Muskrat Farming Expands Across Western Regions
The article notes muskrat farming evolving into a Western industry with large scale farms in Alberta and British Columbia. It cites Bruce Farming Company in Carol Lake Alberta acquiring 2400 acres for muskrat ranching and Musquash Farms, Ltd. near Swan Lake north of Quesnel BC securing 1159 acres with existing colonies and traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otetrip
Alberta
British Columbia
Peace River
Columbia- Kootenay
Milwaukee
Lake Manitoba
Manitoba
Carol Lake
Bruce Farting Company, Ltd
Swan Lake
Quesnel
Dominion
Musquash Farms, Ltd
New Fur Industry Reaches Prince Edward Island
A new fur sector forms in Prince Edward Island after Dr. Leo Frank negotiates with the Soviet Government to swap Russian sabres for silver foxes. The first twenty pairs of Russian sables arrive in November, while live fox shipments depart Canada for Russia the same month under an expert to train Russian workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Edward Island
Leo Frank
Russia
Canada
Aeroplanes Drop Provisions to Alpine Huts
In the Swiss Alps, supplies are delivered to remote alpine huts by parachute. Aircraft drop cargo where plateaus or glaciers are unusable, cutting provisioning costs to roughly a third of the old method. Insurance agents ask about family insanity while a suffragist quips about a husband's imagined authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swiss Alps
Capital Punishment Echoes in Labor Rally
A walking delegate of the Dumbd-bells' Union argues capital punishment is needed for justice, declaring the working man will not get justice until capital is punished. The exchange reflects unrest among labor circles over punitive measures and workers' rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumbd-bells’ Union
If a man never has anyone to tell him what he would do
A terse aphorism notes that lacking advisers or confidants leaves a man friendless and unable to imagine better actions. It emphasizes the social value of guidance and counsel in personal decision making.
Shakespeare’s Stock Quotation Source Notes and Quotes
The quotation notes that while Shakespeare was not a broker he supplied a large number of stock quotations. It highlights a literary angle on financial language and the enduring influence of Shakespearean phrasing in market discourse.
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Shakespeare
Hog Trade Improves Says 1925 Review From Ottawa
The six annual review of 1925 from Canada's agriculture department notes general market improvement in hog trade versus 1924 and bright prospects ahead. It warns against over feeding when abundant and under feeding when scarce to maintain lean bacon quality for export. It stresses uniform feeding and caution against excess feed.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Cattle Pool Discussed For British Columbia Beef Market
A BC Stock Breeders' Association group plans a cattle pool to market beef co operatively in British Columbia. Directors toured Cariboo and Chilcotin districts holding meetings where co operative marketing was the main topic. A Fraser Valley Milk Producers' example was cited, and a committee was formed to develop a provincial scheme, possibly visiting prairie observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Stock Breeders’ Association
Prairies
Harvesting and Curing Alfalfa in Manitoba Bulletin
A Manitoba bulletin notes alfalfa yields peak when cut before full bloom and stresses leaf retention about 45 percent of seed weight. It urges proper curing to save leaves, recommends windrow curing in dry weather and small coils when rain slows drying, and says hay is storage ready when stalks resist moisture when twisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Granch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Homestead Entries Rise Across Western Canada in April
Homestead entries in Western Canada rose in April to 553, up from 315 last year, per the federal lands patent branch. By province: British Columbia 12, Alberta 219, Saskatchewan 236, Manitoba 96. For the first four months of the year the total reached 1,909, up from 44 in the prior year.
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Canada
Federal Lands Patent Branch
Ree “Coimbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta March Coal Output Rises Over 1925 Levels
Alberta coal production in March 1926 reached 428,523 tons across all grades, up from 387,007 tons in March 1925, a gain of 41,516 tons, per the chief inspector of mines report.
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Alberta
Man Praises Self Proves Time Too High
A wry saying notes that when a man sings his own praises he often ends up with punishment or a stricter sentence, implying self-promotion backfires. The quip emphasizes earned merit over boastful claims.
Improving Butter Quality and Exhibition Standards
The article discusses butter making for home and farm, promoting creamery butter as more economical and encouraging competition at provincial and local exhibitions. It explains pasteurization at 170°F for ten minutes, rapid cooling, and churning after two hours, noting lower churning temps aid firm texture and sweet flavor.
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Farma
Saskatchewan Creamery Butter Output in April 1926 Rises
Saskatchewan produced 1,052,664 lbs of creamery butter in April 1926, up from 724,513 lbs a year earlier, a 45.2 percent gain. Cumulative four month production reached 2,420,944 lbs, versus 2,650,162 lbs last year, a 29 percent rise.
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Saskatchewan
French, Self-Taught, Usually Confined to French Use
A concise remark notes that French language learning remains largely self taught and confined to understanding rather than broad fluency. The statement hints at a pattern where learners rely on personal study to access French without formal instruction.
