High Protein Content Of Western Wheat Revealed In Tests
Tests completed for the Canadian Grain Commission report very high protein content and gluten quality in Western wheat. The study notes bakers’ interest due to dryness and superior baking qualities. comparison with 1927 1928 1929 yields and weights per bushel, with a large share graded No 1 Hard and No 1 Northern.
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Canada
F. 3. Birchard
Commission
Winnipeg
F. G. T. O'Hara
Trade and Commerce
Commission Laboratory
Birchard
England
France
Germany
Prairies
Alberta
Beef grading service promotes shopping by grade
The Beef Grading Service of the Dominion Department of Agriculture urges buyers to choose beef by grade. It emphasizes that grading ensures satisfaction, with the Choice grade branded in red and Good in blue. The Blue Brand is the most common choice among customers.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Paris to New York Patterned Sports Dress for All Figures
Winnipeg readers learn Tingey models sketched in Paris and patterns made in New York for a versatile sports dress. The design suits heavy to short figures with long line bodice, hip point, and panel skirt. Available in sizes 14 to 20 and 34 to 40 and ready for delivery for 25 cents to Fashion Bureau.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A Winnipeg notice lists an address at 175 McDermot Ave for pattern orders. It references the Winnipeg Newspaper Union and provides ordering instructions and contact cues.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Demand for Canadian Apples Reaches Chinese Market
Canadian grown apples gain attention in Hong Kong with shipments to Hong Kong in late 1929 and expectations of several thousand boxes sent to the Orient this year. Imperial Fruit Show prizes highlight the McIntosh Red as a premier dessert apple, native to Dundas County Ontario, with Canada’s 3 113 000 barrel harvest forecast.
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China
Hong Kong
Orient
British Isles
Dundas County
Ontario
Canada
Cost Of Crop Production Experiments By Canadian Farm
The Canadian Government Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa reports per acre costs and values for crops in 1929. Oats cost 30.62 to produce with 33.08 value. hay costs 19.60 for 34.06 value. ensilage corn costs 54.62 with 50.24 value. mangels cost 72.45 with 17.81 tons valued at 191 per ton but worth 34.02, a loss of 28.43 per acre. Potatoes show a substantial profit, 80.99 cost for 78.93 value per acre and 192.4 bushels at 0.93 each, yielding 178.93.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Mangels
Longevity Record in Ayrshire Dairy Violet Passes 18 Years
Violet, a long lived Ayrshire cow from S P Chaplin's Agassiz herd, born July 11, 1912, surpassed expectations by yielding 11 453 pounds of milk and 424 pounds of butterfat in a 365 day lactation while milked twice daily under normal farm conditions.
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Ayrshire
Violet
S. P. Chaplin
Agassiz
B.C
William Mackie
Cork Airport eyed for trans Atlantic air base plan
German engineers survey Cork airport as a potential base for a weekly Cork Lakehurst dirigible service. Zeppelins would carry 120 passengers 10 tons of mail plus a crew of 46 at an estimated cost near 1.9 million dollars.
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Cork
Lakehurst
N.Y
Guard Against Gases Forming In the Silo
A Dominion Department of Agriculture advisory warns farmers to test for deadly gases before silo entry. Methane and carbon dioxide can accumulate and suffocate workers. use blower ventilation before filling and lower a lighted lantern to check for gas.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Herron
North Dakota
Weidhardt
Big Agriculture Worth Billions in Canada 1929
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics places Canada’s agricultural wealth in 1929 at 7,978,633,000. It breaks down into lands 3,361,061,000 buildings 1,382,684,000 implements and machinery 665,172,000 livestock 864,167,000 poultry 63,854,000 fur farm animals 19,477,000 and agricultural production 1,667,218,000.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Widow with Four Children Ends Suspected Motive
A man, recovering from illness, asks his wife why she acted as she did. She responds that no motive was love but practicality, saying she did not want to be a widow with four children.
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Mary
John
Cow Belvedere Leads Canadian Dairy Records of 1929
Belvedere Dekol Ruby-82632 of the Canadian Pacific Railway Strathmore herd set Canada’s third highest mature milk record in 1929, exceeded by one Strathmore cow and a Saskatchewan animal. She posted 27 892 pounds on June 14, 1928, then won first at Brendon and top prizes at Vancouver Victoria and New Westminster. In 1930 she won at Brandon and Edmonton, and in reproduction her four year old Toronto herd record was sold for 1525 500 dollars, with 28 422 pounds milk in 1930, surpassing the prior Canadian four year old record by over two tens.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Strathmore
Alberta
Canada
Saskatchewan
Brendon
Vancouver
Victoria
New Westminster
Brandon
Edmonton
Belvedere
Toronto
Moist Heat and Humidity in Home Heating for Winter Health
Health professionals urge moist heat in home heating, noting humidity supports vitality and comfort while dry air raises mortality risk. The article compares radiators and warm air furnaces, stresses room temps near 70 F, and cites humidity as a key factor for health and fuel economy.
Holding Doesn't Pay For Eggs In Cold Storage Markets
The Dominion Department of Agriculture warns holding eggs is unwise and harms the egg trade. Old practices of storing eggs by country stores have disappeared as grading shows old eggs, and consumers expect real fresh eggs. Eggs should be shipped promptly to market year round.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
An Interesting Experiment Honey Kept For Fifty-Fight Years
Fifty-eight years ago a hive produced white clover honey kept by the United States Department of Agriculture and tested at intervals for over a half century. The color darkened from almost colorless to resemble blackstrap molasses and the flavor shifted toward buckwheat. The department plans to age it indefinitely and test for chemical changes, noting honey darkens with time and flavors evolve.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Divorce Easy In Russia From Two Hour Soviet Court
An eye witness describes a two hour Soviet divorce court exposing the breakdown of marriage under Bolshevik rule. The girl at the registry office handles the formality needed to obtain a certificate of marriage or divorce in the court.
Dialogue Fractures in a Romance Scene
A tense exchange unfolds as a couple debates commitment with Doris asserting the speaker’s claim of eternal ownership while the other questions the intent. The clipped dialogue hints at underlying relationship tensions and divergent vows.
Crop Rotation for Fertile Soils and Higher Yields
Dominion agriculture experts emphasize crop rotation as essential to soil fertility and profitable farming. It costs no extra money, helps control weeds pests and diseases, and evenly distributes farm labor across seasons by staggering crops through rotation.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
New Mining Regulations In Manitoba Shorten Assessment Period
Mining syndicates and prospectors are told that Manitoba s new mining regulations reduce the assessment work requirement from 40 to 25 days after the federal takeover of natural resources. A dealer remark about a costly antique item contrasts rising wages and material costs with the high price demanded.
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Manitoba
The
Natural Resources
Grandfather's Age Trick Triggers Quip in 1930
A quip from Pages Caies of Yverdon notes a man claiming his grandfather is 1267 years old. The punchline cites the grandfather dying in 1900 at age 100, with the year 1930 as the current time.
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Caies
Yverdon
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