Canada’s Great Agricultural Possibilities and War-Time Growth
The Toronto Globe cites Canada's wartime farming gains under the Department of Agriculture led by T A Crerar. It notes 1917 crop value at 1.1446 billion dollars, up 79 percent from 1914, with grain production rising to 736.97 million bushels in 1917. It argues for more intensive cultivation and better methods to raise yields, especially for wheat, to support war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agricultu
T. A. Crerar
Canada
Census Bureau
Cominion
Qata
United States
C. C. James
Dominion
Toronto Globe
Julus Caesar
Austria-Hungary
Near East
France
Berlin
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Great Britain
Dea
Fley
Setehs
Monroe
New World
Europa
Russia
Europe
Germany
Britain
B. J.C. Hearthmhan
British Paste Fair Delayed to March 12 Amid War Worries
Postponed fair in Old London advances to March 12 despite air raids and wartime fears. Frosty conditions kept preparations in doubt as Britons press on with plans for the event, reflecting resilience during the war period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old London
Renal Fair
Arrang
Canada trade returns show increased deficits
Canada’s trade data indicate a worsening balance with a larger deficit as imports outpace exports. The report notes a rise in the value of goods leaving the country and growing obligations tied to foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
S: Goon
Ta Benen Irede Ag
Government plan to use Indian reserves for grain and livestock
Hon. J Arthur Meighen announces a broad plan to expand grain and livestock production in Western Canada by using large productive areas on Indian reserves and Indigenous labor. W. B. L. Graham is appointed commissioner for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to develop details, arrange reserve land use, and manage marketing of outputs. Last year reserves produced 654,644 bushels of grain and 22,362 head of livestock.
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J Arthur Meighen
Western
Canada
W. BL. Graham
South Saskatchewan
Department of Indian Affairs
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Graham
Department of Action Affairs
Indian Affairs
Manitoba's Increasing Prosperity Revealed by Budget Figures
Manitoba's provincial treasurer presented budget figures showing rapid growth across the province. Bank clearings rose from 1.167 billion in 1913 to 2.653 billion, a 125 percent gain. production in 1915 reached 260 million with 308.5 million in 1917, butter and cheese value climbing to 6 million in 1917, new buildings worth 2.629 million erected, and bank deposits up 500 million since 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Canada
Western
Germany Stronger Lean than Fat
A wartime commentary notes Germany improved combat strength under rationing, arguing that reduced food intake boosted fighting power. It cites Milo Hastings in Physical Culture, claiming leaner, efficiently fed citizens perform better than those overindulging, and warns starvation should target enemy limits rather than surplus.
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Germany
Milo Hastings
Dunning's Rise From Beaverdale Farmer to Saskatchewan Treasurer
The piece profiles Dunning a Yorkton farmer turned co operative advocate. It credits his early Beaverdale activism with grain growers and his role as manager of the Cooperative Elevator Company leading to a provincial post. It notes his Beaverdale debates with Walter Scott and rapid growth of elevators and shareholders before his appointment as provincial treasurer at age thirty one.
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Ste of Hou
Canada
Yorkton
Beaverdale
Saskatchewan
W. R. Motherwell
Indian Head
Dunning
Walter Scott
M.P
Grain Growers
Prince Albert
Provincial Association of Grain Growers
Scott
Co-operative Elevator Co
Martin
Dinning
Travelling Libraries Benefit Rural Saskatchewan Communities
Saskatchewan government travelling libraries provide intellectual uplift to outlying towns. Sixteen units operate with four-person local boards and a librarian coordinating book distribution from Regina. Each set serves 3 to 6 months before rotating, offering fiction alongside sciences and agriculture to match community needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Institute
Regina
Lbrarian
Origin of Kitchener Wheat Discovered by Wheeler in Rosthern
In 1911 Mr Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Sask secured Marquis wheat from Ottawa Experimental Farm. He found a distinct wheat type better than Marquis and cropped two rows from a special plot. One plant yielded two rows that produced what is now Kitchener wheat.