Proper cattle type for Britain shipments urged by Ottawa bulletin
The Dominion experimental farms show that rapid increases in live cattle exports to Britain require selecting the ideal animal. Shortlegged, deep bodied beef cattle from Aberdeen Angus Hereford or Shorthorn breeds or good crosses perform best. Spring Herefords should be slaughtered early, uniform lots fetch higher returns, and shipments should be grouped by age weight color and hype.
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Britain
Dominion Experimental Farms
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dairy Prizes Revised for Winter Fair in Toronto
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair executive committee approved prize list changes for 1926. Dairy sections shift to group system for butter from sections 1 to 4 while other dairy prizes stay the same. General Manager Westervelt notes two silver cups donated by Hon. George S. Henry MP for top cheese and top butter score in the exhibition.
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Royal Coliseum
Toronto
Westervelt
Georges. Henry
M-P-P
Two Souls Share One Thought About Matrimony
A concise maxim notes that when two people share a single thought about marriage there is no need to dwell on the question of wedlock. The remark reflects a belief in harmony and inevitability in union.
Minaki Inn Aims To Rival Jasper Park Lodge In Ontario
Minaki Inn on the Winnipeg River at Minaki Ontario is being rebuilt by Canadian National Railways to resemble Jasper Park Lodge with rustic design. The new main building, log cabin bungalows for 146 guests, and restored amenities including golf tennis fishing boating and swimming are under development led by J A Turner and Ned McKenna.
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Canadian National Railways
Minaki Inn
Winnipeg River
Minaki
Ontario
Jasper Park Lodge
Rocky Mountains
J.A. Turner
E J
Ned) McKenna
Immigration And Colonization In Canada Today
State talk on immigration and colonization as Canada’s top national issue. Minister W R Motherwell notes feeding quality affects egg grade and market value. A B Calder of Montreal promotes producing populations to sustain farms and local economies.
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W. R Motherwell
Mr. Motherwell
BC to import breeding sheep tax free next year
The Federal Government will waive the duty on breeding stock for twelve months, enabling thousands of sheep to be brought into British Columbia. BC officials credit the plan to suggestions from BC agriculture officials and Sheep expert 4 C Whitney-Griffith. He predicts rapid sheep expansion in Cariboo Chilcotin Nicola districts within three years, arguing ranchers earn more per dollar with sheep than cattle.
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British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
British Columbia Department of Agriculture
C. Whitney-Griffith
Farmers’ Institute
Whitney-Griffith
Federal
Cariboo
Chilcotin
Nicola
Whitney-Grifith
Dandelion Control Method Warned as Dangerous
A historical note describes a method to destroy dandelions using arsenic and caustic soda in a two stage boiling process. It warns the mixture is extremely dangerous to clothing and people and must be applied directly to each plant without touching surrounding grass.
Most Independent Life for Boys on the Farm
A Tara Leader quotation extols farm life as the birthplace of independence. It contrasts city life with rural work, noting that farmers supply meals and that modern amenities have reduced farm loneliness. It asserts many great Americans originated on farms and claims most criminals come from cities.
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Rube
Tara
Beaver and Muskrat Farm Near Wilmer Opens In Modern Style
The Beaver and Muskrat Farm near Wilmer British Columbia is fully stocked and running. It is described as the most modern of its kind in the Dominion. The farm spans about 70 acres and is fully enclosed with a specially constructed galvanized iron fence.
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Wilmer
British Columbia
Dominion
Grain Movement Has Canada Rail Marketing Totals Rise
Grain marketing on the Canadian National Railways for June 4 to 10 neared two million bushels with 1,929,000 bushels brought in by farmers and 1,918 cars carrying 2,679,000 bushels stored at country elevators. Totals more than tripled from last year with 3,154,000 bushels in store across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Paints
Canadian National Railways
C.N.R
Alberta Alfalfa Seed Growers See Export Demand
Alfalfa seed growing is a new Alberta industry and proving very successful. The Crooks alfalfa Seed Growers' Association has sold all it can grow and has shipped two or three carloads to the United States.
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Alberta
Crooks Alfalfa Seed Growers’ Association
United States
Butter Men to Compete for Do minion Cups at Fair
Two silver cups for competition among Dominion butter producers were donated by Hon. George S. Henry Ontario minister of highways. The gift was announced by the Executive of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.
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Dominion
George S. Henry
Ontario
Toronto
Brackish quarrel remark in court transcript
A judge questions a claim as a spouse acknowledges a brick remark. The exchange centers on alleged violence with crude language used by the respondent, reflecting a heated moment in the courtroom dialogue.
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B.C
Saskatchewan Creamery
Carada
A. B. Calder
Montreal
Department of Colonization and Developmen
Canadians Pacific Railway
Edmonton
Cantada
Department of Colonization and Development
Dandelion Control
Alfalfa
Mullingan
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