Building Up the Poultry Flock Advice on pure breeds and stock selection
The bulletin from Dominion Poultry Husbandman urges pure stock for strong, well conformed birds. It recommends buying from same breeder when possible, using proven laying stock, and gradual upward breeding by introducing pure breed males or eggs. It cautions on timing for eggs and chicks, and emphasizes keeping to a single variety from reliable sources each year.
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Me Fermford
Dominion
Mr. Elford
Canada
Seeding Down Grass and Clover with Nurse Crop Outperforms Seeding Alone
Experiments at Brandon Experimental Farm show sowing grass and clover with a nurse crop like wheat or barley yields better long term results than seeding alone. Nurse crops suppress weeds, while fallow or corn land give highest yields. stubble land can fail in dry years. Manuring stubble before seeding is not cost effective.
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Brandon
Vast Coal Resources Sparse Mined in Slovakia
Slovakia sits on an estimated 1,717,700,000 metric tons of coal barely tapped after mining began about twelve years ago. In England the first known wearer of silk stockings is believed to be Henry VIII.
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Slovakia
England
Heary VIII
Select Bacon Hogs Profit Potential in Canadian Farming
The 1923 hog crop is seen as highly profitable with most sales aimed at Britain for select bacon. Western hogs face grading challenges due to lard breeding and grain fattening, while the east reports higher select bacon percentages aided by pasture, dairy by products, and exercise. The Lacombe Dominion Experimental Station tests pasture mixes including oats rye rape alfalfa sweet clover oats barley wheat and peas for hogs.
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West
East
Dominion Experimental Station
Lacombe
Fertilizing For Flowers and Roses by Dr Shutt
Dr Shutt, Dominion Chemist, advises a top dressing for loams in fair condition using four parts ground bone meal to one part potash salt. Mix thoroughly and work into the soil at about four pounds per square rod to aid humus formation for flowers including roses, perennials, and annuals.
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Shutt
Dominion
Candies on the Paris stage in Moliere’s time
Two men discuss tidying work and keeping material ready for bore visitors. The first man exits after a quizzical look, while the other speaks of stringing out work. The note hints at period stage practices in Paris with candies used on stage.
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Moliere
Paris
Prairie Beekeepers Grow as Manitoba Beekeepers Association Expands
The Manitoba Beekeepers Association sees rapid membership growth and strong honey yields on the prairie. Mordeh Experimental Station reports profitable beekeeping in 1921 and 1922 with high honey per colony. Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba inquiries pour in about wintering hives and buying colonies while literature requests rise.
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Manitoba
Mordeh
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Making the Airplane Safe With Uncrushable Undercarriage
A British inventor creates a landing chassis with pneumatic cylinders that resist crash shocks. In tests Herbert Hikler, holder of the non stop Turin flight record, demonstrated the system by diving from 20 feet at a steep angle and the gear absorbed the impact without bouncing.
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Herbert Hikler
Turin
End of the Earth Brownies Get New Suits
A Brownie tale recounts how a sable explains why fur is hunted and valued. The group friendlily imagines humans dressed in sable fur, then a tailor-made outfit scene shows them trying on humanlike clothes. The story notes sable fur is scarce and winter hunting intensifies.
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Pimzie
Snookums
the Sable
Siberia
Asia
Kinkajou
Sable
Stella
Clear Record Month Aims to Cut Workplace Mistakes at Canadian Pacific
Charles Murphy, general manager of Western Lines, introduces a system to reward a month without errors. The November 1922 trial, amid heavy traffic, halved disciplinary actions from 2.49 to 1.27 percent and cut total demerit marks from 4970 to 2174, boosting safety and service.
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Charles Murphy
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Raiway
Murphy
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway
Value Of Pure Seed For Farm Crops In Canada
The article argues farmers should avoid scrub seed and select well bred varieties with strong pedigrees. It highlights the surge of artificial breeding since the 19th century, noting varieties differ in soil and climate fitness. It stresses farmer testing, district competence, and seed quality from vigorous, uniform, mature plants free of weeds.
Gold Leaf Through the Ages in Ancient Craft
The article traces the development of gold leaf from early knowledge in the eighteenth century B.C. to its use on mummies and coffins. It notes gold leaf on ancient Egyptian tombs and monuments and observes a peak of perfection by the eleventh century.
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Ancient
Egypt
Secret Tower Password Preserved by Three Officials
The Tower of London guard password is shared only among three figures the King the Lord Mayor and the constable with quarterly messages from His Majesty. The practice is described as a surviving ancient custom.
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Tower of London
How to Keep Happy Singing Has a Great Tonic Effect on the Mind
The piece argues singing keeps people young and beautiful and improves mood by teaching correct breathing. It promotes singing for anyone who can talk and asserts that singers appear more lively and express themselves better than non singers.
New Use For Seismographs
Ir. Omori reports measurements of railway car vibrations with seismographs originally for earthquakes. Japanese engineers use the instruments to balance locomotives and inspect permanent way on railways. This yields fuel savings and faults detection in construction.
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Ir. Omori
Because I am the greatest actor in the world claim
A movie actor sues a company for an immense breach of contract sum. When asked why he seeks such a figure he declares he is the greatest actor in the world. A friend rebukes his vanity and he explains he was under oath.
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Kansas City
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