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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1923
Page
4
The Dominates Livestock Branch reports steady growth across four months of 1923 with higher sales and weights, stronger store cattle demand, and improved prices for cattle hogs and calves. Export beef to Britain rises while US shipments fall, and spring lambs arrive light but marketable in April.
The Department of Marine and Fisheries of Canada plans to move vigorous coarse fish from Lake Winnipegosis to prairie lakes that lack fish. The project hopes to reduce wasteful predation on white fish eggs, restore balance, and boost prairie food lots by stocking stocked lakes with suckers and related species.
The last report of Dr. Yorrance, Veterinary Director General, traces long term trends from 1904 5 to 1921 22. Glanders slaughters fell from 2112 with 147 851 in compensation to 29 slaughters and 2595 paid in 1921 22. Hog cholera slaughters dropped from 34779 with 196 981 compensation to 432 slaughters and 3192 in 1921 22. Dourine was zero in 1921 22 while tuberculosis compensation rose sharply due to accredited herd work. The report ends with disease treaties for cattle and poultry.
Sir William Joynson Hicks informed the House that interest on the British war debt to the United States will be paid semi annually on June 15 and September 15. Principal installments are due each December 13.
A child asks his mother about which body parts a nurse will wash after overhearing a plan. The mother explains nothing is certain and the boy wonders if ears or face will be washed, revealing a light domestic moment.
A 1.5 million dollar protection effort backs Canada’s forests, seen as essential to safeguard forest products valued at about 316 million in 1920 with potential growth through manufacturing. The plan aims to reduce fire risk and instill personal responsibility for bush safety among all Canadians.
The Saskatchewan creameries produced 558 220 pounds of butter in April, up 80.8 percent from April 1922, and 1 832 036 pounds in the first four months, up 755 490 pounds from the same period in 1922. The April total exceeds last year by 249 457 pounds, with an April 1923 figure of 558 220 pounds.
A New York Globe excerpt notes London's curved streets worsen traffic but with calmer enforcement. A police official contrasts Londoners’ adherence to regulations with New York’s disobedience, saying laws protect and facilitate travel.
A vintage recipe for Sultana Tea Biscuits uses Sum Maid Sultana Raisins. Mix dry ingredients, rub in butter, fold in raisins, beat egg with milk, combine to a dough, roll to half to two thirds inch, cut, and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Mix white flour graham flour baking powder sugar and salt. Stir in raisins. Beat egg with milk and fold into dry ingredients to form batter. Add butter mix well. Pour into gem pans and bake in a moderate oven 30 to 35 minutes yielding 12 gems.
Great interest is shown in the Sas katchewan Co operative Creameries Ltd marketing scheme. The creameries select pack and store eggs for merchants and producers in cold storage until prices rise. A cash advance of about 75 percent of the value is given to the shipper with the remaining balance paid on sale.
Officials report BC lumber payroll surpassed 20 million dollars in 1922 with 532 operating companies. In 1921 payroll was 18.18 million for about 14,500 workers, reflecting overall industry growth.
A Danish hog raising standard influences Canadian farms as sows for breeding are selected for bacon type. Farmers in districts near Ingersoll Brantford and Toronto increasingly ship to purchase high quality sows. Co operative shippers note expanding adoption of Denmarklike breeding criteria across crops.
Preliminary Bureau of Statistics estimates show spring wheat sown and to be harvested at 21 279 600 acres down from 21 530 124 in 1922. Tall wheat 85 500 acres vs 892 569 last year. Oats 14 410 acres vs 14 541 229. Barley 2 556 200 vs 2 105 367. Rye 2 045 960 vs 2 105 367. Hay and clover 10 160 600 vs 10 601 667. Alfalfa 314 600 vs 505 983. Potatoes 652 200 vs 683 594. Prairie wheat area 20 995 700 vs 21 225 448 in 1922.
The Hamilton Spectator notes that while cleanliness is valued, many men see house cleaning as a lesser priority behind other duties. The comment frames domestic chores as a social expectation for men and hints at attitudes toward household labor.
A Florence Herald snippet features quirky lines about heirlooms and bravado. A childlike boast about owning historical items contrasts with a bold warning to face trouble directly. The compact item captures a playful, era tone.
Stella explains the Fishing Frog or Angler Fish a three to five foot sea creature with a large head a short body and a long tail It lacks scales has movable teeth and uses a waving filament on its head to lure prey with muddy water and a gleaming lure to grab fish and even catches its own prey by accident.
Experiments show yolk color mainly reflects chicken diet with green foods producing darker yolks while reducing green content fades yolks to pale lemon or white. Carotin in seeds and greens colors yolk and milk. rape can color whites green if overfed. Screenings offer value when analyzed, mixed with bran or oats for digestibility.
The article traces the history of local anesthesia from early cocaine use to the development of procaine or novocaine. It explains the dangers of cocaine, the shift to synthetic procaine, its uniform strength, and the nerve-block method enabling targeted, painless dental procedures. It notes American development and the promise of a stable supply.
Saskatchewan Timber Estimates place total raw material in the province at 7.96 billion board feet. Spruce 3.900009 billion, poplar 4.0 billion, jackpine 804 million, balsam 190.909 million, and larch 50 million feet.
Observers praise hog grading combined with cooperative shipping for raising hog quality in Canada. About forty percent of hogs at Toronto Market come via cooperative clubs, and fifty percent carry identification marks to secure select premiums. Officials claim rapid improvement in hog type, with farmers seeking barrow and sow stock. shippers assist buyers in selecting prime sows, paid at market price plus a ten percent premium. Counts of high-class bacon sows are expected to rise in coming years.
Motion picture programmes aboard Canadian Pacific fleet ships have proven so popular they will be extended to all lines on both Atlantic and Pacific. The films, produced in Canada, showcase the country and represent a key advertising venture for a growing national industry.
Encouragement grows in Cardiff Wales as efforts to import cattle via the port increase. The Canadian Mercantile Marine will run fortnightly sailings from Montreal to Cardiff with several 10000 ton ships on the route. A pinch of rain over an acre would weigh about 13 tons.
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