Intensive Plant Competition Between Weeds and Crops
A Saskatchewan University study summarized in Scientific Agriculture reports that underground competition of overlapping root systems occurs before tops shade each other. In Western Canada, moisture largely drives weed crop rivalry, with Marquis wheat yielding 40 percent lower in weed-infested plots and barley showing stronger early root development than Marquis wheat in similar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Pavlychenko
J. B. Harrington
Saskatchewan University of Saskatoon
Canada
Detroit May Celebrate Two Discoveries This Fall
The Norse Civic Association seeks approval from Mayor Frank Couzens to mark two American discovery anniversaries in October. If approved, Detroit would honor Leif Ericson on October 9 and Christopher Columbus on October 12, 1492, reflecting a long debate. The petition cites Viking finds and inscriptions as evidence, noting Ericson’s voyage from Iceland to Newfoundland and Massachusetts before returning.
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Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson
America
Detroit
Frank Couzens
Norse Civic Association
Ericson
Christoher Columbus
Eric the Red
Iceland
Newfoundland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Vatican
Thanks And The Aboriginal Farmer In American Agriculture
The article reflects on how Americans developed staple crops and crops like Sea Inland and Egyptian cotton. It credits the aboriginal American farmer with introducing many foods now used widely, noting the tomato was once viewed with suspicion and that early varieties came from South American Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Donkey Leads Man to Prison, Saves Its Master
A Cairo tale tells of a man who reported his stolen donkey to police after realizing the animal could locate its way home. The donkey guided the thief to the station, where the owner vowed imprisonment if the donkey could not prove its own return. The animal was freed on a bridge and walked straight to the stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Crime in United States Records List of Major Crimes and Costs
Howard Kahn editor of the St Paul Daily News cites a 1985 record of 1,445,581 major crimes with 12,000 murders and an average personal cost of 120 dollars yearly. He notes federal agents aid in kidnapping suppression and urges reforms amid public apathy, juries, police pay, paroles, civil service abuses, and political crime influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kahn
St. Paul
Kahn
Hel
Mystery Mountain Waddington Challenged by British Expedition
William F. Dobson of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club will lead a 12 man party in early June to attempt the ascent of Mount Waddington known as Mystery Mountain. The 13 200 foot peak in the Coast Range has repelled all prior attempts and claimed one life. The team will draw from Vancouver climbers and may include two Sierra Club climbers from San Francisco to add rock work and piton expertise.
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Mount Waddington
Ita Heights
Mount Eve
Pole Coumousey
Waddington Towers
Coast Range
Iife
William F. Dobson
British Columbia Mountaineering Club
Wil
Vancouver
Sierra Club
San Francisco
Peak Of Endurance In The Lancet On Entombed Toronto Men
The Lancet cites experiences of three Toronto men entombed by a Moose River NS rock collapse. It argues the rescue reveals what men in extremity can endure and how far the spark of endurance can carry them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancet
Toronto
Moose River
Canadian Blind Pension Argument and Atlantic Trade News
The Canadian Federation of the Blind argues pensions for the blind are more justified than for the aged, noting the blind never had opportunities to provide for old age. Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick leads in smoked herring production. Australia plans a trade delegation to India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Federation of the Blind
Grand Manan
New Brunswick
Canada
Pauper provinces bemoan eastern price grip on BC goods
The West laments Ottawa's aid label as derisive, noting British Columbia pays high prices for eastern silk and cars. The piece argues local homespun industry loses to eastern factories and transport costs. It ends with a startling line about Munich forbidding Dreiser books.
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Parliament Hill
Ottawa
British Columbia
Vancouver
Japan
Vancouver Sun
Easy Stitches Make Gay Linens Pattern 5516
An old pattern offers a jumbo themed embroidery set for home use. The 7 inch applique pieces come with color ideas and stitching instructions. To obtain it, mail 20 cents in stamps to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg at 178 McDermot Ave. B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paler
Peper
Household Arta Dept
Winnipeg
Usion
McDermot Ave
Winnie
Money Found On Trees By River Near Dan Bridge Tenn
Reported money stuck in willow trees and cornstalks along the French Broad River near Dan Bridge Tennessee after recent high water. People searched the area, hoping to recover cash as business slowed. A single unverified theory linked the money to an $80,000 Charlotte mail robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Broad River
Danbridge
Tenn
Charlotte
N.C
Manitoba Minister Hopes For Chukar Partridge Hatch
Hon J S McDiarmid Manitoba provincial natural resources minister placed 100 chukar eggs under bantam hens in Winnipeg to introduce the Indian chukar partridge to Manitoba. The plan aims to produce hatchings if all goes well and signals experimental efforts in local poultry breeding.
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Winnipeg
Nto
Manitoba
McDiarmid
Census of Agriculture Aims to Benefit Farming Industry
The Census of Agriculture will be taken on June 1 and is meant to aid farmers. It seeks accurate data on farm lands buildings livestock debt and sales, with strict secrecy. Highlights include values of salmon lobster cod and herring and the need for complete farmer participation to inform policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Keeping Brain Active and Healthy in Old Age
Dr Bernard Sachs urges sensible living to delay mental decline. Avoid alcohol and drugs, vary mental work, and keep outside interests. Take holidays, refuse quiet resignation, and resist hypochondria. active engagement is key to brain health in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Sachs
New York Academy of Medicine
Sachstid
Sachs
Ito
Microbes Of Antarctica Studied At Allegheny College
Microbes from Little America are studied in Allegheny College laboratories in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Snow crystals and minute debris are preserved there. Of 150 cultures already isolated, several are newly described by Dr. Chester A. Darling, honorary bacteriologist of the Byrd expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little America
Allegheny College
Meadville
Chester A. Darling
Feats Of Fasting At Moose River Chronicle
A Toronto man undertook an eight day fast for health reasons. He progressed well until day sixteen when he died, offering part of the answer about how long entombed men might survive without sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose River
Ottawa Journal
Toronto
Car gains range with clean spark plugs at 60 mph
An automobile travels 43 percent farther at 60 mph with clean spark plugs than with worn or soiled ones, implying fuel efficiency improves when maintenance is kept up.
Ford foresees farm grown plastics for autos on farms
Henry Ford told the Dearborn agriculture conference that plastics from farm products could supply industry and even substitute for steel in some auto parts. He said a day may come when most of an automobile is grown from soil. He criticized crop restriction programs as unnatural and noted a new telescoping wagon tongue eases loading work for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henny Ford
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Ford
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Columbus
United States
Mystery Mountain
London
St. Paul's
Misa Ruth Primrose
Fort of
Derby
Earl of Rosebery
Charles Wood
Lord Halifax
Royal Horse Guards
India
B.C
Western Provinces
Munich
Germany
Theodore Dreiser
Arts At
Erith Columbia
Antarctica
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