Farm Labour Shortages Cited in Canada and Abroad
A report by the International Federation of Agriculture notes farm labour shortages across Canada and other industrialized countries. It cites immigration and mechanization as partial fixes, but says urban pull draws workers from farms, with Canada needing fifteen to twenty thousand additional workers this year.
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Canada
International Federation of Agriculture
United States
New Zealand
France
Norway
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Iceland
Sweden
Argentina
Germany
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Must Compete With Industry In Agricultural Labor Markets
Seasonal farm help arrives for specific periods and many workers come to the United States from Mexico. Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the East Indies also use immigration to fill farm labour needs. As Canada industrializes, farm workers face competition with industrial wages and conditions.
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United States
Mexico
Canada
New Zealand
Netherlands
East Indies
Finishes Job He Started Thirty Nine Years Ago
James R. Lowery 68 of Vancouver was admitted to the Alberta Bar 39 years after graduating from the University of Alberta and 30 years after passing bar exams. He served in World War I, was wounded at Vimy Ridge, and retires as a major. He will not practice law but joins the barristers association after years of delay.
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Edmonton
James R. Lowery
Vancouver
Alberta
University of Alberta
G. B. O'Connor
Lowery
Vimy Ridge
Association of Barristers
Hog numbers rise 17 percent on Canadian farms
Farmers’ hog inventories grew by seventeen percent by June 1 this year from the previous year, signaling a notable uptick in Canada’s pig stock and raising implications for supply.
Big Game Country Sightings Reported Near Moose Jaw
Les McKenzie of Moose Jaw wild animal park reported sightings of lynx timber wolves and cougars in the southwest Saskatchewan district as the area gains a reputation for big game.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Saskatchewan
Les McKenzie
Moose Jaw Wild Animal Park
New Type Potato Producing Good Results In Manitoba
Mor den Experimental Farm reports progress in potato breeding aiming to reduce late blight and scab. Manota, a mid season variety from North Dakota seedling 134-19, yields six to eight tubers per hill with good marketability and cooking quality, but shows susceptibility to several diseases. Licensing and certification followed Canada 1952, with Manota viewed as meeting industry needs in Manitoba.
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Morden
Department of Horticulture
University of Manitoba
Manitoba
North Dakota
N. M. Parks
Division of Horticulture
Ottawa
Manota
Canada
Humorous Vignettes Span Canteen to Courtroom
A collage of old jokes and quips follows soldiers in a canteen discussing NCOs and a sergeant’s heart attack, a cook’s go in the kitchen, a doctor’s iodine charge, family banter over ice, and a fortune teller’s tall man. The snippets end with a diplomat joke and a quack’s age claim.
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N.C.O
Brown
10 Day Season For Hunting Big Game In Manitoba
Manitoba game chief G W Malaher announces a 10 day season from November 24 to December 4 with a Sunday off. Deer limit is one male over one year, moose restricted to north of the 53rd parallel and Manitoba residents, same limits as deer. Caribou open December 1 to 31 for bona fide Manitoba residents in caribou range. limit one adult. Woodland caribou season is closed.
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Winnipeg
G. W. Malaher
Game and Fisheries
Manitoba
Feet Getting Bigger In Canada At Shoe Fair
Toronto shoe makers report growing foot sizes as the average Canadian woman wears a size 4 or 4.4 shoe 25 years ago and now foot measurements show an increase. The Shoe and Leather Fair highlighted trends in sizing and fashion.
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Toronto
Saskatchewan dog shipped to Chile for rescue work
A registered St Bernard pup from Watrous kennels has been sent to a Chilean mountain ski resort to be trained for rescuing lost sportsmen. Dozens of dogs have previously been shipped to the United States, but this marks the first move to South America.
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Josiah
Jerusalem
John
Albert
Ginger
Monica
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Victory Building
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Pekoe
Me Maka
Tate
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Rstone
Eveready
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