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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1985
Page
5
Tansy is a hearty perennial established in many area locales. It is unpalatable to livestock and can poison animals, causing abortion or death if forage is scarce. It spreads by seed and rhizomes, grows 3 to 5 feet tall, with serrated leaves and yellow button-like flowers.
The article discusses tansy weed control with chemicals like Tordon 22K Amitrol T and Roundup and notes that plants bruise easily emit a strong odor. It urges early detection and directs readers to contact local weed supervisors for identification and guidance on where herbicides can be used.
The Westman Sport Association announces the Winter Games for 1986 after a year off with Glenwawa Recreation District playoff s against Souris to reach Regional finals. Playoffs must be finished by January 17 1986 and entries due by December 18 1985 for sports including badminton basketball broomball cross country skiing curling hockey ringette volleyball.
Johnson Mrs. Glenn McGregor of Wawa nesa visited Saturday with her Aunt Hansina Bjornson. Welcome home to Mrs. Mary Hamilton from Brandon General Hospital. Get well wishes to Thora Meredith at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson of Arborg were lunch guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oli Olafson. Mrs. Rowena Hallgrimson of Cypress River visited on Monday.
Manitoba Pool Elevators reports Wheat Board quotas as of December 9 1985 for Red Spring Wheat A B C grades and Dry 2 Red Utility Wheat plus Oats Barley Rye Flax and other grains. Deliveries continue at a slower pace with good weather boosting shipments and no quota increases anticipated before the New Year while Lakehead stocks may limit tough and damp supplies for 2 to 3 months.
Manitoba Agriculture entomologist Dave Smith says the 1986 grasshopper outlook could match 1985 in moderate and severe infestations, but weather will largely decide crop impact. Forecast covers 13 875 square kilometres with areas of light to severe infestation, from Lauder to Portage la Prairie and St Claude, with moisture levels shaping early growth.
The page from The Gazette of Glenboro Manitoba dated December 11 1985 presents local notices and brief community items. It lists announcements, dates and small market entries typical of a regional newspaper page.
The report notes that between 240000 and 300000 hectares were sprayed for grasshoppers in 1985 in Brunkild Gretna area and near Dominion City. Municipalities treated about 60000 hectares along roadsides drainage ditches and other public lands.
Daily auction listing shows hogs cattle and piglets with varied price ranges. Includes Canner Cows Bulls Light Feeder Steers Heifers calves sows boars and market hogs with per hundred weight values. Specific weights and price bands for each category are provided.
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