Prairie Rehabilitation District Sub Stations Study Production Problems
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation program centers on studying drought and soil drift issues and demonstrating protective measures. District Experiment Sub-Stations, located mainly in the south and central Prairie Provinces, now number thirty nine and involve strip farming, short crop rotations, and trials with cover crops, manures, and fertilizers to curb soil drift. John C. Moynan oversees the district stations and field days gather 100 to 350 farmers to review progress and share local solutions.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion Department of Agriculture
John C. Moynan
Dominion Experimental Farms
Salt in Road Construction and Salted Clay Roads
The article reviews use of salt in road building inspired by Sir Malcolm Campbell’s Bonneville record. It covers Canadian experiments by A. R. Chambers in Nova Scotia, trial roads in the United States and Ontario, and the U S Highway Research Board study of salt stabilizing clay gravel. It notes Truro and Elmsdale tests and interest from Michigan experts, leading to the soil concrete surfacing development.
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Malcolm Campbell
Bonneville Flats
Utah
Nova Scotia
A. R. Chambers
New Glasgow
N.S
United States
Ontario
Lambton
Simcoe
Highway Research Board
Chambers
Truro
Elmsdale
Michigan
Stock Movement From Edmonton To Ontario and U S Markets
Between August 1 and September 5 the Edmonton market shipped 1 163 head of stock and feeder cattle to Ontario. The U S market opened for hogs from Edmonton with 489 to Spokane and 137 to St Paul, plus 88 cattle to St Paul.
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Edmonton
Ontario
United States
Spokane
St. Paul
Eels Use Slippery Skin To Escape Enemies
The article notes eels possess scales beneath their skin and a highly polished skin that exudes a sticky mucus. This slipperiness serves as a valuable asset for evading predators.
Ducks Need Shelter for Night Time
The article notes ducks thrive poorly without night shelter though daytime roaming is fine. A simple dry, dry-floor shelter on sloping ground with six inches of earth and a small drain keeps it dry. Three to six inches of straw, a three sided windproof pen five feet high, and a partly closed fourth side provide warmth and dryness.
Great Northern seeks to abandon three branch rail lines
Representatives of the Great Northern Railway in Winnipeg filed applications with the board of railway commissioners to abandon two Manitoba lines from Brandon to the international boundary and from Morden to the boundary, operated by the Brandon Saskatchewan and Hudson Bay Railway, and one British Columbia line from Princeton to the boundary operated by the Vancouver Victoria and Eastern Railway.
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Manitoba
British Columbia
Great Northern Railway
Winnipeg
Board of Railway Commissioners
Brandon
International Boundary
Morden
Brandon, Saskatchewan and Hudson Bay Railway
Princeton
Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway
Giant Skeleton Stuns at College of Surgeons London
The skeleton of a seven foot seven inch Irish giant stands among remarkable specimens at the College of Surgeons in London. The towering relic draws curious visitors and showcases exceptional human height.
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College of Surgeons
London
Health League of Canada formed from Social Hygiene Council
The Canadian Social Hygiene Council expands to organize the Health League of Canada. The group aims to educate public health and preventive medicine through press, radio, pamphlets, and speakers. Justice Ridell becomes president. leaders stress national coordination under Dominion leadership.
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Social Hygiene Council
Health League of Canada
Canada
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
Justice Riddell
Supreme Court of Ontario
Dominion
Bates
Army tests giant nonrigid blimp TC14 at Scott Field
The United States Army flew the TC14 blimp over Scott Field Illinois for two hours with a nine man crew. The airship measured 235 by 54 feet and was rated very successful with an altitude potential near 10 000 feet and engines reaching 90 mph. Separately Confucius lived about 72 years from 550 to 478 B C.
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United States Army
Scott Field
Ill
Picture Making At The County Fair Tips
John van Guilder shares practical advice for fair photography emphasizing exhibits cattle racing and action shots. He urges careful composition avoiding distractions and using fast shutter speeds and angled framing to capture sharp images of winners, horses, and jockeys at the county fair.
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John van Guilder
Raasay island tales revive from forgotten past
The Commons debate on surrendering Raasay to the War Ministry sparks memories of the island near Skye. Dr Johnson and Boswell visited in 1773 and noted a rough crossing, with Johnson joking of crossing the Atlantic in an open boat. A McLeod's secretive 18th century tale haunts the island.
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House of Commons
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of War
Raasay
Skye
Scotland
Atlantic
London
McLeod
Prince Charles
Cantons first prison inmates view confinement as better than freedom
A committee of Chinese news papermen surveyed Cantons first prison where 1,200 inmates including 200 women feel confinement is preferable to working as laborers or returning to peasant farm life. They report most inmates dislike the idea of freedom.
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Cantons First
First
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Die San
B.C
H. G. Crawford
Federal Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
North America
Saskatchewan
A. E. Cameron
Confucius
The
Island of
Bonnie Prince Charlie
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