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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
4
Local notice calls for full department participation at the MacGregor Fair and Reunion on 03 July 1718. It highlights strong livestock interest including horses cattle sheep and poultry, and notes revised prize lists for the 1929 Fair to boost entries and judging quality.
The Manitoba Coarse Grains Pool made its first interim payment on March 20 to barley shippers on No 2 CW basis. Total shipments paid totaled 12,407,572 bushels with a payment amounting to 1,210,75 dollars.
Ottawa reports four to five thousand bushels of Garnet wheat being packed at Fort William for shipment overseas. Prospects depend on British and German millers. London will distribute to British mills with a German contact. reports from Britain and the U S are favorable though some Canadian mills balk at early ripening. The grain’s early maturity could place it beside Marquis as a top class No 1 variety, aiding prairie producers. Also noted is a Bean Supper by United Church Ladies Aid raising 45 dollars with thanks to organizers.
A Dominion laboratory survey reports 75 percent of Manitoba durum wheat shows smut traces and 5 percent graded as smutty. Best practices include vigorous cleaning, formalin treatment, proper dilution, and careful handling to prevent recontamination. A five acre plot of registered seed is suggested to mitigate the issue long term.
On Monday night Mrs Roberts and Miss Hall111 McIntosh entertained at a bridge game in honor of G D Rogers who is leaving for Winnipeg to reside. Local Ford dealer J R Mely and Arthur Groves of the Xatrime Community Club delivered a Tudor sedan to Mr Roberts of Winnipeg who was pleased to receive the car.
The Municipality of North Norfolk invites applications for an assessor and two weed inspectors. Assessor duties start after April, with a $120 salary for a 1929 assessment. Weed inspectors begin June 15 for three and a half months, each earning $200. Applications due noon April, at the Municipal Hall in MacGregor. completion per 1929 Act.
Local shop promotes a wide range of equine gear including brushes curry combs clippers nose bags blankets wraps halters and related stable supplies for horse owners and stables. The ad emphasizes quality and comfort for horses and positions the store as a one stop source for gear.
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