How To Begin Keeping Bees Concepts and timing for new beekeepers
The article advises starting in spring with one or two colonies, acquiring strong colonies headed by a young fertile queen, and sourcing bees from nearby apiaries. It discusses purchasing options, including modern hives or boxed weight bees, and emphasizes disease-free stock and proper equipment. Contact provincial or local beekeepers associations or bee journals for procurement guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
British Columbia
Focal Beekeepers’ Association
Bee
Fertilizers For the Corn Crop Guidance on Manure and Phosphoric Fertilizers
The Dominion Department of Agriculture advises using barnyard manure for corn when possible and adding phosphoric fertilizer like superphosphate. For poor soil or limited manure, use a complete fertilizer rich in phosphoric acid and potash with specific blends for various soil types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Dominion Department of Agriculture
Optimal hatch timing for pullets from Dominion stations
Investigations at Dominion Experimental Stations compare chick hatching dates to optimize winter egg production. General purpose breeds like Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds benefit from April hatching in the first three weeks while Mediterranean breeds may wait until mid April. Lennoxville Quebec studies show pullets hatched April 5 to 15 yield higher profits than May hatchings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Rhode Island
Lennoxville, Quebec
Peony Growing Tips From Dominion Horticulturist
The peony is a hardy, decorative flower suited to most provinces. It thrives in bright sunlight, clay loam with good drainage, and requires shallow spring planting no more than three inches below the surface. Regular cultivation should be maintained to keep the plant healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Horticulturist
Manitoba Pioneer’s 130 Mile Journey By Air Debuts
Forty nine years after A. E. Rowe rode a 130 mile ox cart from Winnipeg to Nesbitt in 21 days he traveled by air from Winnipeg to Nesbitt in under ninety minutes to confer with his farm manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
A. E. Rowe
Winnipeg
Nesbitt
Average man carries 24 pounds of carbon in body
A health fact notes the average body contains about 24 pounds of carbon as part of its elemental makeup. This highlights carbon’s role in life structures and biochemistry.
Maple Sugar Time in Canada Emerges as Staple Industry
Maple sugar time arrives as sap runs after thawing days and frosty nights. About 50,000 Eastern Canadian farmers collect sap for maple sugar and syrup, an annual industry valued around $5 million. Its roots lie with Indigenous methods, evolving to a highly organized modern industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Jacques Cartier
Eskimo boots tied to Byrd polar flight and Norge crossing
A guard outside Stanislaus Leczinski's door could not enter as his dressing gown caught fire and he died. Boots made by an Eskimo worn by Commander Byrd on Arctic flight have crossed the Pole twice, loaned to Lincoln Ellsworth aboard the Norge. A scientist reports earthworms emit musical sounds and moan when harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanislaus Leczinski
Poland
Byrd
Arctic
North Pole
Lincoln Ellsworth
Norge
Pole
Vancouver Seagulls Flock To Jack Miner Miller
Edward Miller, Vancouver's Jack Miner, feeds 40 to 50 seagulls at Central School grounds from October to March. For six months the 71-year-old caretaker hosts the flock, with pupils helping by placing lunch scraps in a sack. The gulls return yearly, leaving when summer tourists arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Miller
Vancouver
Jack Miner
Miller
Prince of Wales praises linguistic flair in London dinner
Experts at the Argentina embassy say the Prince of Wales need not apologize for his Spanish in a London speech at a dinner honoring the Argentine ambassador. They dub his pronunciation very good and a delicate compliment, noting his fluency in French German Italian and even American slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
London
Argentina
Senora Herrera
England
Marland Oil to Drill Test Well in Viking Field Alberta
The Marland Oil Company plans a test well in the Viking field east of Edmonton Alberta to 3500 feet depth. It will be the first drilling operation by the company in Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marland Oil Company
Viking
Edmonton
Alberta
Child recalls cork for bottle in comic exchange
A Druggist tells a child how he lacked a cork for a bottle of castor oil while the child explains discarding the cork to slip home. The scene shifts to the druggist noting a long sale to a woman, who first looked at grand pianos and hairpins.
West Fergus Sends Train of Pumps and Washing Machines to West
A West Fergus Ontario community dispatched a special 35 car train to Vancouver led by two locomotives carrying eleven thousand items mostly pumps and washing machines sold by Beatty Brothers. Fifteen hundred Western Canadian merchants took part with cars routed via Winnipeg Calgary Saskatoon Regina and Edmonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus
Ontario
Canada
Beatty Brothers
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Calgary
Saskatoon
Regina
Edmonton
C.P.R
Lewer
Beatty Bros
Nset
No to mass car ownership in Britain due to distances and roads
Sir William Letts argued that Britain cannot reach U S levels of motorization. He cited Britain’s 88 745 square miles with 2 000 000 cars on 178 000 miles of road versus the United States 3 000 000 miles for 20 000 000 cars, noting far denser congestion in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Letts
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders of
Great Britain
United States
England
Scotland
Wales
American Republic
Motherland
Farm livestock values rise in Canada for 1927
Statistics Canada reports 1927 farm livestock values show horses at 76 dollars per head up from 72 in 1926 and milch cows at 61, with cattle, sheep and swine also higher. Totals by province list Ontario and Quebec as largest contributors with Alberta and British Columbia showing strong gains.
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Canada
Dominion
Government
Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Downham Keeps 248 Year Asheton Sermon Tradition
A 248 year old Asheton sermon custom observed at Downham England marks the 1860 death of Sir Ralph Asheton. Rev E N Livesey preached the Asheton sermon with non resident clergymen delivering the talk. Each preacher selects texts from Job and Colossians and receives two guineas after the service funded by a 70 pound investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downham
England
E. N. Livesey
Asheton
Ralph Asheton
Job
Noisy neighbor piano dispute documented in district
A neighbor's upright piano causes ongoing disturbance to the adjacent property, described as a straightforward nuisance affecting daily life and neighborhood peace.
Market For Canadian Eggs in Imperial Trade Study
The Imperial Economic Committee notes eggs form a large export value in the UK, surpassing motor cars in 1925 and 1926. It cites UK imports of about 5.7 billion eggs annually, with Empire origin supplying 54 percent of eggs in 1925 and limited Empire poultry share overall, urging voluntary preference for Empire eggs and poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Economic Committee
United Kingdom
Irish Free State
Canada
Empire
Belgium
United States
France
Great Britain
Getting Ready To Plant Strawberries
The article advises planting strawberries in early spring as soon as the soil is workable and dry. Emphasizes soil condition, avoiding drying roots, quick field transition, and minimal sun exposure during planting.
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Amusent
Paris
Britain
U.S
Alberts
Calgary Fish and Game Association
Wembley Stadium
Jugend
Munich
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