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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
8
Russell School reports April open 22 days while urging Western farmers to use bran more, noting its bone and muscle benefits for young stock and milk production. Bran aids horses and winter stock, with dairying and livestock experts backing its value. recent deaths in agriculture are noted along with medical remedies.
An editorial notes a shift toward new grains and forages as progressive men seek higher yields than the traditional bran staple, arguing for bran to remain a staple in daily diet. The piece advocates practical farming and dietary choices to improve nutrition and productivity.
Wheat stocks at Fort William and Port Arthur on May 5 stood at 3 129 087 bushels. Yearly comparisons show 2 403 009 bushels last year and 3 410 000 two years ago. Totals for Fort William Port Arthur Keewatin Winnipeg and interior points near 12 169 000 bushels, with prior readings of 4 499 000, 8 200 000 and 10 000 000 bushels in preceding years. Lord Kitchener reports 208 Boers captured and ten killed. City contractors object to Americans entering railway projects. A Des Moines to Iowa collision reportedly killed several. The Wandover Board of Trade asks Sir Wilfrid Laurier to press for colonial preferential trade at London conference.
An editor letter from Cleverton Chippenham dated April 23 1902 offers 350 young men ages 15 to 25 for Manitoba and Northwest Territories farms. They seek 12 month engagements at five dollars per month, with farmers to provide homes. Farmers note boys improve quickly and are worth more in harvests than Eastern hands.
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