Brahman Cross Cattle Show Mixed Results on Canadian Range
Studies at Manyberries Range Station Canada show Brahman cross cattle perform with more finish and higher dressing percentages than Herefords on range. However growth in feedlots is unclear and safety in harsh Canadian winters remains debated as crossbreds display greater nervousness in confinement.
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Cathe
Manyberries
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Alberta
H. F. Peters
United States
India
America
Canada imposes minimum valuations on frozen peas
The Honourable D.8. Harkness announced emergency action to curb dumping and support the Canadian frozen pea industry. Effective February 12, minimum valuations for frozen peas will differ by grade and pack size, applying to ordinary and dumping duties to counter low US prices and excess inventories.
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Harkness
Canada
United States
Minister of National Revenue
Nine adult education classes start in Estevan
Estevan’s adult education program begins with nine subjects and classes. To hold a class there must be 10 members and an average attendance of eight. Expanded space at Immaculate Heart School allows the program to run beyond the initially planned six classes. Enrollment draws residents from Estevan and nearby towns including Stoughton Macoun Frobisher and Bienfait.
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Estevan
Estevan Collegiate
Immaculate Heart School
Stoughton
Macoun
Frobisher
Bienfait
the Mercury
Sask
Water sent to Oslo for World Hockey series
Canada Dry Limited delivered air lifted water from Dorval to Oslo for use by the Canadian entry Whitby Dunilops. The neutral water, a precaution against validatorsach disorders, resembled the Royal Couple’s previous North American tour water and had been considered for Edmonton floods years ago.
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Oslo
Norway
Whitby Dunilops
KLM
Dorval
Montreal
Canada Dry Limited
Edmonton
Portage Indian Residential School Aims At Assimilation
Portage la Prairie Manitoba 1958 overview of the Portage Indian Residential School run by the United Church Women’s Missionary Society. 99 students aged 13 to 19 from Sioux Cree and Salteaux descent study mainly at the school or public schools with meals, chores, and after hour activities year round. The article outlines dormitories, staff of 16, farm operations, and training in domestic science and trades. It notes broader trends toward more on reserve schooling and rising access to higher education, with outcomes in employment and gradual public acceptance.
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W. C. Warren
Portage Indian Residential School
Women’s Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada
Island Lake
God's Lake
Norway House
Oxford House
York Factory
Barren’s River
Swan Lake
Griswald
Roseau Lake
Sioux Village
Long Plains
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Portage
Margaret Creighton
W. Gall
Portage la Prairie
Indian Affairs Administration
Indian Affairs Branch
P. M. Liba
Portage la Prairie, Man
The
Manitoba hospital plan heads to Ottawa study
Manitoba plans to send its hospital insurance bill to Ottawa for study and aims to present it before the Manitoba Legislature mid March. Health minister R W Bend says the bill blends government policy with input from six groups including municipalities labor employers hospitals doctors and insurers. Negotiations with Ottawa over 18 months seek expansion of federal hospitalization to cover mental tuberculosis and nursing homes and the Manitoba plan would be funded by premiums with operation targeted for July 1 when the national scheme begins.
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Manitoba
Ottawa
R. W. Bend
Bond
Price and fairness in the marketplace debated
The Belleville Intelligencer weighs whether merchants should bear responsibility for low prices. An old inquiry into peaches shows price drops linked to surplus rather than merchant misdeed. The piece compares peach and milk pricing, noting consumer setting drives value despite identical products.
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Belleville, Ont, Intelligencer
Industry and Labor Board
Hector McKinnon
Hybrid oat lines show strong performance in Eastern Canada
Two new hybrid oat lines developed by the Cereal Division of Canada's Agriculture Department perform well in the 1957 Eastern Uniform Cooperative Oat Test. Derived from Garry x Mutica Ukraine and backcrossed on Abegweit, they outyield Garry at 10 of 13 test points, with good quality and strong disease resistance.
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Experimental Farm
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Single enterprise cost studies across Canada
Last year 127 Illustration Station locations conducted cost studies on milk production at 38 sites in Eastern Canada and nine in British Columbia, cereal crop production at 82 Prairie Province farms and three other single-location studies, plus detailed farm machinery operating costs at 19 sites in the southwest.
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Canada
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Farmland Suitability in Canada Divides Land Use
A small percentage of Canada's total area is occupied farmland. An equal area that is presently unoccupied is considered suitable for agriculture.
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Canada
Storage units for year round home workshop needs
One or more units will solve your storage problems year around. Promoting lawn care and home workshop patterns, from Department P.P.L. located at 44383 West Lud Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
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Department P.P.L
West Lud Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
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