Canadian Cattle Shortage Forecast Drives Policy Critique
The Era and Express of Newmarket Ontario reports W. Watson of St Boniface warns Canada will be short of cattle within ten years while wheat remains oversupplied. The piece argues farmers should focus on in demand products rather than government storage and wheat policy, urging more practical steps.
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Canada
Watson
St. Boniface
Era and Express
Newmarket
Ont
Champagne Bottles Stored On Side To Preserve Corks
Bottles of champagne and other wines are stored on their sides to keep the corks from drying out, ensuring a tight seal and preserving quality during aging or storage.
Hulless oats varieties and production issues in Canada
Varieties developed in Canada include Liberty 1914 Laurel 1922 and Brighton 1841 all from Ottawa and disease resistant Torch 1952 Saskatchewan and Vicar Winnipeg hulless oats. Hulless oats offer higher energy but storage heat issues rough milling limits and seed purity concerns.
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Canada
Liberty
Laurel
Brighton
Cereal Crops Division
Experimental Farms Service
Ottawa
University of Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Crochet Medallion Pattern 7180 From Toronto Housei
Readers offered a crochet medallion pattern and book excerpts. Pattern 7180 complete directions costs thirty five cents sent to Household Arts Department Department PPL 60 Front Street Toronto. Include name address and pattern number. Two free patterns printed in ALICE BROOKS Needlecraft book available for 25 cents.
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Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Potato Specific Gravity as a Measure of Cooking Quality
A concise analysis explains that potato cooking quality hinges on mealiness and dry matter. Specific gravity, reflecting total solids, separates tubers into quality classes, aided by a potato hydrometer developed in 1936. Observations cover sample prep, temperature control, and quality ranges from 15 to 21 percent dry matter.
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N. M. Parks
Canada
E. R. Bewell
Central Experimental Farm
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Double back cross tomato lines show early ripening growth
Cooperative breeding across nine experimental farms in prairie provinces yields double back-crossed tomato lines with earlier ripening and larger fruit. Dr Walker notes Earlsworth like earliness combined with large fruit, aiming to consolidate programs for hybrid development and future cross breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Cc. Walker
Mordenental Farm
Canada Department of Agriculture
Earlsworth
Morden
CPR
Warble fly losses high in West
Western Canadian cattlemen suffer at least four million dollars in annual losses from warble fly due to poor control. Saskatchewan bears the worst western reputation as the fly grubs damage hides carcasses and meat. A Lost Mountain Valley spraying program has begun and a Duval meeting will teach farmers methods to eradicate the pest. If Derris powder spray is used today and repeated in a month the province could be free of the fly. But coordinating all farmers proves difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Lost Mountain Valley
Duval
Wolseley, Sask
Milton board approves school safety patrol plan
Milton Ont April 11 1957 The Milton public school board approved a plan to inaugurate a school safety patrol trained by the Ontario Safety League with six patrolmen per school at no cost to the board. Constable Ron Rupert explained the unit and its operations and a three to four week instruction class will be held for selected senior grade boys. Supervising principal E W Foster praised the program as teaching children to take responsibility for others.
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Milton Public School Board
Ron Rupert
O.P.P
Rupert
Ontario Safety League
E. W. Foster
Milton, Ont
Discovery of Champagne attributed to Dom Perignon
A note on the origin of champagne credits Dom Perignon, cellar master at Hautvillers Abbey in France between 1670 and 1715, with the common attribution to his role in the beverage's discovery and early production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dom Perignon
Abbey of
Hautvillers
France
Old Russian clock owned by Main Centre man
Abe Reimer of Main Centre displays a 126 year old timepiece once owned by his grandfather Henry F. Schulz a Mennonite minister and pioneer. Reimer notes the clock likely originated in Russia around 1815 and still runs on a weight mechanism though it needs cleaning and oiling.
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Main Centre
Abe Reimer
Henry F. Schulz
Russia
Reimer
Schultz
Mr. Reimer
Schulz
Manitoba
Hobble skirts and modern style musings in Side column
On The Side explores speed in dictation and quotes the world’s fastest stenographer Marion Angus of London at 400 words per minute. It ridicules the hobble skirt while noting revival chatter and humor about women and fashion. The column also shares quirky facts about figures, felines, tennis, handbags, and a Monroe Wiggle shoe story from London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Angus
London
Eng
Infield Play Tips for Baseball Mastery
Practical guide to infield technique focusing on grounders. Stay relaxed, read the bounce, field in front, give with the ball, and bend at the knees. Emphasizes conditioning to sustain performance, prevent injuries, and extend athletic longevity through daily conditioning.
Ornamental native fruit highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobum
Horticulturist E L Eaton notes native ornamentals emphasize the highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobum. The plant ranges from Newfoundland to British Columbia and thrives on fertile, well drained soils. It produces crimson berries for winter food for birds and yields jelly or jam. A European form may appear with a bad odor and flavor and should be avoided.
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E. L. Eaton
Canada
Department of Agriculture Experimental Farm
Kentville
N.S
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Saskatchewan oil wells show weekly gains in 1957
The News Magnet reports for the week ending March 22, 1957 that 21 new oil wells produced, 24 wells completed, 25 drilling licenses issued, two cancellations, 34 spuds, and 63 active drillings. Total operable wells stood at 2,583 oil and 157 gas, up from 2,561 oil and 157 gas a week earlier.
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Saskatchewan
the News Magnet
Aneroid
Sask
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Havana
Cuba
Cardinal Richelieu
Italy
Europe
Monroe
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Miss Monroe
Nika
Golly
Ladies’ Aid
Hes
Lloyd
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Jacquet River
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Prairie Command
Ferlotte
Kingston
Canadian Army
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