Salute To Agriculture A Postwar Canadian Dedication
The June 17 1946 issue proclaims a nationwide Salute To Agriculture by Canada's weekly papers. It lauds farmers for wartime sacrifice and 40 percent output gains, and backs the Canadian Federation of Agriculture as the unified voice for fair farm shares and a strong postwar food policy. It urges continued sacrifice and a proactive government role to restore markets and keep farms at capacity.
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Canada
Voice
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Great Britain
Henry Richardson
Dominion
Gardiner lauds Canadian farmers on agriculture’s rise
Minister of Agriculture James G. Gardiner praises Canadian farmers for fueling national progress. He notes six decades since the Dominion Experimental Farms began and credits farming with creating employment, expanding exports, and shaping the economy through peacetime and war.
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Ture
Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms
Dominion and
Provincal Departments of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges
Farmers of
Modern Methods of Summer Fallowing
The piece warns on soil erosion during dry, windy conditions and urges preserving trash cover on summer fallow. It advises against burning stubble and favors limited ploughing, the one way disk, and cultivator use with specific tooth settings. It cites Brandon Experimental Farm findings on ploughless fallow yielding heavy rains crops in wet years and strong crops in dry years.
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Orly
Brandon
Manitoba
Britain Cuts Home Wheat Admixture Across Major Cities
England decrees a further reduction in the compulsory home-grown wheat mixed into millers' grist affecting London Liverpool Hull and Bristol areas. The policy tweak aims to boost use of Canadian wheat in British bread as part of a broader adoption shift.
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England
London
Liverpool
Hull
Bristol
President's Statement Re Solute To Agriculture
The Manitoba Farmers' Agricultural Co operation federation congratulates farmers on record wartime food production and urges continued cooperation to feed starving Europe and Asia. It highlights the need for better schools medical facilities and community projects and invites MFAC to assist in postwar peace and farm prosperity.
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Menare Federation of Agrculture and Co-operation
Manitoba
Canada
Europe
Asia
MFAC
Tractor operating costs tied to annual use
The Engineering Section of the Dominion Experimental Farms Service finds tractor costs depend on annual map use. A 15-horsepower tractor running 100 hours annually costs about $16 per day, while the same model at 1,000 hours per year costs about $7 per day.
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Dominion Experimental Farms Service
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