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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1936
Page
3
An article urges careful guidance for 15 to 19 year olds as they gain independence. It links high TB prevalence in this group to rapid growth and heavy social loads from school and work. It advises limiting late hours, avoiding dieting, and promoting early bedtimes and outdoor activities.
The home should be the first center of beauty and charity. A limited number of the booklet Beautifying the Home Grounds of Canada is available from the Canada Horticultural Council in Ottawa for 25 cents. It covers landscape architecture lawn care flower gardens pools rock gardens shrubs and plants.
Plans and illustrations describe trees suitable for various Dominion regions. The line of the year approaches when gardening is in full swing, promising guidance for diverse climates and conditions.
Analyses at Brandon Experimental Farm last summer show only 30 percent of crops from SIS wheat plots were pure enough for seed distribution. 69 percent were badly mixed and many farmers must buy seed due to 1935 crop quality. Recommendation calls for small quantities of registered or seed certified seed to establish a foundation plot for on‑farm seed quality within two years.
The article notes a recovery in the horse population with rising colt births. Colts born in 1934 and 1935 will enter work stock in 1937 and 1938. Breeders clubs rose 33 percent in 1935 from 1934, while 1934 over 1933 rose 64 percent. Prices for horses stay high as feed costs stay favorable. Farmers should plan horse production for four to five years ahead.
The Oak Lake News reports the Bank of Montreal will shutter its local Oak Lake branch on April 15, signaling a distinct loss to the community and fitting the old saying that you never miss the water until the well runs dry.
Fragmentary note mentions war clouds in the Far East and floods in the United States causing loss of hundreds of lives and millions of dollars in damage. Concludes with a reflective, thankful sentiment despite limitations.
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