Dennis Early Wins Calf Scramble Prize at Pratt Event
Dennis Early of Pratt wins a calf at the Scramble, one of eleven winners this year. He receives a certificate from sponsor John P. Labatt usable for buying a pure bred heifer. The extra prize was awarded after a loose calf was recaptured. The calves will be shown at the 1963 Manitoba Winter Fair in Labatt Continuation Class.
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Dennis Early
Pratt
John P. Labatt
Sors
Labatt
Brewery
Order Seed Oats Now
Manitoba farmers should order seed oats now per A L D Martin, provincial crops specialist. Pedigreed and commercial oats seed are available from seed houses, but last minute orders may strain stocks. Spring moisture and pasture demand could raise pressure. pedigreed seed is recommended for higher vigor and yields.
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Manitoba
A. L. D. Martin
Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation
Martin
Manitoba Thistle Control Campaign Aims to Eradicate Weeds
Manitoba authorities announce a yearlong thistle control drive across several weed districts. Weeds experts note Caneds and Canada thistles are widespread. campaigns target preventing seed production over two seasons with timely spraying using 24D or MCPA and cultivation.
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Canada
Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation
William Ferris Rites Noted With Local Obituary Details
William Ferris is remembered by sister Carrie Dickson Emma Miller and Eva Banks of Oxbow Sask and brothers Arthur Wilfred of Calgary and Wesley of Oxbow. There are 16 grandchildren. Funeral from MacGregor United Church April 14 at 2 pm with Rev. E Armistead. burial in local cemetery. Pallbearers listed. flowerbearers noted as grandsons. McMaster Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Carrie Dickson
Emma) Miller
Eva Banks
Oxbow
Sask
Arthur
Wilfred
Calgary
Alta
Wesley
MacGregor United Church
Rev
E. Armistead
R. E. Lye
W. 0. McKelvy
A. E. Chant
Ross Anderson
Norton Mellom
Ray Miller
Ron Anderson
Bill Anderson
Leonard Pierrepont
Murray Pierrepont
McMaster Funeral Home
Grain Auger Passes Test for Fungicide Mixing in Grain
Manitoba agronomists confirm grain augers can mix volatile fungicides with grain if proper rates are used and grain is stored eight days post treatment. Tests by University of Manitoba personnel show effective transfers at 60 F in barley within eight days, with wheat absorbing slower. Clean augers between uses. halt chemical flow after about 10 bushels to minimize residue.
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Manitoba
Canada
University of Manitoba
Manitoba Agronomist
Association of Agriculture Specialists
Agronomists
All Delivery Points Now On Open Quota in Western Canada
Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton told the House that all grain delivery points in Western Canada are now on open quota for the first time in a decade. The move ends the longest period of elevator congestion since the Canadian Wheat Board began rationing deliveries in 1940. By year’s start over 300 points were open, Manitoba and Saskatchewan stations shifted from acreage quotas to open status, reflecting strong world demand for Canadian wheat and a shorter 1961 crop.
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Canada
Alvin Hamilton
House of Commons
Canadian Wheat Board
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Hamilton
Wheat Board
Five Injured in Sask Crash Near Lumsden
A Winnipeg family of five including Mrs. Babiak, 41, and her children Donna 11 Barry 11 and Barbara were injured when their car left the road twelve miles west of Lumsden Saskatchewan on Friday. The trip was from Regina and involved the Winnipeg family.
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Lumsden
Sask
Winnipeg
Here
Babiak
Donna
Barry
Barbara
Regina
Recommended Varieties Lists for Manitoba Gardeners
Four pamphlets issued by Manitoba agriculture outline recommended fruit vegetables flowers and shrubs for spring planting. The leaflets include a zonation map for tree fruits and performance analyses by zone plus indoor transplant hints and notes on perennial and annual flowers.
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Manitoba
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Sanereneeon
HeraLo
Roland Dann
Connie’s Style Shop
Macgregor Herald
C. W. Sloik
Portage LA Prairie
Herb Borton
MacGregor
J. S. Thomson
Royal Road North
Harry S. Trump
Optometrist
Rosser Avenue
Randon
Erle R.george Reaimaken
Cla Ata
M.A. Lye
Austin
Austin Credit Union
North Norfolk
Doris Branaan
Loan Protection Insurance
Thistle
William Ferris
H. D. Coltart
Portage Drive-in
Ssehold
Burch & Coltart
Worgon Ritenen
Poplar Point
No. 4
Harvey D. Goltart, Auctioneer
the Dangerfield
Department of Agriculture
McMaster
Bingo OF the Foresters’ Benevolent Fund
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Austin Community Hall
Carman la Rosa
Brooker
Bombshells
Eta UT
CTO Tur van
Avadex Lensano Wy
M. G. Thomson
Portage
MacGregor Hone
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