The Great Importance Of Experimental Farm Work In Fibre Crops
The fibre crops division under the Dominion Experimental Farms System drives fibre crop research across Canada from Ottawa to branch farms. It tests flax and hemp varieties, analyzes fertilizers, and tests processing gear, while distributing seed samples and aiding regional cordage efforts in Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia. The work supports farmers and promotes a national fibre industry with government supervised, unbiased testing and marketing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Fibre Crops Division
Dominion Experiment Farms System
Ottawa
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Central
Central Experimental Farms
Belfast
Ireland
John W. Stewart
Ministry of Agriculture
Northern Ireland
W. J. Megaw
Ministry of Agriculture For
Antrim
Derry
Rhein
Saskatchewan
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Cunard Plans All Electric Kitchen for New Liner
Cunard Line advances on a 73 000 ton liner at Clydebank with a 12 000 meals per day electric kitchen. The ship will carry 3 000 passengers and 500 crew, staffed by 100 chefs and wine experts ensuring perfect cellar conditions for five year old wines. Construction at Darlington and Sheffield progresses with gear wheels turbines stern bracket near completion. Boiler work halfway done and 1000 miles of electric cable ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
Clydebank
Darlington
Sheffield
Industrial growth eyed in Moose Jaw plan with three subdivisions
Moose Jaw council designates Prairie Heights Westmore and Sunnyside as an industrial zone about 50 city blocks long. The area runs between the main line of the Canadian Pacific and the Outlook line branch. Tin exposed to extreme cold may crumble to dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Prairie Heights
Westmore
Sunnyside
Canadian Pacific
Canada urged to lead British Empire as Jellicoe speaks
Earl Jellicoe, president of the British Empire Service League, told an Empire Club luncheon in Toronto that Britain must look to Canada to provide leadership in strengthening imperial ties. He praised Canada's wartime role and said Canada’s loyalty and future actions could guide the empire through current crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Jellicoe
Canada
Great Britain
British Empire Service League
Empire Club
Toronto
Britain
Dominion
United States
How To Keep Milk Four Simple Words
How To Keep Milk Four little words tell the whole story about how to keep milk in proper shape for use in the home. Clean Cool and Covered is a fundamental rule stressed by the Dairy and Cold Storage Branch. Milk should be served at the end of meals and sipped slowly. Milk is ideal for children due to its protein calcium phosphorus iron and easily digested fats and sugars.
Radium Not Cure All and Cancer Control Remains Major Issue
Dr Joseph Muir warned radium is not a universal cure while praising overall medical progress at the American Academy of Physical Therapy meeting in Montreal. Separately, Southern Alberta wool shipments to Weston Ontario set records, totaling 1,800,000 pounds as the clip again ran heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine
Joseph Muir
New York
American Academy of Physical Therapy
Montreal
Alberta
Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers
Weston Ont
N. T. Macleod
Southern Alberta Sheep Breeders’ Association
Wheat protein content in Manitoba crop reaches 18.3 percent
Dr. F J Birchard of the Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners reports Manitoba wheat shows a 18.3 percent protein maximum, 10.2 percent minimum, and an average of 12.25 percent. Grains tested come from the same districts as last year, reflecting a rise from 11.5 percent in 1930. Time cannot remove kindly acts from a grateful heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Birchard
Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners
Manitoba
Empire Goods Gains Impetus In The United Kingdom
A 1929 1930 Empire Marketing Board report notes a rising habit of buying within the Empire. UK imports reach records for apples bananas butter cheese coffee currants eggs grapefruit lamb oranges peaches plums sugar wine pears tobacco and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Empire Marketing Board
Empire Foodstuffs
Canada
New Zealand
British West Indies
British East Africa
Australia
South Africa
Palestine
Dominions
Indit
Great Britain
Manitoba Wheat Grain Grades High Test Show High Quality
Winnipeg chief grain inspector J. D. Fraser told officials at Regina's World Grain Exhibition that Manitoba grain passing inspection recently is of exceptionally high quality. He noted substantial portions graded No. 1 hard and No. 1 Northern, with some No. 2 Northern due to durum and barley mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
J. D. Fraser
Regina
Horses Shipped From Medicine Hat to Montana Firm
Sixteen carloads of horses from the Medicine Hat district were sent to the Montana Horse Products Company in Butte. Mr. Chipman, buyer for the Butte firm, could not estimate future Canadian demand though the firm may require as many as 20,000 head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Montana Horse Products Company
Butte
Chipman
Canadian
Education and Duty Clash in Dismissal Tale
A humorous dialogue from En Rolig Half Timma in Goteborg features a director questioning a chauffeur about dismissal after many years of service. The chauffeur explains he arrived two minutes late because he had to drive his mother-in-law to the station.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hummel
Hamburg
Ocean Travel de Luxe
Cunarder
Sydney
Harbour Bridge
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Vilhajalmar Stefansson
Sir Hubert
Arctic
North Pole
Stefansson
Earth
Arctic Sea
Montana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!