Lavenham News Notes From Town and Neighbors
Lavenham residents share weekend visits from Brandon and Portage, local gardeners complain of grasshoppers while fields are sprayed. Harsh weed harm prompts government urging of poison use. Family letters from Vancouver announce July visits to siblings in the prairies.
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Bob Schwells
Claude Blagden
Portage
Shirley Paul
Ladysmith
Nels Perkins
Strelik
Wilfred
Currie
Clairmont
Dalton Aikens
J. Knox
Rathwell
Geo. Painter
Geo. Blagden
Lousley
Winnipeg
Hugh
Vancouver
Harold Shore
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
St. Rose
Wynnipes
Treatment of Worms in Pigs
Intestinal round worms are the major parasite affecting swine. Infestation occurs as pigs pick up worms from soil floors or litter contaminated by previously infested animals.
Treating Pigs with Sodium Fluoride Fights Worms
The article explains worm infestations in pigs and recommends balanced rations and sanitation. It highlights sodium fluoride as an effective, economical worm expellent tested at Brandon Experimental Farm, using one day’s feed with one part sodium fluoride per 100 parts feed, cautioning against overdosing when using slop feeds and advising treatment in small, similarly sized groups.
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Brandon
Potato Specialist Warns of Colorado Beetle Threat
Peters, a potato specialist with the Department of Agriculture, warns Manitoba potato crops face damage from Colorado Potato Beetles. He notes heavy winter snow increased overwintered pests and urges immediate use of the new insecticide toxaphene, as DDT loses effectiveness.
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Colorado
Manitoba
Ops
PJ. Peters
Department of Agriculture
Peters
Snowfalls Bring Avalanche Risk in Austrian Mountains
Vienna Reuters reports fresh alpine snowfalls across Austrian mountain districts raising avalanche danger. Nearly 10 feet of snow covered Zugspitze near the Austro German frontier, signaling hazardous conditions for residents and travelers.
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Vienna
Reuters
Austria
Zugspitze
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South Norfolk
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Beausejour
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Toulon
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Portage la Prairie
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Ine
By Wes
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