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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
2
The 1951 census reveals 54,509 fewer farms since 1941 while cultivated farmland rose by 640,141 acres. British Columbia shows the biggest gains with 16.6 percent more land under cultivation and a 211 percent jump in farm numbers, indicating smaller average holdings than a decade ago.
The ten year period saw declines in occupied farms in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta. Saskatchewan fell from 138713 to 112018 while Manitoba dropped from 58024 to 52333 and Alberta from 99732 in 1941 to 4315 today. Factors include farm consolidation land use for pasture urban migration and city growth absorbing surrounding farmland.
The report explains declines in farm counts while cultivated acreage grows in Western provinces. From 1941 to 1951 Canada shifted farm definitions from one acre yielding fifty dollars in 1940 to three acres or more or two hundred fifty dollars in 1950 for eligibility. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba show acreage increases: 59,960,927 to 61,663,195. 43,277,295 to 44,459,632. and 16,891,522 to 17,730,393 respectively. The trend notes agricultural expansion across the country.
Health Minister Martin told the Commons that Canada maintains two leper colonies at Bentick Island in British Columbia and Tracadia in New Brunswick. There are three patients at Bentick and five at Tracadia, costing about $22,000 yearly.
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, director of a Melbourne medical institute, announces that an effective poliomyelitis vaccine may reach mass production within two years. He says the vaccine of living tissue could be injected into children aged one to two to provide immunity against polio.
J. S. McDiarmid celebrated his twentieth year as a Manitoba cabinet member. He was sworn in May 27, 1932, as minister of mines resources and industry and commerce and he still holds that position.
Homemakers lean on eggs amid low prices as Canada’s Food Rules urge at least three eggs weekly. The article offers two main dishes: quick egg sandwiches in mushroom soup and baked eggs with green beans, including quantities, steps, and servings.
A collection of light humor with barbershop mishaps, coin jokes, ceiling satire, dental banter, beauty parlour bids, wildlife puns, marital mixups, and everyday misunderstandings. Includes a barroom crisis, workplace quips, life insurance brag, and a note on cashew nut sourcing from India.
Hog marketings in Manitoba from January 1 to May 17 rose 50 percent versus 1951, with heavy marketing likely past peak. Cattle marketings for the same period fell 15 percent after the foot and mouth outbreak. Butterfat production rose about 20 percent, while pasture suffered from lack of rain. Egg marketings peaked May 10 and remained well above 1951 levels with high quality and abundant storage.
The article traces shaving as a practice from ancient times, noting its persistence across civilizations and eras. It highlights how grooming rituals evolved with cultural norms and technologies, reflecting social status and personal care trends over centuries.
Tests show staked tomato vines produce fruit higher in vitamin C because more sunshine reaches the fruit. Use five to six foot stakes driven 18 inches deep, with cloth ties looped loosely around the stem. Prune by removing suckers at leaf joints to keep fruit strong and sizable.
An ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a penetrating antiseptic for eczema itching toes and feet rashes and other skin troubles. It claims rapid relief from skin eruptions scales and boils with healing benefits for barber's itch salt rheum and similar disorders available at druggists.
Historical notes describe the Lilliputian vole as a major crop destroyer in eastern Canada since the 17th century. Observers recount massive mice outbreaks in Ontario and Nova Scotia with grain and hay losses, while noting cycles of population booms and die offs across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Dr. Glen R. Shepherd explains how postmeal blood flow to digestion leaves muscles undersupplied, increasing the risk of cramps during swimming. He notes cal losses from cold water shocks, calcium deficiency, poor fitness, fatigue, and urges rest, calcium-rich foods, and swimming with a companion to reduce drowning risk.
Ottawa reports Canada coal industry aims to replace diesel with a coal fired gas turbine engine. McGill University conducts tests under Prof. Donald Mordell. A pilot plant is slated for completion within five months with about 100000 dollars in federal funding.
In Vancouver a 62 year old housewife, Mrs Amy Foster, died when a broken pitcher fragment tore an artery as she dropped the vessel in her kitchen. She slipped on a shard and bled to death on the floor before aid could reach her.
British Columbia has the largest proportion of married citizens in Canada, with more than half of its total population living as married couples. The statistic highlights BC leading among provinces in traditional family status.
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