Settlement of Idle Lands Question Meets Urgency
Reform voices urge immediate use of 20 000 000 acres held by railways and large companies in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Dr J G Rutherford cites 80 000 000 arable acres in Alberta with only 5 000 000 cultivated. Regina Leader notes vast unoccupied Saskatchewan land near rail lines and calls for Soldiers' Settlement Act reallocations.
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Alberta
J. Bruce Walker
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay Co
Province of
Regina
Take Up the Torch and Stand with the Nation
A Britain rallying behind the front lines calls for men to fill gaps in youth amid war. The prime minister’s electrifying speech spurs miners to mobilize and the nation to answer with resolve, promising no parleying as victory or death hangs in the balance.
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Britain
London Daily Mail
War time lease rule for reserved homesteads
An order in council allows government leasing of reserved homesteads held by soldiers overseas and by war workers for cultivation. Similar terms apply to lands of insane or deceased entrants. The measure aims to boost production and aid soldiers, permitting limited cultivation until they resume farming.
Christmas Cigar Gift Leads to Husband Question
In a Missouri exchange, Miss Askit asks if her husband smokes the cigars she gave him. Mrs. Nuwed replies he smoked one and will keep the rest to lessen her kindness.
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Missouri Ule
Canada Poised to Boost Wheat Production for War Needs
The piece argues Canada has the strongest potential to expand wheat farming to meet Allied needs, citing historical yields, area of cultivable land, and expert estimates. It notes labor shortages but increasing use of tractors and a projected twenty percent rise in West acreage, aiming to replicate the 1915 record yield.
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Toronto Globe
International Institute of Agriculture
Hemisphere
Canada
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 Boosts Western Canada Farmers
The campaign to raise hog production in Western Canada has led many new farmers to keep pigs. Saskatchewan disposed of about 350 hogs while Alberta bought 330 hogs of mixed breeds for distribution to farmers. The effort aims to markedly increase provincial hog numbers next fall.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Theovernment
Alberta
Exhibition Ground
Edmonton
Yorkshire
Duroc-Jersey
Berkshire
Poland
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Eureka Harness Oil
Imperial Oil Limited
Western
Banwell-Hoxie Wire Fence CO
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Hamilton
Shiga
Reliable Grain Commission
James Richardson & Sons Limited
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