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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1963
Page
5
Manitoba Seed Wheat Sale to Finland by Northern Sales
Winnipeg grain merchants Northern Sales completed a major sale of Selkirk Wheat for seed to Finland. Agronomist A L D Martin notes the seed wheat is high quality and the first large shipment for seed purposes. The Manitoba department aided by providing agronomic details and Finnish interest in early maturing oats and barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Northern Sales
Finland
A. L. D. Martin
Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation
Manitoba
Selkirk
Martin
United States
Short Course Planned For Milk Truck Drivers
Manitoba milk tank truck operators are offered a month long evening course starting March 14 at the University of Manitoba Dairy Science Department. Two hour sessions run 7 to 9 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, lectured by Prof. C H McNaughton and D Macaulay. The program covers grading for flavor and quality, sampling, tank calibration, bulk tank installation, and truck care. Enrollment averages 40 to 45 annually as the shift to bulk handling continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Science Department
University of Manitoba
C. H. McNaughton
D. Macaulay
Liberal rally voices call for stable government in Manitoba
Platform speakers Gil das Molgat Liberal leader in Manitoba D L Campbell MLA Nelson Shoemaker MLA Gordon Johnston MLA Lem Shuttleworth Liberal organizer urged Liberals to win votes on April 8 to restore stability. George Wither spoke for Senator John Connolly and urged Portage Neepawa to rally Manitoba and the west to Liberalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gildas Molgat
Manitoba
D. L. Campbell
Nelson Shoemaker
Gordon Johnston
Lem Shuttleworth
Shuttleworth
Canada
George Wither
John Connelly
National Federation
Portage
Portage-Neepawa
West
Rust Resistant Wheat Varieties Show Worth
A Canada Agriculture study notes no severe wheat stem rust last year due to resistant varieties Selkirk Pembina and Ramsey. Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan fields still sown to susceptibles were plowed after severe infection. Leaf rust caused some damage but the moderate resistance delayed attacks and spared most yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
G. J. Green
Canada Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Selkirk
Pembina
Ramsey
Rus
Earier
Canada
New Alfalfa Seed Beaver Released for Distribution
About 22,500 pounds of certified Beaver alfalfa seed will be distributed to growers this spring, mainly to Alberta. The disease wilt resistance is highlighted. Beaver, developed from Ottawa Saskatoon and Lethbridge stations, was released in 1961 after testing in Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calfornia
Alberta
J. L. Bolton
Saskatoon
Sask
Ontario
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Lethbridge
Alta
United States
TV For Education Gets A New Twist
Vancouver plans education TV where students are the focus and teachers observe. University of British Columbia teams with Queen Mary Elementary and Kitsilano High School. The closed circuit connects the university's college of education with two schools and begins in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
University of British Columbia
University
College of Education
Queen Mary
Kitsilano High School
Edrans News and Get Well Wishes from Neepawa to Carberry
Community notes from Mrs. Kenneth Smith share well wishes for Bert Seaman and Laura Acelett in Carberry Fox Memorial Hospital. Visitors include Jack Sparrow nee Ber nice Seaman from Coombs and Charlie Seaman of Sperling. Edrans contingents excelled at the Wellwood bonspiel, with two-day school events followed by a mothers lunch and ice cream provided by Mr Tyerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Smith
Bert Seaman
Neepawa Hospital
Jack Sparrow
Bernice Seaman
Coombs
B.C
Charlie Seaman
Sperling
E. Campbell
Pas
Wes Campbell
Gordon Payne
Laura Acelett
Fox Memorial Hospital
Carberry
Wellwood
Edrans
Mr. Tyerman
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