Good Grass-Legume Mix Drives Hay Yields in Prairie Trials
Ottawa reports experimental farm officials confirm a grass and legume mix, especially alfalfa, can nearly double hay yields in dry prairie conditions. A standard dryland blend of crested wheatgrass, brome grass, and Ladak alfalfa is recommended at 8 pounds per acre in 12 inch rows with one inch depth, fall seedings favored to reduce spring moisture risk.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
M R. Kilcher
Swift Current
Sask
Danish Clock Promised as Eighth Wonder of the World
Copenhagen reports a new electric clock by Jens Olsen hailed as the eighth wonder. It will beat Strasbourg’s clock in precision, showing time date and astronomical data with only 0.4 seconds error in 300 years. The project, costing over 500 000 kroner, is funded mostly and aims for unveiling in Copenhagen Town Hall by year end.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Strasbourg
Jens Olsen
Otto Mortensen
Olsen
Gems of Thought and Moral Reflections Fragment
A collection of brief quotes from Kipling Feltham Psalms Blanchard and Lan suggesting pleasures found in simple things and the paradoxes of joy and fulfillment. It reads as a meditation on happiness, expectation, and contentment through literary fragments.
Storing Tomatoes to Ripen for Christmas Feasible in Cold Areas
In cold regions tomatoes can be stored to ripen for Christmas at a tradeoff in flavor. Fort Simpson expert J A Gilbey advises leaving strong tomato plants in the ground until frosts, then lifting plants and suspending upside down in 45 to 50 F with high humidity. Ripening fruit is then brought to room temperature. those with limited space can store mature green fruit in cool 50 F storage in trays, stacking them and warming to 70 F as needed. Waxing stems extends storage. avoid frost and inspect for disease. immature fruit stored too long at low temp becomes bitter.
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Ottawa
J. A. Gilbey
Fort Simpson
N.W.T
One Picture Per Room Aimed At Simplified Living
The article argues modern design favors fewer but larger pictures with wall patterns and textures to replace excess decor. It advises consumers to relate pictures to furniture groups, vary hanging heights, and keep images lower to enhance overall room balance.
Heart Beat Milestone At Age 70
A heart typically beats over 500 million times by the time a person reaches 70 years old. This estimate highlights the organ's constant activity and endurance across a lifetime.
B C to Have 20 More Relay Transmitters
Ottawa CBC board approves 20 additional 25 watt relay transmitters to extend radio service. Unattended stations will be placed at Natal Hutton McBride Foster Golden Grand Forks Greenwood and Lytton in British Columbia. The network links via wireline to provide full CBC service to smaller communities.
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Ottawa
CBC Board of Governors
Canada
B.C
Natal
Hutton
McBride
Foster
Golden
Grand Forks
Greenwood
Lytton
CBC
TRY AND STOP ME By Bennett Cerf
A collection of light humorous snippets about Bennett Cerf and various oddities. Jokes include an absent minded professor at a dean's house and a snow slide rescue by a St Bernard with rum.
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Bennett Cerf
Killer Whale Fact Confirms Size in Porpoise Family
The creature known as the killer whale is not a true whale but the largest member of the porpoise family. It stands as a marine apex predator with a widespread distribution and notable social behavior.
Danish Dairy Herds Declared Free From Tuberculosis
A century long fight to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in Denmark culminated in a national drive using tuberculin testing and culling. By 1952 dairies with the national mark could source milk only from tuberculin free herds, following wartime gains and regulatory tightening.
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Denmark
Bernhard Bang
Royal Danish Veterinary College
Copenhagen
Federation of Danish Dairy Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Strict Rules On B C Provincial Vehicles Planned
In Victoria the Socred government under Finance Minister Einar Gunderson drafts tighter regulations for government car use after inventorying all state vehicles. Past measures including a unique license color failed to curb abuses, prompting new economy controlled policies.
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B.C
Victoria
Einar Gunderson
Socred
The Prairie Indian Tipi by Douglas Leechman
A compact summary of tipi construction on the prairie, noting Dakota Sioux roots word meaning dwellings, portability with rolled covers, materials from buffalo hides to canvas, design processes often dream inspired, and practical features like poles, wind ears, doors, and ventilation.
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Douglas Leechman
Canadian Geographical Journal
Not Impressed By Language Additions
British reviewers scorn the new words in the Encyclopaedia Britannica year edition calling many entries ugly. They single out discography depurgee shomp and accomodator among others with criticism of modern language trends and ownership notes.
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Londin
Paedia
Chicago
Canada target areas may face real war conditions soon
Brig. James G. Jefferson of Ottawa deputy co ordinator of civil defence outlined that small scale exercises will begin later this year to simulate total war. Fire fighting training is planned to start in February in Toronto as part of civil defence studies.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Civil Defence
James G. Jefferson
Ottawa
Toronto
Trials Of A Husband Fort William Times Journal
A Fort William husband endures a morning of domestic mishaps as his wife spills hot coffee twice. First the cup toppled on her knee prompting him to apply salve, then the coffee pot spills on her back when she pulls the tablecloth to wipe the floor.
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Fort William
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