Crop rotation and shelter belts under district farming study
The report describes strip farming with two and three year rotations to stabilize wheat as the cash crop while growing oats and other cereals for forage. It outlines soil drift control, chemical fertilizers trials, shelter belts, tree plantings, garden layout within belts, permanent and supplementary pastures, and district experimental sub stations led by John C. Mognan.
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Eas
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Yeom
John C. Mognan
Dominion Experimental Farms
Temperature Control to Preserve Egg Quality
A poultry conference in Chicago reports that egg quality declines when temperatures exceed 68 degrees. Prof. E M Funk of the University of Missouri recommends cooling eggs in exposed-air containers, using wire baskets, and circulating room air to remove latent heat before casing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. M. Funk
University of Missouri
Shelter for Ducks at Night in Simple Farm Pen
The article advises duckkeepers to provide a dry, sheltered night enclosure. Build a sloped, windproof three sided pen with a dry floor of straw and a six inch earth base or drainage. A five foot high pen with the fourth side partly closed keeps ducks warm and dry when they seek shelter at night.
Canton's First Prison Seen as Better Than Freedom
A committee of Chinese newspaper men concludes Canton's 1200 inmates, including 200 women, are better off in prison than outside as laborers or peasants. The group notes many prisoners dislike the idea of freedom and prefer prison life to potential outside work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Helms of the Skins Escape via Slippery Akin Secret
The text describes Hels with scales inside their skin using a slippery, yellowish slime as a valuable asset to evade enemies. The slime is produced by a skin exudate that gives them their escape advantage.
Radio Pioneer Dead Charles Crittenden Galbraith
Buffalo obituary note states Charles Crittenden Galbraith 74 died of heart failure after a two year illness. Pioneer in wireless telegraphy among early steamship techs and founder of C C Galbraith & Sons makers of lifeboats and marine gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans
Great Lakes
Great Northern seeks abandonment of Manitoba and British Columbia branch lines
Great Northern Railway representatives in Winnipeg filed applications with the board of railway commissioners to abandon two Manitoba lines from Brandon to the international boundary and from Morden to the boundary, operated by the Brandon Saskatchewan and Hudson Bay Railway, and the British Columbia line from Princeton to the boundary operated by the Vancouver Victoria and Eastern Railway. The report also notes alcohol use in Cuba for cooking and as motor fuel.
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Manitoba
British Columbia
Great Northern Railway
Winnipeg
Board of Railway Commissioners
Brandon
International Boundary
Morden
Brandon, Saskatchewan and Hudson Bay Railway
Princeton
Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway
Snapshots at the County Fair Guide
John van Guilder advises fairgoers on making strong photo opportunities at the county fair. He covers exhibits action shots and avoiding distractions like poles or wires, and emphasizes fast shutter speeds and angled shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sree
John van Guilder
Social Hygiene Council Forms Health League of Canada
The Canadian Social Hygiene Council will organize the Health League of Canada to expand public health and preventive medicine. A national education program on disease prevention will use press, radio, pamphlets, and speakers, supported by departments of health and schools nationwide.
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Social Hygiene Council
Health League of Canada
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
Health League of
Cansila
Offcera
Canada
Justice Riddell
Supreme Court of Ontario
Dominion
Batea
Grasshopper Invasions Discussed At Imperial Entomological Conference
At the Imperial Entomological Conference in London, H G Crawford of Ottawa said North America saw 80 million acres infested with grasshoppers this year. He noted reduced losses last year due to a campaign in Saskatchewan. Dr A E Cameron of Scotland suggested the outbreak might be a blessing since Canada produced more grain than can be distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
H. G. Crawford
Federal Department A Agriculture
Ottawa
North America
Saskatchewan
A. E. Cameron
Scotland
Canada
Dominion
Old Age Pensions Across Provinces Compared
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes Ontario’s over 70 pension take up is the lowest among provinces that use the Old Age Pension Act, except Prince Edward Island. Ontario records 31.49 percent while Alberta 40.14, British Columbia 34.76, Manitoba 47.50, Nova Scotia 42.57, Prince Edward Island 23.80, and Saskatchewan 47.44.
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Brockville Recorder and Times
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Army test of largest non rigid blimp TC14 at Scott Field
The United States Army tested the TC14 airship described as the world’s largest non rigid. It measured 235 by 54 feet and carried nine crew. The two hour flight over Scott Field Illinois showcased observers on the ground. Altitude up to 10 000 feet and engines able to reach 90 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Scott Field
Til
Trade Movement of Stock from Edmonton to Ontario and U S Markets
Between August 1 and September 5 a total of 1 163 head of stock and feeder cattle moved from Edmonton to the Ontario market. The U S market opened for hogs from Edmonton with 489 to Spokane and 137 to St Paul and 88 cattle to the same market.
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Edmonton
Ontario
United States
Spokane
St. Paul
Single Persons Tie Longevity Gap To Marriage
Statistics show single individuals tend to have shorter lifespans than married people, suggesting enduring partnerships correlate with longer life expectancy.
Raasay Island Tied to Bonnie Prince Charlie Folklore
Reminiscences emerge of Raasay a 28 square mile island near Skye once tied to Prince Charles. Dr Samuel Johnson and Boswell visited in 1773. the lodging room remains. A McLeod of Raay hid after 1745 rebellion, his son claiming the land by burial ruse.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
House of Commons
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of War
Raasay
Skye
Scotland
Johnson
Atlantic
London
McLeod
Raaray
Prince Charles
Leland
Chinese Ministers Consent Delays Canadian Naturalization
The naturalization of Cheon Chung, a longtime master chef at the British Columbia government house, is held up awaiting consent from the Chinese minister of interior. Ottawa notes the Chinese ministry is not functioning at the moment, delaying requiring renunciation of Oriental citizenship. Confucius is cited in a misconceived line about age.
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Interior
Ottawa
Cheon Chung
British Columbia
Chung
Secretary of State Department
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Utah
A. R. Chambers
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N.S
Lambton
Simcoe
Highway Research Board
Chambers
Truro
Elmadale
Tenta
The
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B.C. Oriental
Confucius
Ashout
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