Necessity For Improving Western Canada Barley Quality
The National Barley Committee meeting in Toronto stressed better methods to raise western Canada barley quality before it gains eastern popularity. Tests on prairie seeds showed many samples graded as barley were rejected, and weed seeds hinder sales to Ontario hog-raisers. Improvement requires weed-free seed, marketing education, and stronger salesmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Barley Committee
Toronto
Western
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
T. G. Major
Department of Trade
Fend Commerce
Agricultural College
Guelph
Ontario
Knox
Denmark
Great Britain
South Africa
W. R. White
Dominion Apartment of Agriculture
Horses Bring High Prices in United States and Ontario Bids
Keen bidding by United States and Ontario buyers lifts farm horses. Lacombe Alberta sold 308 horses for 25810 averaging 83 dollars, new high since 1928, with top bids by A Picov of Audley Ont and Stewart brothers of Montreal. A Gait Ontario sale of 34 western animals netted 4800 with a top 435 for a gelding pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ontario
Lacombe
Alberta
A. Picov
Audley
Ont
Stewart Brothers
Montreal
Gait
Niagara Peninsula
Fifteen Planes Hit Croydon Fog Test Devours Calm
A severe weather test at Croydon aerodrome left fifteen planes in fog guidance. Fourteen diverted safely to Biggin Hill Kenley or Lympne by radio control. The last aircraft, piloted by J W Duggan, landed at Croydon with visibility under 25 yards, creating a dramatic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croydon Aerodrome
Croydon
Biggin Hill
Kenley
Lympne
Tts
J. W. Duggan
Golfer Chafes at Caddie Over Lost Ball
A golfer loses his ball and, in a moment of irritation, complains to his caddie. The caddie responds with a humorous miscue about the ball never moving on its own, reflecting a light, comic tone.
Self-Supporting Arkansas Farmer Keeps Lifeline at Home
Lee Horton of Searcy County, a 53 year old farmer, has lived for forty years on sixty acres without buying socks meals tobacco or other essentials. He grows a patch of wheat and corn, keeps bees and hogs, harvests wool for homespun socks, and stores tobacco and sorghum molasses. Horton began the at home program for convenience and family welfare, noting a drought hurt his hogs and forced a small purchase that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Lee Horton
Searcy
Horton
Italy grants blind workers monopoly on dog license brass
The government of Italy assigns exclusive rights to blind manufacturers for brass dog licenses sold to municipalities and city governments. Italy claims the fewest blind beggars in Europe due to provisions that allow blind individuals to earn a living through these crafts and other artisan industries reserved for the blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Europe
Canadian cereals reach breakfast tables worldwide in 1994
A Canadian industry report shows prepared breakfast foods and cereal products exporting 3.23 million dollars in 1994 with over 98 percent shipped to the United Kingdom. The report notes that bread baking preserves vitamin B in tested products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United Kingdom
At Home With Your Camera Furniture Report Teaches Tips
Furniture owners report a surge in business and urge readers to photograph rejuvenated rooms. Practical guidance covers lighting controls, shading, shutter timing, and avoiding foreground clutter to capture interior space clearly. John Van Guilder signs off with nostalgic note on family memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieee
Ueereeras
Detalia
Lena
National Parks as Magnet for Canadian Tourism
The National Parks Service has two decades of effort boosting Canada’s tourist trade by developing parks administered by the Department of the Interior. The program aims to attract international visitors, expanding the country’s economic role through scenic destinations as energy and brightness fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of the Interior
Dominion
National Parks Service
Maple Sugar Trees Span Canada From Ocean To Woods
The forest service notes about 70 maple varieties exist worldwide with only the sugar maple yielding commercial sugar. It grows from the Atlantic to Lake of the Woods and is Canada’s national emblem. About five percent of Canada’s maple products come from the St. Lawrence River valley. A seventeenth century Prussian laborer had the first stomach operation recorded to remove a swallowed dagger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Lake of the Woods
Canada
Forest Service of
Department of the Interior
Atlantic
Dominion
St. Lawrence River
Prussia
Soft Colors Wall Panel Pattern 5552
Embroider a pastoral Shepherdess scene with her sheep in a 45 by 20 inch wall panel. Pattern 5552 includes transfer design, materials, stitch guides, and color ideas. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Goldfields Athabasca May Be World’s Largest Gold District
Saskatchewan legislator D A Hall spoke of a major gold rush to Lake Athabasca and Goldfields. He described a 500 ton mill under construction there with plans to expand, predicted long lasting ore in a wide land stripe, and urged government support for mineralogy schools and transport to attract prospectors while warning against premature stock sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Athabasca
D. A
Dick") Hall
Saskatchewan
Northland
New York
America
Goldfields
Flin-Fion
Flin- Fion
Famous Last Sayings From a Japanese Statesman
A Toronto Star quotation recounts the old statesman facing assassins with calm defiance. The narrative notes the officer’s rage, the sword strike, and the man’s defiant question as he faced death. The piece reflects on Japanese composure and the broader question of Western cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Bia
Staterman
Toronto Star
Colonization Plan for Alberta Half Breed Population
A royal commission headed by Justice Ewing recommends adopting a colonization plan to aid Alberta's roughly 2000 half breed residents. The report, tabled in the legislature by Attorney General J. Fugit, proposes an experimental start selecting two areas for farm colony settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Royal Commission
Justice Ewing
J . Fugit
J. M. Douglasv
HA. Braithwaite
Cet
Seed Wheat Program Faces $5 Million Saskatchewan Plan
Saskatchewan farms face a seed wheat shortfall with a tentative target near 3.5 million bushels. A total seed and feed program is estimated at 5 million dollars, to be financed by the provincial government, covering seed wheat and oat purchases, and related operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Soap Gift Sparks Everyday Conversation
A brief exchange shows She asking for soap and He promising a suitable product. The fragments suggest a casual, domestic moment highlighting a store or household theme. No other persons or locations are specified.
Locusts Trapped in Trenches Turned to Fertilizer in Argentina
Locusts, famed for crop damage, are being converted into soil fertilizer by Argentina's agricultural agency. About 4,500 tons were gathered and processed in 1935. A large gathering drive continues with long fences and trenches to trap insects for collection and export hopes to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Government’ Agricultural Agency
United States
Harness Care And A Humorous Gift Exchange
Leather experts recommend using neat’s-foot oil or a mix with tallow and fab oil for harness lubrication. Oil at least every spring, ideally three or four times yearly, to prevent cracking. A joke about gifting an air rifle to Grandma contrasts with her charitable humor, while a contortionist is described as the world’s champion performer who can squeeze into a home knitted pullover.
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Charles Cruft
Charles Brown
Cruft
Mr. Cruft
Cruft’s
Mr. Brown
St. Thomas
John van Guilder
Ousehold
Athabasca
Ales Hrdlicka
Enoire
Hrdileka
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