Delayed seeding grain crops in dry Saskatchewan soil
Ottawa reports that shallow spring tillage followed by seeding about ten days later yields more wheat oats and barley in dark brown soil zones of Saskatchewan, especially in dry years. Trials show 3 to 132 bushels per acre gains, oats averaging a 7 bushel boost, with better germination and earlier maturity. Delay not more than 10 days. use uniform shallow tillage to conserve moisture.
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Ottawa
Forsberg
Scott Experimental Farm
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Perpetual motion diet advice for hungry teens
The active teen uses energy quickly and needs extra food to grow. A balanced plan includes milk, fruits, vegetables, wholegrain cereals and bread, meat, fish, cheese and eggs. Snacks should be milk based, with fruit juice and chocolate drinks. fruit and wholegrain sandwiches should not replace regular meals.
Changes in Western Canadian farm tree planting
Western Canadian farms have shifted to new shelterbelt practices over years. A. W. Crookshank notes changes in planting purposes, spacing, varieties, and cultivation methods. Early belts protected families and stock, then broader adoption increased after 1930s drifting, with 1950s data showing one third of trees in belts. Improved spacing, machinery, and machine-planted belts boosted survival and efficiency.
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Ottawa
A. W. Crookshank
Staton
Canada Department of Agriculture
Indian Head
Sask
Canada
Prairies
Kiwi starts vacation plant care service in greenhouse
Mayo Atkins of Hamilton launches a home plant care venture during holidays. He offers plant sitting with a greenhouse based setup promising full home comfort while owners are away. Positive response supports his belief that plant owners value care as much as pets.
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Mayo Atkins
Hamilton
Potato losses in transit reveal cold weather damage patterns
A two year survey by Canada Department of Agriculture analyzes potato shipments from Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick to Montreal Ottawa and Toronto. It tracks carloads 132 in 1954 55 with 73 percent arriving undamaged and details damage causes including freezing damp bagging and poor loading practices.
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Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Transportation and Storage Division
Canada Department of Agriculture
Fruit and Vegetable Division
National Railways
What makes an educated man according to Forder
New Zealand mathematician Professor H G Forder defines true education as mastery of two foreign languages and self discipline along with knowledge of western history, philosophy, literature, and art. He warns scientists must be educated beyond science to govern civilization, citing calendar reform as an example of narrow thinking.
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H. G. Forder
New Zealand
Forder
Fresh Talk on Peace and Work Habits in Brief
A satirical slice on world affairs and daily life. The piece pokes at misuses of peace and piece, jokes about leaving children unsupervised, a manager's struggle to convince a spouse of hard work, and a lunch counter coffee routine. It ends by suggesting a crisp green bill to ease a spouse’s nerves.
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Grace
University of British Columbia seeks 30 Holstein bred two-year-olds
The University of British Columbia plans a second campus dairy herd, asking Holstein breeders to donate 30 bred two-year-olds. The farm already has Ayrshires from 1928 donations, and Dr. J. C. Berry aims for 120 head total with 60 Ayrshires and 60 Holsteins. A loose housing layout will test self-breeding against standard stabling, with 15 head of each breed in loafing and 15 in the stanchion barn.
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University of British Columbia
University
John Dun-Waters
Fintry Ranch
Vernon
Glasgow
Scotland
J. C. Berry
UBC
University Farm
Berry
Space saving kitchen cabinets and folding stool pattern
Space saving cabinets and a folding stool pattern describe a 25 inch high stool with durable folding steps, tracing diagrams, materials list, and assembly directions. The text notes that patterns 382 and 413 cost 35c and packages offered for postpaid delivery to Vancouver, with space efficient pull-out racks and terraced dish racks for near stove and sink.
Floral apron pattern promotion from Weer Basel
Advertises Pattern 7113 for a flower shaped apron using remnants with embroidery transfer and 16 inch length. Offers Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue and more designs. Requires 25 cents for pattern and 35 cents for Misses sizes pattern. provides mailing address and ordering details for Anne Adams Patter Dept.
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Alice Brooks
Anne Adams Patter
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Breakfast Club Training Plan For Track And Field
Walt Abrams outlines a Breakfast Club method for track and field training hosted at 7:00 am with 15 minutes of exercises, then a full routine until 8:00 am. Participants track loads, compare weekly marks Fridays, and use coach guidance or pamphlets from Sports College Toronto to improve.
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S.A.M
Sports College
Toronto
British millionaires rise in 1953 54 tax data
Tax officials reveal 49 Britons earned £6000 a year in 1953 54 after tax, up from 35 a year earlier, with total millionaire bracket income £17.7 million of which about £16 million went to taxes. The report notes nearly 20 000 people dodged taxes in 1954 55 with 70 prosecuted and 65 convicted.
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Britain
Flying freight cars between New Zealand islands
New Zealand railway freight cars are being flown across Cook Strait to meet island demands. The railways department runs an air freight service, believed to be the first regular air transport of railway stock. Flying costs are about 14 dollars per car, far cheaper than sea shipping at about 140 dollars, with planes often returning one way empty to handle demand.
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New Zealand
Cook Strait
The
Railways Department
Islands
Fluoridation linked to lower tooth decay says Canadian Dental Association
The Canadian Dental Association notes about 3.5 million people on the continent have lived in areas with fluoride in water for generations. People born in these regions show teeth roughly two thirds less decay than those in other areas.
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Canadian Dental Association
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