Old oat varieties to fight new rust
Two older oat varieties are identified as potential breeding material to combat two new races of stem rust BA and 13A detected in eastern Canada in 1957. Research at Winnipeg shows Hapira Jeanette and Hajira Banner selections resist 8A and 13A and other races, while Garry Shield resist all but 8A and 13A. Clinton, Clinton and Lanark resist SA. Roxton resist 14A but many races remain virulent. Breeders cross resistant varieties and test older types, finding superior resistance earlier than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
M Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
North American
Garry and Shield
Cliitland
Clinton and
Lanark
Roxton
Honest Fathers Guide A Streetcar Remembrance
A streetcar remark about honor prompts a reflection from a speaker who recalls a boyhood ticket lie. He recalls his father’s rebuke that he had sold his honor for a nickel and vows to resist repeating the offense. The piece suggests fathers shaping sons to avoid dishonorable acts.
Simple rules for farmers from Prince George farm
G A Mac Beachern of the Prince George Experimental Farm outlines cost cutting by planning labor and machinery. He urges budgeting labor needs maintaining good working relations and handling chores, planning machinery use, testing operations, and maximizing equipment output without rushing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Mac Beachern
Prince George
Dr V E Senior Appointed Provincial Veterinarian
Dr V E Senior, with practice across three continents, is named Provincial Veterinarian for Saskatchewan's Department of Agriculture Animal Industry Branch. He replaces Dr Tom Johnston. appointment effective December 1, per Public Service Commission. Senior trained at Royal Dick Veterinary College after early schooling in Edinburgh. He served in RAF in 1942 and later practiced in Melville before a four year New Zealand period.
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V. E. Senior
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Tom Johnston
Regina
Dr. Senior
Department
Public Service Commission
Edinburgh
Scotland
Australia
Scot
DR. V. BE. Senior
Animal Industry
Royal T Dick Veterinary College
New Zealand
Department of Agriculture
Pangman Man Receives Degrees at Saskatchewan Senate
Ford Ellis Metke of Pangman earned Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Bachelor of Arts at a University of Saskatchewan senate meeting in Saskatoon where 1445 degrees were awarded. The ceremony included five PhDs and 126 certificates. Among graduates, 19 came from outside Saskatchewan including a student from Hong Kong and another from Seoul Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Ellis Metke
Pangman
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Hong Kong
Seoul
Korea
South Sask. Star
Zadville
Sas
Pattern for Mittens 7170 and Knit Instructions
Advertisement notes a mitten pattern labeled 7170 for beginners. It promises easy knitting with two pieces and two needles, aimed at misses small to large sizes. Readers are urged to mail thirty five cents for the pattern and include name and address to the Household Arts Department at Front Street, Tornate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Front Street
Toronto
Desertment
Whart
Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Tornate
University of Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Begins in 1959
The Golden Jubilee of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon kicks off January 12 with Farm and Home Week and runs through a September 24 to 29 climax. Activities include world premiere of a Canadian play, concerts by the Saskatoon Symphony, alumni events, and the opening of Arts Biology and Animal Husbandry buildings. The celebration features a festival of music, a dramatic production, and special campus activities for students and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
University
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
E. M. Jones
University of Saskatchewan Huskies
Football League
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Brish Columbia
Murray Adaskin
Board of Governors
Senate
National Federation of Canadian University Students
the Sheaf
Greystone
Regina College
Justice E. M. Culliton
Regina
Learned Societies of Canada
New York
Chicago
Montreal
Toronto
Christmas Seal Funds Shift From Sanatoria to Prevention
In early Canada the Christmas Seal Sale funded sanatorium building for thousands of patients and many beds. Now the Christmas Seal Funds are used for prevention efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Seminar for Parents of Mentally Retarded in Rural Areas
A unique seminar for rural parents of mentally retarded children will take place in Moose Jaw from February 17 to 19, 1959. The program offers lectures, group counseling, and demonstrations, with personal problem sessions and limited registration for thirty eligible parents. Applications with a $3 fee are due January 20 to Mrs. H. B. S. DeGroot in Regina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
H. B. S. DeGroot
Harrow-DeGroot
Regina
Conservation notes encourage local society help for scouts
Saskatchewan residents show interest in conservation and nature study led by the Saskatchewan Natural History Society. Scouts can join field trips organized by local society presidents such as Carl Ellis Moose Jaw, Bruce Knox Regina, Frank Roy Saskatoon, Ross Homer Prince Albert, Frank Sudot Garden River, Phil Pawluck Yorkton, and Frank Baines Saltcoats.
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Moose Jaw
Carl Ellis
Valley View Drive
Regina
Bruce Knox
Angus St
Saskatoon
Frank Roy
Maple St
Prince
The Lowly Spud's Important Potatoes Diet Note
The article argues potatoes should be eaten daily by most people. It notes potatoes provide vitamin C thiamine iron and other nutrients and suggests dried raw potatoes and turnips as snack tray additions with celery and radishes. Boiled potatoes may use mint or parsley for flavor. It also claims the lumber industry is America’s oldest industry.
Derby Returns as New Old Fashion in Western Hats
The piece notes a sudden revival of the derby in Canada and the West, with eastern stores selling quickly and Canadian manufacturers preparing mass production. It contrasts male fashion conservatism with female rapid change, and suggests the derby’s wind resistance and nostalgic appeal could drive its popularity reemergence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
A Right Step Against Steps In Public Buildings
The Canadian Paraplegic Association campaigns across Canada against steps in public structures. It urges ground level entrances in new buildings, citing churches in Liverpool and inaccessible Caledonia Regional School hall as examples. The writer argues steps exclude wheelchair users and the elderly from town halls, post offices, and customs buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Paraplegic Association
Canada
Liverpool
Caledonia Regional School
Still hope for 1959 crop in drought hit Saskatchewan
The Mercury notes Saskatchewan faces the 1959 crop season with record dry fields after 1958 rainfall was the lowest on record at the Indian Head Experimental Farm. From April to July rainfall totaled under three inches against a 60 year average near nine. Subsoil moisture is poor in many areas though some surface moisture exists. Timely June and July rains can still salvage yields, with examples of 25 to 30 bushels of wheat where rains occurred versus 5 to 10 nearby. There remains cautious optimism in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Indian Head
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