Beets Produce 1964 Crop Total 284000 Tons
Sugar Beet growers delivered 284000 tons from 28819 acres in 1964 at an average 9.55 tons per acre, down from 125 1963 record. The five year average is 10.33 tons per acre. The Manitoba Sugar Company processed 69000 pounds sugar 10000 tons molasses and 16000 tons beet pulp from the Fort Garry plant. Beet pulp used as livestock feed.
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Manitoba Sugar Company
Fort Garry
HomeMakers Corner Rita Lemoine Course Series
Rita Lemoine invites homemakers to five one day sessions from January 13 to March 3 at the Extension Centre in Brandon with a $1 daily tuition. A week of handicrafts in March features weaving rug making with instructors from the Canadian Handicraft Guild and the Guild of Canadian Weavers.
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Brandon
Elsie Ogston
Canadian Handicraft Guild
Guild of Canadian Weavers
Evelyn
Ames
Winnipeg
Jay
J. W. Scory
Scory
G. A. Matheson
Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture and Conservation
Wills
Frank Meighen
C. A. Edson
Better Business Bureau
Rita Lemoine
Portage la Prai
Commission Blamed For Potato Price Rise
Agriculture Minister Hutton said Manitoba potato marketing commission may partly cause recent price hikes. The body controls all potato sales in the province with aim to stabilize prices though market conditions will set final levels. Dealers cite 10 pound bag prices up 19 percent in two months as imports from P E I may stabilize the market.
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Hutton
Manitoba Potato Marketing Commission
Commission
The
Marketing Commission
Mr. Todd
U.S
Todd
North Dakota
Prairie Potato Evaluation Overview
Prairie staff at the Canada Department of Agriculture lab evaluate potato quality from prairie varieties. Tests measure dry matter, color, texture and flavor after boiling and baking, and vitamin C content. Shipped to Morden for evaluation, these tests supplement older trials to aid variety assessment.
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Canada Department of Agriculture
L. C. Lyle
Laborory
CDA
Prairies
Morden F
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