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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
2
The notice states The Banner published weekly on Thursdays with subscription rates of $1.50 in advance and $2.00 elsewhere, and lists Joseph McIntyre as publisher. The address appears as St. Russell and references Canada.
Sir James Aikens, lieutenant governor, swore in Manitoba's United Farmers cabinet in the legislative chamber. The new team includes John Bracken as premier and education minister, R W Craig as attorney general, W R Clubb as public works minister, F M Black as provincial treasurer and telephone minister, Neil Cameron agriculture and immigration, D L McLeod secretary and public health minister, P A Talbot as Speaker, and W G Campbell as secretary of the United Farmers.
W C McKillican reports on Brandon Experimental Farm the value of fall rye as a supplementary pasture crop in Western Canada. It provides early spring growth drought resistance and late fall forage and can be sown in July for midsummer feed though it should not replace best grasses and clovers. A bushel and a half to one and three quarters yields a thick stand for pasture.
Prairie soil fertility is high but not limitless. well rotted manure applied properly can boost moisture retention and reduce drift, while rough unrotted manure harms drought-prone land. The Manitoba Progressive cabinet under Mr Fraden promises economy and capable ministers, including Bracken Craig Black Cameron McLeod Clubb, with Bracken and Craig highlighted for leadership and public service.
In Lacombe Alberta, the report outlines manure benefits and timing. Fall application on stubble before plowing enhances warmth and fertility, while winter or spring work offers less gain. Overuse on fallow risks lodging rust and frost injury. Hand spreading or harrowing improves mix. Top dressing only guards against soil drift. Barnyard manure builds humus and moisture retention. mineral fertilizers offer limited value in western soils.
As harvest approaches, demand for clothing, shoes, repairs and machinery accessories rises. Merchants should advertise now to inform farmers of available harvest necessities and avoid last minute shortages. An abundant harvest is expected where hail was absent, signaling strong market need.
The Free Press notes the Progressive Party hopes for changes may exist but Bracken’s government pledges no education overhaul and enters office in a generally clean, orderly state. Ministers face heavy duties yet enjoy goodwill and little organized opposition as Manitobans welcome the new administration.
German statistics claim twenty five million women in Europe face lifelong spinsterhood with a male population of 225 thousand and female population of 250 million. The ratio yields 1,111 women per thousand men, up from a prewar excess of thirty eight per thousand.
Reports state British manufacturers are establishing branches in Canada while Welsh anthracite coal is being bargained for at 12 dollars a ton delivered in Canadian ports. Eastern Canada farmers push for separation from the west and Ukrainians in Canada protest to the Pope over treatment by Poland’s government. Sheep owners must notify municipal authorities within four hours of dog related loss or damage to file a claim.
Public auction conducted by Robert Peden at Queen's Hotel Rossburn Manitoba on August 26 1922 at noon offers for sale the northeast quarter of section 34 township 21 range 24 west with about 30 cultivated acres and log buildings. A 20 percent deposit is due at sale with balance per conditions announced. Vendors solicitors Wilson and Glen Russell Manitoba.
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