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Kitchener
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Ottawa
Wheeler
Nor West
Fragmentary text yields muted prose on morose generals
The readable portion hints at a cryptic reflection on morose generals and a contemplative face, but the fragmentary OCR provides little coherent narrative or clear events to summarize further.
Shipping Experts See Hope in U S War Shipbuilding Effort
From the Worlds Work report British and American shipyards are urged to sustain a large program to replace losses from German submarine warfare. Officials say England’s mercantile fleet could rebound if prewar output resumes and U S yards quickly scale up to five million tons in 1918, despite labor issues.
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Vom
Ned States
England
Fimi
Bainbee Colby
War- States Shipping Board
America
Sur ¢Igagnes
Iush Admiralty
Eric
Sir Eric
Ger Tmany
Hurley
American Yards
United States
Lingland
Germany
H. Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Junior Citizens Help Grow Canada Food Output
Mr. W. J. Black, agricultural education commissioner, urges boys and girls to rear livestock or grow crops to boost Canada’s food supply this year. He cites Ontario’s 1916 effort with 71 000 youth producing goods valued at $125 000 and notes similar gains elsewhere.
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W. J. Black
Canada
Ontario
Dummy ships and German ruse amuse London readers
Fragmentary text describes British dummy vessels and German wartime tricks published in London. It mentions a staged scene at the Dardanelles and a cruiser, with a submarine reference, but the excerpt is garbled and unreadable in parts.
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London
Dardanelles
Early Alberta Farmer Flynn Builds Modern Farm on 604 Acres
The 11 year arc from a remote log cabin to a 604 acre Alberta farm is traced. G. Flynn turned a sod shack into a seven room bungalow and a $2000 stock barn. He now grows wheat, raises hogs and eighty Shorthorn cattle, and employs twenty horses. He expanded irrigation and improved roads aid market access. The piece casts Flynn as a model of settler success and argues conditions favor future growth.
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G. Flynn
Alberta
Town of Czar
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Flynn
Ontario
Plynn
Mr. Flynn
The Canadians at Hargicourt
The Canadian raiders at Hargicourt form a mounted brigade serving dismounted in the front line. They are part of Sir Julian Byng's third army east of Peronne, mounted in March 1917 to follow retreating Germans from the Ancre Brook and have conducted notable raids and cavalry actions during Cambrai operations.
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Hargicourt
Cambrai
St. Wentin
Currig
Julian Byng
Peronne
Ancre Brook
Toronto Globe
Women Learn Tractor Operation At Agricultural College
Readable fragment notes women in Home Economics classes at Bramtoba Agricultural College taking up regular courses on gas engines and tractors. The report hints at wartime shifts in roles as women train in technical work traditionally held by men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramtoba Agricultural College
Alberta Fur Production Soars in Calgary Estimates
A leading Calgary fur dealer estimates Alberta fur production will bring in ten to fifteen million dollars this year, with exports rising. He notes up to 50,000 coyote pelts and 1,500,000 rat skins will be shipped before summer, many to England for coat linings in the aviation division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Calgary
England
Insect Pests Cost Pennsylvania 1917 Losses
State economist J. G. Sanders reports insects caused at least 40 million dollars in crop damage in 1917. The sum, at current prices, equals 1,143 miles of concrete road sixteen feet wide yearly and would cover 10,200 miles of main roads in nine years.
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Pennsylvania
J. G. Sanders
Sanders
Cruelty Claims at Local Apy Lums Revealed by Nurse
A nurse on visiting room duty overheard a newcomer asking about patient care. The reply stated that patients are treated cruelly, including weekly baths, exposing alleged harsh treatment at the facility.
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A Westeen Badies
Chen
A. Delian
Cooperative
Movement
Travelling Libraries
Paedicatae Sivas Ot Id Shleits Publication
Julius Caesar
Westen
Saiphe
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