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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 21, 1964
Page
3
The provincial government offers 25 percent cost support for bush clearing per acre up to two dollars, targeting Interlake and West Lake region farmers using bulldozers. The program, run mainly through local groups, requires 500 acres total per group and landowners with Crown leases to obtain Lands Branch permission.
Searle Grain Company reports spring rainfall up to twice normal in the prairie grain belt for April 1 to May 13. Alberta shows 101 percent above normal, Saskatchewan 70, Manitoba 92, with total moisture 14 percent above average. Heavy rains may raise these figures further and offset earlier dry spells.
Café owner Tom Leonard plans to install an old tram car as a snack bar in the town square to give a North American touch. Middlesex residents protest the project claiming it disrupts the town ambience and heritage.
Plant shrubs by removing from containers unless otherwise directed. If a ball of earth wrapped in burlap arrives, plant the burlap wrapped ball, untie at the top, and cut slits in the burlap to free roots. Leave burlap, cover with soil, and water heavily at planting and twice weekly for a month, then water when the soil dries.
Broad plan to beautify banks beside the Red River Floodway outlines a long term project over about 15 years led by Hon. Sterling Lyon minister of mines and natural resources. Initial steps include pilot plots testing soil for grass cover and tree growth with conifers flowering and fruiting species.
The Manitoba Telephone System estimates a repair bill of about 290000 dollars after a severe wind and snow storm on April 13 damaged their telephone facilities. The storm toppled 1500 poles and disrupted service to 6500 customers, marking a second consecutive year of expansion to restore service with high costs.
Extension News & Views warns that soil organic matter is the life-blood of soil. Erosion strips finer, fertile particles, reducing nitrogen phosphorus and soil microbes. Preserve matter by preventing erosion, returning straw and manure, and growing forage crops to sustain crop yields.
An old ad touts Castor Lite Liver Pills as a quick remedy for tiredness and sluggishness. It claims 80 years of Canadian use and promotes liver and digestive system benefits with a low price of 49 cents.
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