Settlement of idle lands sparks calls for action
Dr J G Rutherford at a Calgary meeting cites 80 million acres of arable land in Alberta with only 50 thousand under cultivation while 20 million acres in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta are held by railways and large companies. The Regina Leader notes vast land held by speculators and urges Ottawa to repurpose lands for Soldiers' Settlement Act farming near rail lines.
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Alberta
J. Bruce Walker
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay Co
Province of
Regina
Torch the Nation Calls Up Miners for War Effort
London Daily Mail quotes a rallying wartime message urging the nation to support the troops. It notes miners have agreed to mobilize after a recent prime ministerial address, framing the moment as a crisis of fate and a united pledge across Britain to back victory or death.
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Britain
London Daily Mail
Government allows leasing of reserved homestead lands
An order in council permits leasing of reserved homesteads held for soldiers overseas and workers in war industries to cultivate the land. The rule also covers estates held for entry by insolvent or deceased persons. The move aims to boost production and assist soldiers who hold the land, breaking and cultivating it temporarily before takeover.
Misread Christmas Gift Cigars Prompt Wife Inquiry
Dialogue fragment from Missouri law report notes a wife asking about her husband smoking the cigars given at Christmas. The husband replies he smoked one and will keep the rest to remind her of kindness.
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Missouri
Ule
Canada Poised for Record Wheat Output in War Effort
The Toronto Globe notes Canada has the greatest potential to boost wheat production amid wartime fears of short crops and U-boat threats. Historical data show Canada’s rise from small early yields to a 393 million bushel peak in 1915, with 1916 and 1917 recovering in quality and output. Labor remains tight but machinery adoption grows, and a 20 percent acreage increase is anticipated in the West.
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Canada
Toronto Globe
International Institute of Agriculture
Hemisphere
United States
Europe
Great Britain
France
Italy
Wm. Saunders
Dominion Experimental Farms
Annapolis Royal
Nova Scotia
Upper
Lower Canada
Upper Canada
Washington
Kingston
Great West
Dominion
Increased Hog Production in Western Canada
The campaign for greater hog production in Western Canada has led many farmers to start keeping pigs. Saskatchewan sold 350 hogs via the department of agriculture while Alberta bought 330 sows for placement with farmers.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Government of
Alberta
Exhibition Ground
Edmonton
Yorkshire
Duroc-Jersey
Berkshire
Poland
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Eureka
Imperial Oil Limited
Western
Reliable Grain Commission
James Richardson & Sons Limited
Saskatoon
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