Profits From Potato Yields and Certified Seed Use
Dominion Department of Agriculture notes 1920 Canadian potato crop total 80,290,000 cwt from 785,000 acres valued around 130 million dollars. 1942 crop 42,852,000 cwt from 505,000 acres valued about 80.6 million dollars. John Tucker warns growers that profit hinges on yield per acre rather than area. 300 bushel yields, common with certified seed, vastly exceed 150 bushels. Emphasizes buying certified seed with official tags and offers free production info from Ottawa.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
John Tucker
Special Products Board
Ottawa
Split grain sorter could cut spoilage in storage
Britain's researchers Dr F Y Henderson and T A Oxley report a pilot plant that automatically separates wet and dry wheat. The system uses condenser plates and a cotton belt to divert moist seeds from dry, allowing dried grains to be stored longer. A commercial-scale machine is being built.
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Britain
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
F.Y. Henderson
T. A. Oxley
Henderson
Oxley
Good Gardeners Indians In Saskatchewan Grow Vegetables
Indians on Saskatchewan reserves have long practiced victory gardening. In 1942 they consumed and stored thousands of bushels of vegetables and built herds of cattle valued at $50,000 with $70,000 sold, leaving portion for eating.
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Victory Gardens
Saskatchewan
M. Christianson
Indian Affairs
Beavers Build Long Dam in Estes Park
In Estes Park Colorado beavers constructed a dam extending more than one thousand feet in length. The work showcases durable species engineering and raises questions about local flooding and ecosystem impact.
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Estes Park
Colobeavers
The Smaller Mammal Has Faster Pulse Rate
Observation notes that as mammal size decreases, heart rate increases. Researchers relate higher metabolic demands to quicker beats in tiny species.
Canada extends liability cover for ride sharing cars
The munitions department announced a wartime change in Canada making passenger liability insurance cover ride sharing regardless of passenger payment. All auto insurers signed to keep ride sharing within policy terms as a rider to existing policies. The measure applies to private passenger car owners during the war.
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Canada
Munitions Department
Transit
George S. Gray
Binder Twine Shortage Fears Hit Coming Season
Across sources the warning rises that binder twine will be scarce this season. In the United States analysts say only half the needed supply remains and as a result about 30 million pounds of cotton yarn may be used to fill the gap.
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United States
Origin of the term COD traced to 1841 in New England
The phrase COD meaning collect on delivery originated in New England in 1841, marking its first recorded use. The discovery ties the slang to early postal and commercial practices in the region.
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C.O.D
New England
A Great Renovator When Turned Into Pasture
A contemplation on grass as a natural healer for horses sprains and enlargements. The piece extols pasture and gentle exercise as superior to veterinary care, calling it nature’s renovating process for weary animals.
New Year's Party Surprise Hymn Listed
Glasgow Herald recalls a Band of Hope event where a child sang a verse of An other little drink wouldn't do us any harm during a New Year celebration presided over by a minister in Edinburgh.
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Glasgow
Edinburgh
Band of Hope
Glasgow Herald
Automobile Commute Dominates U S Work Travel
An estimate indicates 82 percent of Americans typically reach work by car, highlighting the heavy reliance on automobiles for daily commute.
Flight commander tests navigators on forced return route
In England a flight commander used a bad weather day to challenge his men with a 12 mile bus trek from base and a six mile return. Navigators used milometer and compass while others recalled turns. A prize of 100 cigarettes awaited the first back to the airfield. Two sergeants reported natives friendly using civilized transport.
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England
Britain
Cleaning cereal seed to remove smut in wheat
In cleaning cereal seed, especially wheat, remove unbroken smut palls as they resist surface sterilants. If balls remain, grain can be re infected when a few break. Each smut ball holds millions of spores, risking widespread contamination.
Giant seaweed tower reaches 600 feet underwater
The record holder is a seaweed known as nereocystis whose stalks extend from the ocean floor to a height of at least 600 feet, making it the largest known plant-like growth.
End Of A Dreem Atrocity In Tunisia Signals Final Afrika Korps Collapse
The New York Herald Tribune notes the total dissolution of the Afrika Korps in Tunisia. It describes the army’s annihilation, loss of famous divisions including the 15th and 21st Panzer and 90th and 164th Light Infantry, and the capture of its last commander, marking the end of a imperial dream and military fiasco.
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Dunkirk
Stalingrad
Tunisia
Afrika Korps
Axis
Europe
Rommel
Egypt
Tropic Empire
15Th
21St Panzers
90Th
164Th
New York Herald Tribune
Radish praised for appearance and crunch in Times review
The New York Times extols radishes as bright and shiny with a fresh spring taste and crisp bite. It notes leaves alone do not make a garden or a gardener despite their visual appeal.
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The
New York Times
British Navy’s sea dog Gyp brings luck and alerts crew
Gyp, a black and white terrier with a V shaped mark, serves aboard Commander E A Divers’s ship. He senses aircraft and smells U boats before humans, earning an Able Seaman diploma after patrols from the Arctic to the equator. The crew credit him with warnings and morale.
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North Africa
Gyp
Evening Standard
E. A. Divers
Rae
Arctic Circle
Equator
Son of Explorer Peter Scott craftsman in naval camouflage
The son of famed South Pole explorer Peter Scott rose from lighthouse life to coastal craft duties. He joined the naval Dieppe raid and endured a shell strike, later painting camouflage schemes for destroyers, a skill famed for breaking contours and confusing enemy recognition.
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Peter Scott
Dieppe
Admiralty
Must Have Skill Who Said Farming Is Unskilled Labor
The Country Guide states farming demands a hundred skills from veterinary care to animal husbandry and crop protection. A farmer must manage machinery a windmill and wells, perform midwifery for litters, and raise stock to selects while handling blacksmithing carpentry and hunting predators.
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The
Country Guide
New Process Reduces Space in Dried Veggie Bulk
A further advance in saving shipping space cuts bulk of dehydration produce. The method removes most air from dried vegetables and fruits, then wraps them in moisture proof cellophane and seals for export.
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Lake Erie
American Shipbuilding Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Greater Buffalo
W. K. Berner
Afrika Korps II
Tenixia
Desert Sands
Scotland
Pic
Tured
Ross
Piper Rober Mackie
Vernon
B.C
Sam Scott
Andy Scott
Piper John Mitchell
Montreal
Piper Andy Scott
Scott
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