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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1965
Page
6
The International Wheat Council extended its international agreement for one year to July 31, 1966, reaffirming its objectives and outlining preparation for post expiry arrangements. Delegates from 36 of 49 member countries attended, and Russia sought relief from obligations as an exporting country for 1964-65. The next council session will be held July 19 to 22.
A February 1 gathering at the Hay home lists 11 members and 3 leaders. The treasurer’s report is absent, several letters are read, and plans include a parents night on February 26, bonspiel attendance, a $20 club council gift, raffle tickets for a walking doll, and speeches by Lois McDougald and others at upcoming meetings.
Extension News notes the University of Manitoba will host Conference Week from Feb 22 to 26 with sessions on forage crops cereals horticulture soils animal husbandry and agr icultural economics. A plenary session on the faculty of agriculture and home economics role will invite public discussion. Two new ornamental crabapple varieties Garry and Selkirk from Morden will be offered this spring. Garry is up to 25 ft with dark red bronze leaves and pink flowers, Selkirk is 25–30 ft with rose colored blooms and bright scarlet fruit, both suited for prairie landscapes.
Industry Minister Evans announced Manitoba welcomed about 1.5 million tourists in 1964 who spent 45 million dollars. The 1963 totals were 1,458,300 visitors spending 43.78 million. Gains were strongest in northern Manitoba with Flin Flon The Pas registrations up 35 percent from 1963.
Liberal leader Gil Molgat warned the Roblin government to act amid an expected cattle feed shortage. He urged an immediate inventory of feed supplies and, if shortages are found, to seek outside sources and notify farmers. Without action, he warned of potential panic selling of cattle in March or April and a serious blow to the province's cattle industry amid dry last summer and severe winter.
Florida farmers report millions of dollars in citrus vegetables and sugar cane wasted as a labor shortage worsens. Federal migrant worker policy cuts and a shift of Mexican laborers to California leave domestic hiring slow and ineffective. Officials note high wage offers still fail to attract steady farm help.
John V. Moroney of the Australian wheat board announced a contract to export 750000 tons of wheat to the USSR, the largest sale yet. The option to add 10 percent could lift the value to between £21000000 and £28000000, about $50,000,000. No credit was arranged in talks with Soviet officials and the export body.
The Canadian Wheat Board announced a sale of about 7,500,160 bushels of wheat to Czechoslovakia. At current prices, Northern wheat in the No 3 and No 4 grades is worth about $13,000,000. Shipments will go through St Lawrence ports at the spring navigation opening under a preexisting agreement with Czechoslovakia and Janadi.
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