National Advisory Council To Direct Co ordination Of Agricultural Services In Canada
Canadian agricultur al officials in Toronto studied livestock profitability and discussed creating a national advisory council to coordinate services across the Dominion. Hon Robert Weir urged provincial advisory groups while a steering committee addressed beef marketing and inspector practices to boost UK bacon quotas and Danish competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Advisory Council
Canada
Dominion
Toronto
Robert Weir
National Research Council
Weir Samuel E. Todd
Industrial Council
Canadian Meat Packers’ Association
United Kingdom
Dean A. M. Shaw
University of Saskatchewan
London
Dean Shaw
J. C. Streckley
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
J. H. Evans
Manitoba
R. S. Hamer
P. E. Light
Dominion Livestock Branch
Ottawa
Weir
Perfect Driver Turns on a Sewing Machine Joke
A quip about a wife steering a sewing machine as if driving a car prompts the punchline that the car is in fact a sewing machine. A separate note claims a salmon was timed to swim 10 yards per second.
Doctors Find Alcohol Helps Some Ailments Aids Some Diseases
Yale physicians Dr Harold E Himwich and Dr Louis H Nahum report alcohol can be beneficial in treating certain conditions such as diabetes by offsetting fatty acids, while worsening recovery in pneumonia through increased acidosis. They presented findings at the Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology congress in New Haven. Hangovers arise from sustained lactic acid after alcohol or heavy exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Himwich
Louis H. Nahum
Yale Medical School
the Federation of Societies For Experimental Biology
New Haven
Advice To Agriculturists At Nation al Conference In Toronto
Leading speakers at the national agricultural conference in Toronto urged more direct assistance to Canadian farmers from agricultural services. In about a dozen committees efforts aim to shape recommendations to federal and provincial governments for coordinated services. Dr. G L Christie of Ontario Agricultural College said farmers are not doing as well as they could and need expert help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Agricultural Conference
Toronto
G. L. Christie
Ontario Agricultural College
Damp and Tough Grain Drying Advances in Canada
The National Research Council reports that damp and tough wheat can be dried without harming milling and baking quality. A 104 page document confirms 1929 findings, outlines drying conditions, and explores small scale driers, two stage and humidified air drying, hot air effects, and weight losses. Appendices describe commercial dryer observations in Vancouver and literature on thin drying of wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
National Research Council
Associate Committee On
Vancouver
E. Stansfield
Research Council of Alberta
W. H. Cook
National Research Laboratories
Robert Newton
Division of Biology and Agriculture
Nature Photography In British Columbia
Mid summer notes show hunting party organization across the Rockies with September trekking to prime game haunts. Hunters prize trophies like sheep, goats, caribou, moose, bear and deer, yet many now prefer cameras for lasting records of their hunts in films and stills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Alaska brothers unveil salmon skinning machine
May help salmon trade now as W F Schlothan and brother James of Ketchikan Alaska invent a skinning machine for canning. About 20 000 cans have been produced this season with the device while patents are pending. The brothers foresee great prospects for their brainchild. The item ends with a joke about a cure for insomnia and counting sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Schlothan
James
Ketchikan
Alaska
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