THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1 rad —— —— TUE backbone of the world is its farm population... .f the strength of a nation is judged not so much by its natural resources as by its ability to produce FOOD ...mankind’s great essential. CS _ . » Canada has long been called ‘‘the Granary of. the World’... but few people seriously think of British Columbia as an agricultural _, province. Actually, more than three million “aercs re now under cultivation ...19 million acres are still available... an-area equal to Wales, Denmark and Belgium combined! Agriculture has made greater progress in British Columbia during the last ten years.than any of. our industries. The actual increase in volume was 121%... from 32 million dollars to 71 million. Think of it! Twenty-three thousand farmers on three million acres of land produc- ing food stufis valued at 71 million dollars... and our actual total agricultural wealth esti- mated at 360 millions! British Columbia’s average return per farm during the last two years has been $3,087 per annum . .. an average of $23.67 per acre under . | cultivation, as against-$12.13 for all Canada. _A record! - Se The strongest argument for our highly fertile soil and our productive climate is found “ * jv.ehe ten years’ average yield based on Federal ‘Field Crop Reports. These reports prove that. any other province. ;— - our soil and climate yield more liberally than ' recognize our poultry supremacy! =’ interest our povernment has and is taking in. _to gain a fair profit. With all.shculders to the - wheel, great things will .be.accomplished and - ‘the tangible progress. that has been so out- Read these announcements and understand your province's’ progress... clip them out and send them to friends: If you “desire extra copies of (hese announcements a note to this newspaper will bring them. Advertise your Province! aU 000.000 J Production Increase 1916-1927. le $39179.294 or 121% ~ oh. ayes es SS as Ua TEN YEARS AVERAGE ANNUAL YIELD PER ACRE |. OF FIELD COPS ! ; Field Crops mo i Sask. = Alta“ B,C. Spring Wheat, bu.........2...... 8B. 23.25.05 Oats, bu... , : 48.6 — Barley, bu F Rye, bu . Peas, Due... oo. sess sceresscccenseensees Mixed Grains, bu. Potatoes, cwt. Alfalfa, tons.. ‘Livestock, dairying and fruit farming are all prospering. Pauliry reyenue increased 106% in 18 months and the eyes of the world look to | our fair province for even greater achievernen ts. Hen No: 6... the most prolific «¢3 producer’ ever hatched ... has been our ‘‘World Poultry —- Ambassador,” and has. forced the world to \ A most encouraging feature of British: Columbia’s agricultural situation is the keen this vital question. A stabilized prosperity for all can only be assured by enabling the farnier small when another decade has. passed. standing over this, ten years record will seem ‘ “Heat Iw ater Notice! Of the. Canadian Mediedl Association BLOOD PRESSURE. - Blood pressure is the force that’ the Jheart exerts in order to pump-the blood through .the circulartory system. The heart is a -hollow. musentar.. organ which acts as a pump to keep, the biaod in vireulation, The blood leaves ‘the heart-in two atreams. One stream car- ries the blood to the lungs where it _|purified; the ,other stream goes to all. parts of the body, carrying the food — to the tissues. co ; a The artries. are hallow tubes whieh earry the blood... Normal arteries’ are :|soft and elastic. The’ impulse of the heart beat is carried along through the arteries. and cnn be felt-at the wrist where itis called the pulse. : In ‘the normal, healthy body, the -|plood pressure is normal, Certain nb- normal conditions, particnlariy these affecting the heart, -arteries and: kid- heys, canse an ilteration ‘inthe blond ‘}pressure and it becomes abnormal. An abnormal blood pressure is not {a disease, but ¢ symptom of some ah- * .Jnormal condition. It is a warning sign and the physelan. seeks. for and tredts {the cause... - Disregard of the needs of the body exercise, rest, proper food and anth things, throws 9 needless strain wpor the whole system, and. one: symptom - ‘Jot this is frequently an increased bland pressure. Poy . The -family physeiun: shold be eon- ° sulted regularly for advice as to how - to live. ‘The peroidie henlth examin- _ ition is not only for the purpose of ;discouvering abnormal conditions but ; : also for recieving ndviee as to how to | keep. normal. : - Questions concerning ealta ea- f dressed ‘to the Canadian Medical Asse- :|clation, 184 Cotlege St... Turonto. will “The -answered, Questions as to ding- usis and treatment will not te ans- «= dsivered. : 7 In the “past twenty-five . years’ the proffession of, forestry.in. Canada bar ws ./grown: from three technieally-trained foresters ‘to’ neatly three hundred. : Forest fives sometimes turn virgin forests into waste lands forever.: Where timber grows on watershed: Innds, tht soil is held in place by the sponge-like ‘lactlon of three roots, which conserve Inoisture. The crowns of the trees, to: shade: the ground und reducee evapor- ation. When repeated fires destroy thir -}shade and. the fihreous roots,.. rains wash: away’ the sof] and the lind inay become forever barren. Trees are thi: ——_— The summer schedule for the C. N. R. coast steamships goes iuta effect {on June 18th when the boat will leave Nancouver on that date Instead of the 14th. After that date the service will ‘|be tri-weekly.- 7 uo. : ‘Che buys on-the: telegraph line had some lied catches of fur the past win- ter tind the prices this spring ure of — a satisfactory nature, _ DIVERSION AND USE . Tike notice. that Mohawk Mistry Company, Limited (N.P.T.) whose ud- | dress is’ 803- Rogers’ Building, Vaneau: ver, B, C, willtapply for a Ileeuse to take and use 20,000 gallons per day of jp Water out of Four Mile Creek. whic? «| flaws northwesterly and dretua inte Bulkley River, ubont four miles east of: Hazelton. “3, ‘The water will be diverted tram thy strenm ata paint about 44 wile uy - Jstveam from mouth of Pour Mile ereck aud will, he. used “for mining ond alll. ing .purpox upon’ the mine -deseribed jas Mohawk Group of Mineral Claims. - This notice was: posted on the ground | por the Oth-day of- Aprii,-1928,.. ‘|* A copy of ‘this notice and an appli- . './ention pursunnt thereto. and to the: - J | “Water Act” will be filed ip the offiec of the Water Recorder at. Smithers. * Objections to the applenation may | befiled with the: said: Water Recorde: or: with: the > Comptroller’ of © Water >, | Rights, Parlument, Butldings, Vietovis Be ©, within thirty.days-after the first “appearance of: this’ notice ‘in’ a: loca’ hewspaper, . [MOHAWK MINING COMPANY, | “Loo iinmited, (NPIL) “Applicant oi cABy RW. Haggan, Agent - fe The date’ ot! the first publication of this notice is May 10,2028." 0 1. Inde. than mere amber, Vhey aren big | | factor in national: lite. ‘+ ‘