Way to Supply Bees Food Next Winter
Canadian beekeepers face winter food shortages amid war era sugar restrictions. experts advise storing a deep super of well filled combs for each colony to overwinter, risking sugar shortages and fluctuating honey markets. If sugar remains scarce or prices rise, surplus honey can be harvested later, with careful feeding to avoid disease.
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Canada
C. B. Gooderham
Dominion
Great Britain
United Kingdom
How to Take Soil Samples
Soil sampling uses about one teaspoon of soil to analyze conditions. For field-wide results mix from ten or more points into a composite sample, avoiding problem areas and ensuring clean containers. Include prior fertilization and crop history to aid accurate recommendations.
Sloth Makes All Things Difficult and Sweet Industry
A concise note contrasts sloth with industry, noting that laziness complicates tasks while diligent effort yields pleasant outcomes and sweeter results. The aphorism underscores effort over ease in daily work and production.
Summer Feeding Tips For Milking Herd Ontario
Ontario Feed Board advises summer herd management to maintain milk. Rotational grazing on fertilized pastures lengthens the season and boosts young grass supply. Use silage and green crops to supplement forage, especially late summer. Tailor meal mixes to milk yield and pasture. as grass matures raise protein to about 16 percent. Cows on pasture may yield 20 to 22 pounds daily without meal. add one pound meal per three pounds milk above that. Provide water salt mineral, shade and fly protection.
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Ontario Feed Board
Ont. Dept. of Agriculture
Britain to Buy Canadian Cheese Under New Agreement
The British Ministry of Food will purchase 78.4 million pounds of Canadian cheese produced through November 30, 1940, at 14 cents a pound for first grade white unwaxed cheese. Purchases will be shipped via ocean steamer or rail from Montreal and graded by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. A Dairy Products Board, appointed by Order in Council, will handle export arrangements.
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Ministry of Food
James G. Gardiner
Montreal
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dairy Products Board
John Freeman
John F
Dairy Board Seeks Advisory Committee from Dairy Industry
The Dominion Department of Agriculture announces a new Dairy Products Marketing Service board with an Associate Director from Ottawa acting as chairman. An Advisory Committee will be consulted, its members drawn from representatives of the dairy industry.
Annual Flowers: Planting Tips and Varieties for Early Garden Blooms
The article outlines hardy and half hardy annuals with sowing guidance, soil prep, and timing. It lists examples such as poppies, baby's breath, lupines, lover-in-a-mist, and godetia, plus sown and transplanted strategies for China asters, zinnias, and petunias. It notes indoor starting for half-hardy types like snaps and verbena and highlights annuals for cut flowers.
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J. M. Scatterty
Dominion Experimental Station
Harrow
Yellow Rocket Weed In Ontario Fields Identified
The Weed of the Week notes a perennial Yellow Rocket in Ontario crops, resembling Wild Mustard in flower but with dark green smooth leaves. It appears May to July, seeds mature July and August, and seed contamination in clover and alfalfa seed is a Canada Seeds Act concern. Control by hand pulling, drainage, and spring cultivation is advised.
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John D. MacLewod
Dept. of Agriculture
Toronto
Mr. MacLeod
Seeding Progress Across Prairie Provinces Report
The Bank of Montreal crop report notes seeding near completion in the Prairie Provinces with early wheat above ground. Moisture varies, with heavy rains needed in Saskatchewan and Manitoba north and east, while Alberta reports satisfactory moisture and good pastures. BC sees favorable weather and progress across crops. Ontario and Quebec show late but advancing seeding and spring work, with potato planting and fruit blossoms reported.
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Dominion of Canada
Bank of Montreal
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
British, Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Townships
Ottawa Valley
Lower St. Lawrence
Lake St. John
Fraser Valley
Carrot Rust Fly Control Methods and Timing
Carrot rust flies emerge in spring and lay eggs near seedlings. Maggots burrow in roots causing tunnels and damage. Two generations occur yearly with first in late May to June and second in late August to September. Delaying planting to mid June avoids first generation damage. For early plantings, apply corrosive sublimate in June and again a week later, wetting plants and surrounding soil. Use wooden or graniteware vessels and handle substance carefully due to its toxicity. Harvest carrots early to reduce second generation maggot impact.
Early cattle arrivals mark Canada’s first herds
The article notes Champlain bringing cattle to Quebec in 1608 and Acadia’s cattle expansion by 1632, with a census showing 886 head. It adds wartime wood economy orders leading to square processing of broom handles and tent poles to conserve timber and maintain strength.
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Canada
Champlain
Quebec
Acadia
Great Britain
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