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Wheat growth spread west of Ohio inspires new Canada wheat book
The Free Press releases a souvenir book titled Wheat from Canada's Far North West with a flour sample from Hudson's Bay mill at Fort Vermilion. It traces wheat farming and milling northward, contrasts Klippart's 1850 claim, and highlights Western Canada progress with rich illustrations and a colored cover showing a woman grinding flour. A note about a lost brown buffalo robe is included with a local finder advert.
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