradually in spring, supplying water as open areas dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Prairies
Fishermen’s fish canning plants planned for Lake Winnipeg
J M Davidson of the Industrial Development Board says a fish canning plant project on Lake Winnipeg is assured for summer with location decisions pending. Promoter J D Fisher plans two plants one near Levens River for summer operation and packing and another further south for winter production. The firm will can white fish pickerel tullibee and trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Winnipeg
J. M. Davidson
Industrial Development Board
J. D. Fisher
Tle
Levens River
Aumimer
Travelling libraries broaden Western Canada’s rural education
A Canadian provincial program ships traveling libraries to remote settlements, enabling farmers and residents to access 50 book boxes with selected works. Initiated by Walter Scott in Saskatchewan in 1914, the scheme now distributes thousands of volumes through open shelf libraries and rotating picks from reviewed magazines, benefiting individual study across philosophy sociology and biography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Prairies
Therr
Canada
Walter Scott
Saskatchewan
Final Pool Payment Announced by Manitoba Poultry Pool
The Manitoba Co operative Poultry Marketing Association announces final pool payments: extras 26 cents per dozen, firsts 24 cents, seconds 21 cents, cracks 19 cents. They shipped 130 991 dozen eggs this season from March to May 6 5, about 1 1/2 million eggs, up about half a salutin over last year. Drivers with 500 miles or more may avoid motor license exams though riskier drivers exist. Grandpa notes larger issues in automobiles than on them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-operative Poultry Marketing Association
Manitoba Co-operative Poultry Marketing Association
Anglers Harvest Assured in Banff Hatchery Trout Stock
Banff Hatchery prepares to release 800000 brown trout from Wisconsin eggs shipped by Canadian Pacific Express. Eye stage eggs were kept moist by moss and ice, then hatched and fed in sacks. Planting since 1924 used Loch Leven stock with strong results, and the crossbreed is expected to grow larger than Loch Leven trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Canadian Pacific Express
Wisconsin
Loch Leven
Radio Plays Important Part In Maintaining Communication
Hon. Robert Forke predicts closer provincial cooperation to shape Canada's immigration policy. The article traces early radio use for transatlantic telecommunication, outlines ship and Great Lakes radio networks, and notes Canada’s growing broadcasting reach with 81 stations and provincial services under federal guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Robert Forke
England
Dominion
Delle Inte
Chatesa Bay
Helle Isle Straits
Marcon! Company
Marcon
Wilfrid Laurier
Marcent
Ottawa
Great Britain
Glace Bay
Drummondville
P.Q
Confederation
Atlantic
Montreal
Bath
Canadian
Great Lakes
East Coast
Port Arthur
Pacific Coast
Victoria
Breeding and Feeding the Market Hog Insights
The Dominion Animal Husbandmen pamphlet by G B Rothwell offers practical guidance on selecting young stock, developing a strong strain, mating strategy, breeding two litters yearly, housing, and feeding boars sows and piglets. It emphasizes mineral supplementation and notes pigs show mineral deficiency quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Bacon
Canada
Dominion Animal Husbandmans
G. B. Rothwell
U S Settlers for Canada Lead in Immigration Figures
Canadian statisticians tracked migration from the United States to Canada in 1926. Michigan sent 2,861 people seeking permanent settlement, the highest among states. New York and Washington tied for second with 1,827 each, followed by Minnesota 1,475 North Dakota 1,279 California 1,202 and Massachusetts 965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Michigan
New York
Washington
Minnesota
North Dakota
California
Massachusetts
Canadian Grown Tobacco Seeks New Fields in Canada
The Ross Tobacco Co. chief field man Robert J. Spence says American growers must seek better conditions abroad. He notes Canada offers infancy of the industry, fertile soil, and a favorable tariff, with Kentucky and other states' immigration only just beginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Spence
Ross Tobacco Co
St. Thomas
Canada
Kentucky
Streetcar Confusion Over Mother Daughter Fare
A woman rides a streetcar with a young girl and insists on paying full fare for herself and half for the child. The conductor suspects the girl is older than claimed and questions the relation, sparking a tense exchange about motherhood and age. The dialogue touches on cost of living and distant family care.
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Lauder
Natoo
Paderewski
Manitoba Poultry Pool
Grandpa
Mr. Forke
Forke
Loggdon
Great Jivitain
Alaska
Tion
Manitoba
U.S
Ontario
Mr. Cragg
Brown
Smith
Philistine
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