Rust Resistant Wheats Promised For Western Canada 1937
Ottawa announces small quantities of rust resistant wheats may reach Western Canadian farmers in spring 1937. Research across Brandon Manitoba, Indian Head Saskatchewan, Winnipeg and beyond traced rust origins and cross breeding with Marquis, Durum Pentad, and Emmer derivatives. Distribution will be controlled and varieties given numbers until proven.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms
Brandon
Man
Indian Head
Sask
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
Federal Department of Agriculture
Department
H. T. Gussow
Dominion
D. L. Bailey
University of Toronto
Texas Leads Nation in Turkey Production
Texas tops all states in turkey production, with North Dakota in second place. The report highlights Texas as the leading producer and identifies North Dakota as the runner up in output.
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Texas
North Dakota
Sugar from Dahlias Could Become Major Sweetener Source
Researchers Wray Rieger Leroy Weatherby and associates at the University of Southern California reported at the American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco that dahlias offer a new sugar synthesis yielding twice the sweetness of beet sugar. Commercial production may occur in cane or beet facilities during idle seasons with potential diet benefits for those reducing calories and diabetics. Copper and iron recommendations for infant health were also cited by C A Elvehjem.
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American Chemical Society
San Francisco
Wray Rieger
Leroy W Weatherby
University of Southern California
Weatherby
C. A. Elvehjem
University of Wisconsin
Vaccine claim cuts colds by 70 percent in trial
A New York report on a drinkable vaccine for the common cold shows a 70 percent reduction among 399 participants last winter, with 46 others using it and a subset seeing minimal or no benefit. Researchers include George E. Rockwell Hermann C. Van Kirk and H. M. Powell from Cincinnati Lilly Lab.
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New York
Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
George E. Rockwell
Hermann C. van Kirk
University of Cincinnati Department of Bacteriology
H. M. Powell
Lilly Research Laboratories
Indianapolis
Salt Lovingly Vital in Farming and Home Use
The Salt Division of C IL presents a chart on salt uses for livestock and farm needs. It details quantities in rations under In the Barn, and notes salt's role in preventing hay fermentation and spontaneous combustion. It also covers Dairy uses for cows and butter, Home uses from table salt to mouth health, and Meat curing with special smoked salt.
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Salt Division
C.il
Creaking boots soak cure and Cape Cod pole in service
A curious line notes soaking boots in salt water and linseed oil overnight. It mentions a telephone pole on Cape Cod that has remained in service for over four decades.
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Cape Cod
Voyage of the Eels Reveals Nature’s Long Migration
A London report notes 102000 young eels caught off Britain and moved to East Prussian waters as part of the eel lifecycle. Scientists from Copenhagen confirmed the Sargasso Sea as the spawning ground for European and American eels, with adults dying after spawning and elvers returning home years later.
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London
Britain
Sargasso Sea
Johannes Schmidt
Carlsberg Physiological Laboratory
Copenhagen
Dana
Sargasso
Atlantic
America
Europe
Indian Ocean
Billingsgate
East End
Mass Literacy Drive Starts in Shanghai to Cut Illiteracy
Authorities launch a vast adult education campaign in Shanghai to teach 480000 adults to read and write 600 key characters. 220 schools open citywide with compulsory classes, night and day schedules, and fines for truants as 66000 students are projected per term.
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China
Far East
Shanghai
Snapshot photography tips for Labor Day outings
John Van Guilder offers practical advice on exposure and composition for summer photos. He discusses varying light conditions from shaded picnics to beach scenes, recommending appropriate diaphragm openings and shutter speeds. Emphasizes avoiding direct sun, keeping scenes simple, and using fast shutter speeds for moving subjects.
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Labor Day
John van Guilder
Spinach May Not Be the Iron King After All
A Detroit Saturday Night column notes Wisconsin studies show only 25 percent of spinach iron is usable by the body. Beef liver heart muscle offer higher iron availability, soy beans 60 percent, alfalfa and blood 25 percent. Nutritionists may revise iron standards as substitutes emerge.
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University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Detroit
Smokeless Fuel Through Low Temperature Carbonization
George W. Carter and S. Clark Jacobsen of the University of Utah described a method to convert coal used for home heating into a smokeless fuel at about $1 per ton. They demonstrated the Karrick method of low temperature carbonization before the American Chemical Society in San Francisco.
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American Chemical Society
San Francisco
Karrick
George W. Carter
S. Clark Jacobsen
University of Utah
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Denmark
Hillerod
Minister of Agriculture
Dairies
Faarholm
Trollesminde
The
United States
Andes
Mother
Junior
Chemical Society
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