Timing soil sampling to fall conditions in Manitoba
Ken McGill of the Provincial Soil Testing Laboratory warns early fall sampling yields misleading results. Wait until topsoil cools to 5 C to avoid underestimating nitrogen for next year. Sampling after September 15 is generally safe. local samplers may charge a fee and can help prepare for proper sampling conditions.
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Winnipeg
Ken McGill
McGill
Fall thistle control options with Banvel 2 4 D and Roundup
The article reviews fall treatment strategies for Canadian thistle including Banvel at 1.01 L per acre and its need for three cultivations after spraying. It also covers 2 4 D Estemine at 0.91 L per acre and Roundup at 2.43 L per acre with timing guidance and cautions on root health and cultivation delays.
CUSO Information Meeting Planned in Brandon
Brandon local notice invites the public to a CUSO information meeting on Thursday September 18 1986 at 7 30 pm. The session at Room D Basement Agriculture Extension Centre 1129 Queens Avenue Brandon outlines CUSO’s overseas opportunities for skilled Canadians in agricultural health technical business and educational programs.
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Brandon
CUSO
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Caribbean
South Pacific
Third World
Oppor
Agriculture Extension Centre
Queens Avenue
Correction details of visits and relatives across Canada
Cardale News notes corrections about visits by Charlie and Ruth Martynuk to Bill and Louise Greenway. It lists attendance at a Rapid City flea market with George and Myrtle Crighton and Mabel Westbrook, meeting friends Laura Hyndman, Ruth Yorke, and Marion Ramsey. Also records Dorothy Ferrell in Winnipeg with son Gordon, Kathleen Campbell in Winnipeg with Harvey Mungham family, Myrtle Crighton and Mabel Westbrook visiting Hamiota, and Evey and Jessie Peart with Mrs J K Shaw going out sightseeing and visiting on September 8th and 9th.
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Charlie
Ruth Martynuk
Tony
Bill
Louise Greenway
George
Myrtle Crighton
Mabel Westbrook
Rapid City
Laura Hyndman
Timer
Ruth Yorke
Marion
Ramsey
Dorothy Ferrell
Winnipeg
Gordon
Concrete Against Fire Basements and Home Construction
The text argues concrete resists fire and decay and contrasts it with wood. It notes fires start in basements about one in ten and critiques plywood basements with joints that may leak as soil settlement creeps. It urges weighing traditional options and stresses strength as a key factor.
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