New Wheat Seed For Fall Distribution
Ottawa reports a new wheat variety CT-186 with rust resistance ready for fall distribution. Dr. H Goulden notes about 190000 bushels exist, pending baking tests and license approval. Agriculture Minister Gardiner cites 6000 bushels on federally controlled land and Bow River project, with first come first served distribution possible. The seed aims to protect Canada’s durum and prairie wheat from Race 15 B rust.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
H. Goulden
Goulden
Gardiner
the Commons
Bow River
Alberta
Canada
United States
U.S
Manitoba
Winnipeg
California
Blue Bonnet Happy Holiday Contest Ends July Night
Blue Bonnet Margarine offers a nine week contest with weekly prizes totaling over 10 000. First prize is 500 cash plus 200 in additional cash prizes. Ten McBrine Comet Aeropack bags and five Northern tectric Sportsman portable radios are among weekly awards. Final ends at midnight July 11.
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McBrine
Ex Egg Laying Hen Becoming Rooster
In Warsaw New York Reuben Pfeiffer details a Rhode Island Red hen that began laying soft eggs and shrinking shells last year and has grown a rooster's comb while attempting to crow. He notes the bird has shifted from hen to rooster behavior and voice though the crow is faint. The unusual transformation draws local curiosity.
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Warsaw
N.Y
Reuben Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer
Rhode Island
Double Wedding Ring Quilt Pattern 7128
Pattern 7128 offers a scrap quilt in the Double Wedding Ring design with pieces and directions. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain the pattern. stamps cannot be accepted.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book Offers Ten Complete Patterns
Prairie Publishers Limited advertises the 1953 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book from Toronto listing ten complete sewing embroidering crochet patterns plus more patterns for gifts home accessories toys fashions. It invites readers to send 25 cents and include name address and pattern number.
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Alice Brooks
Ancient vehicle: Argentina's ox-cart in farming history
The article notes that Argentina's standard farm vehicle once was the ox-cart drawn by three or four yokes of oxen. Carts featured wheels eight feet in diameter reflecting early agricultural transport methods.
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Argentina
Funny Classified Jokes and Witty Observations
A collection of light humor and quips. A conversation with an office boy about a visitor in London style banter. Dating and marriage snippets feature a skywriter, a 25th anniversary plan, and a milkman joke at a foundry interview.
Parked Vehicles Must Be Marked Under Saskatchewan Law
Public Service and commercial vehicles and private cars must be marked when parked on highways under the Saskatchewan Vehicles Act. About three percent of 1950 accidents involved unmarked parked vehicles, with injuries in some cases. Revisions in 1953 require any public service or commercial vehicle to carry two flares lanterns or reflectors.
Highway safety signals require proper placement and lighting
The rules specify that gates and lanterns must burn at least 12 hours on windy nights. Signals should be set one foot in front of and behind any stalled or parked vehicle. Failing to mark machinery or a vehicle on the highway is a legal violation.
Dough Portions Shape and Bake Rolls in Pan and Sheets
Cut one portion of dough into 16 equal pieces and form into balls placed in an 8 inch greased square pan. Grease tops and cover. Cut another portion into 12 pieces and roll 4 to 5 inches long on greased sheets. Let rise until doubled, bake at 375 for about 20 minutes. Split rolls and fill with salad or heated wieners.
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Blue Bonnet
Ben Hogan
Augusta
Hogan
Prairie Publishers Limited
Front Street W
Toronto
Oya
MacDonald
Watson
Elow
Christine
Will
Sarah
Saskatchewan
Canales C
Lea ‘Salada
Piero
Ai Ont Ee Yarialie Orr
Fleischmann
Pan
Peggy
Pegs
Sandys
Chuck Thurston
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