Natural Resources Canada

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    Forestry and Woodworking

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows three condensed maps and four graphs representing various forestry and woodworking processes as well as the correlating statistics for Canada. The first map on this plate shows the locations of sash, door and...
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    Sawmills

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows condensed maps of distributed sawmills in Canada, circa 1951. There are two main maps, one displaying the Western provinces of Canada, and the other southern Ontario, and Eastern provinces. In the Western...
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    Pulp and Paper Mills

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the location of pulp mills, paper mills, and mills that produce both pulp and paper. Mills are represented by proportional disc symbols which indicate the 1951 annual mill capacity. The maps are accompanied by...
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    Farm Livestock

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows six condensed maps and the distribution of primary farm animals, circa 1951. The maps show cows for milk, beef cattle, swine, sheep, hens/chickens, and horses. Each map is accompanied by a pie chart showing the...
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    Wheat and Barley

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows two condensed maps for the distribution of areas seeded in wheat and barley for harvesting circa 1951. Therefore, in the case of wheat, the areas include those seeded in the fall of 1950 as well as those seeded in...
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    Other Grains and Oilseeds

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows six compact maps illustrating the distribution of areas seeded in oats, mixed grain, rye, flax for seed, corn for grain, and soybeans for harvesting circa 1951. Therefore, in the case of rye, the areas include...
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    Fodder Crops and Intensive Crops

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows seven condensed maps showing the distribution of areas devoted to growing fodder, hay, corn for silage, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetable crops, orchards, and tobacco circa 1951. The hay map includes all cultivated...
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    Farms

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows six condensed maps illustrating the occurrence of important characteristics of farms. The two maps at the top show the distribution of part-time farms and occupied farms. Each of these two maps is accompanied by a...
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    Agricultural Regions

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows two condensed maps illustrating the division of Canada into agricultural regions based on the percentage of total gross farm revenue obtained from a particular source in 1951. The four primary divisions were made...
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    Agricultural Labour Force and Services

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows two condensed maps of the distribution of the agricultural labour force as of the 1951 census. The labour force engaged in agriculture includes farmers; stock raisers; farm managers and foremen; farm labourers; the...
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    Food Industries

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows six condensed maps illustrating the distribution of: slaughtering and meat packing plants; wheat flour mills and grain elevators; creameries, cheese factories, combined butter and cheese factories, concentrated...
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    Primary Iron and Steel

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the group of mining and metallurgical industries which supplied basic iron and steel products for further manufacture or assembly, circa 1955. Iron ore produced in Canada has been classified into three categories:...
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    Non-Ferrous Metals - Eastern Canada

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows four condensed maps of non-ferrous metal mines, including refineries, smelters and reduction works that were in production or coming into production in Eastern Canada circa 1955. As production figures for...
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    Non-Ferrous Metals - Western Canada

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the non-ferrous metal mines, refineries, smelters and reduction works that were in production or coming into production in Western Canada, circa 1955. As production figures for individual mines were not available,...
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    Industrial Minerals

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the variety of non-metallic minerals, other than mineral fuels, which were produced in Canada circa 1955. In addition a graph that displays the value and production of minerals whose value exceeded $500 000.
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    Mineral Fuels, Pipelines and Refineries

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the location and direction of flow of oil and gas pipelines along with the location of oil refineries. The daily crude oil capacity in barrels per day is indicated for refining centres by means of proportional...
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    Hydro and Fuel Electric Power - Eastern Canada

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the electrical generating network in Eastern Canada circa 1954. Generating plants are shown as either developed waterpower sites (in other words, hydro plants), or as fuel electric plants (thermal plants). The...
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    Hydro and Fuel Electric Power - Western Canada

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the electrical generating network in Western Canada circa 1954. Generating plants are shown as either developed waterpower sites (in other words, hydro plants), or as fuel electric plants (thermal plants). The...
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    Fabricated Metal Industries

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows six condensed maps of the distribution of manufacturing plants for industries which use metal as their primary raw material circa 1954. The specific map titles are: Railway Rolling Stock, Motor Vehicles and...
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    Textiles, Clothing and Rubber Products

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows six condensed maps of the distribution of plants producing the following: leather footwear, womens and childrens factory made clothing, synthetic textiles and silks, mens factory made clothing, cotton textiles,...
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