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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1973
Page
8
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool reports warm dry weather last week worsened some crops in the wheat belt while helping late crops and hay in north regions. Provincial averages slipped slightly. wheat 96 oats 94 barley 196, flax 9 percent normal in major districts, rapeseed 98 percent in northern districts. Some rye and rapeseed swathing is reported in the north.
G I Trant says Canadians are consuming more meat as prices climb, with beef per capita at 92.5 pounds in 1972, up 5.6 from 1971. Supplies of pork and beef expected to stay above 1972 levels in late 1973, with prices rising more slowly in coming months.
Manitoba educationists warn the province faces a growing teacher surplus. Deputy Education Minister We Lorimer notes shortages in mathematics and sciences persist, while most subjects are over-supplied. He opposes entrance quotas, a view echoed by the Manitoba Teachers Society which urges clear job prospects for trainee teachers.
Community notices in Bagot district greet Lawrence and Stan Crealock and Brydon Richardson on August 3, Frank Hounsome on August 4, Reg Burch and Raymond Nichol on August 6, and Mrs W Kalberg on August 2. Fireside Thoughts urge self restraint and faith, with recollections of visitors, family gatherings, garden concerns, vandalism issues, and calls for rainfall update.
Harold B. Sneath president of Manitoba Pool Elevators asks for higher initial payments to farmers for the 1973 74 crop year. He seeks 2.25 dollars per bushel for wheat and 1.25 for No 1 feed barley, up from 1.76 and 0.65 respectively. He argues current prices undervalue the products and depress farming.
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