End of single crop farming seen as hopeful in the West
A Regina Leader post argues diversified farming beats one crop. It cites Alberta and prairie provinces where some farmers replace wheat monoculture with balanced farming, dairying, and varied crops, aided by lenders favoring diversified plans over land mining risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prominett
Alberta
Wileealam Lands
Aberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Farmers Bank
Bser
Great Plain of America
Regina
Alberta Municipal Hospitals Set to Serve All Faces in Need
An Alberta Hospital Association note discusses municipal hospitals as public utilities financed by taxes and a one dollar daily patient rate. The article, by Arthur Whiston, argues for open access to hospital care and outlines the plan where well pay for services through taxation to ensure universal access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberts
Modera B
Artiur Kwhlaton
Pers Howpital Organization
Alberta
Whiston
Clincal
Alberta Hospital Association
Royal Clocks in Windsor and Buckingham Palaces
The article notes royal clock collections at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace with about 250 and 160 clocks respectively. It highlights a unique ormolu French Negress Head clock from Louis XV era, measuring about 2 feet 6 inches high, where hours appear in one eye and minutes in the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Castle
Buckingham
Buckingham Palace
Louis XV
Ormolu
British Comments On Canadian Bacon Quality
A British editorial lauds Canadian bacon quality and trade confidence, noting improved hog quality and steady export growth. It argues preference for colonial products, praises lack of preservatives, and links quality to market demand and retail trust in Canadian bacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briven
Cruid Wace Journal Fire
Fox Farms Rise Across Canada Driven by Silver Foxes
Dominion Bureau data show 1 026 fur farms in 1922 with fox operations up 200 from 1921. Prince Edward Island leads with 434 farms, Quebec 146, Saskatchewan only four. Total fur farm value reached 7.79 million dollars last year with silver foxes totaling 59 318 on farms, up about 25 percent from 1921. Live fox exports for year ended March 3 1923 reached 1 515 units valued at 385 152 dollars, predominantly silver foxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Yukon Territory
Dominion Bureau of Statist
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Canada
Corn Yields Reach Forty Bushels in Shaunavon District
E E Brockelbank reports Shaunavon district ripened corn averaged about 40 bushels per acre with yields ranging from 1 to 65 bushels. 34 fields were scored in September under the Shaupayona Agricultural Society with prize money totaling 550. The yellow flat variety sechua led stands and grain yield, while fodder and cultivation informed judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaunaven
E. E. Brockelbank
Extension Department
University of Saskatchewan
Shaupayona Agricultural Society
Shaunavon
Brocklebank
University of Extension Saskatchewan
Swannavon
Agricultide Rural Society
Shanaavon
Brockelbank
Interest in Canadian annuities rises in Dominion program
The Dominion government reports a surge in annuity applications. In the first six months of the current fiscal year ending September 30, investments exceed $567,000, up by $125,000 from the same period last year, signaling growing public interest in this form of investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Dominion Anuities
Department of Labor
French Fisheries Plans to Import Frozen Halibut
Government officials announced that Canadian French interests plan to import frozen halibut directly from Prince Rupert, B C, following a visit by Dr Le Danois of France. The move aims to start a significant new industry in fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert
B.C
le Danois
Government of
France
Settlers From U S Decrease in October Immigation
Settlers entering Canada from the United States in October numbered about 60s, down 155 from October 1922. Despite fewer newcomers, total wealth brought in exceeded last year at $170,931 versus $140,269. The report notes money values and trade effects, with North Portal and Emerson highlighted as key entry points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Dominion Immigration
North Portal
Emerson
Tod
Blotting Paper From Wood Pulp Promises New Material
Forest Products Laboratories report blotting paper produced entirely from wood pulp. The Canadian experiment mill notes excellent absorption and marks a shift from rag pulp. The new product uses a plentiful wood source with little prior pulp industry use. A reflective closing line on living up to a good life precedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Products Laboratories
Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Canada
Good Hunting in the Laurentians at Ste. Agathe
A Quebec hunting scene notes John Basler of Mont Rolland bagging two deer on his first day near Ste. Agathe in the Laurentians. The photograph shows Basler with his quota after a few hours of sport in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurentian Mountains
Quebec
John Basler
Mont Rolland
Ste. Agathe
Basler
Best Wheat Varieties for Prairie Growth and Marquis Dominance
The article covers wheat variety selection in Canada and the UK show results. Marquis wheat dominates Western Canada with about 80 percent of production, while Ruby Prelude Aaron and Huron are noted for specific regions. Early varieties and crosses from the Dominion Experimental Farms shaped eastern and western practices, with Marquis driving significant economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian West
Cvn
Prairie
Dominion
Russia
Marquis
Canada
United States of America
Turkey
United States
Ammons
Ruby
Prelude
Aaron
Canare
Tuberculosis Eradication Efforts Across U S Livestock
The nationwide campaign shows 16216 herds accredited and over 100000 first tests without reactions. Twenty five states have joined and 160 counties completed or are testing cattle. Evidence links swine infection to cattle and supports area cleanup as the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Feeding Hogs Show Similar Gains for Lard and Bacon Types
A Missouri Experiment Station test shows feed per pound of gain and daily gains for lard and bacon hogs were similar up to about 240 to 290 pounds. Bacon hogs averaged 6.6 pounds daily gain and 46 pounds feed per pound gain to 250 pounds, while lard hogs gained about 6.7 pounds daily with 44 pounds feed per pound gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Experiment Station
Leviathan Cleared in Record Southampton Run to New York
The Leviathan arrived Southampton at one o clock on Saturday and sailed for New York at noon Sunday, the fastest liner clearance ever achieved there. Twenty four hours of nonstop work by 1500 crew and port workers shipped the freight with two hours to spare. After reaching port, laundries processed 43 000 pieces of linen. The December emigrant total may include 1140 aboard. Enmity of enemies is less certain than friendship of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
New York
Unsympathetic Simmons and a Drowsy Dinner Table Exchange
Dr. Percy Stickney Grant of New York quipped at a dinner party that dull sermons betray lazy preachers. A preacher prompted by a sleepy attendee asked for a wake up from Brother Simmons who insisted the other man wake himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Stickney Grant
New York
Brother Simmons
Sim
Oyster Purchase Confusion Sparks Tiny Lesson
A small boy asks for a pound of oysters and a yard. The dealer explains oysters are sold by the measure. The exchange highlights a simple moral: it is easier to avoid what we should do than to do it.
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American
Royal Clocks
Palace
Milady
U.S
The
Laurentians
Prairie Provinces
Imperial Fruit Show
Manchester
England
British Columbia
Associated Growers
Columbia
Associated Growers of
Daily Overseas Mail
Coodwins, Limited
Poupart, Limited
Leviathan
Southampon
Simmons
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