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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 09, 1967
Page
5
The report notes a 1 percent rise in acreage sown yielding 19.7 bushels per acre versus 21.9 in 1966 and 20.2 ten-year average. August September warmth aided Prairie crops with good bushal weight and high quality. Rapeseed output reached a record 26.5 million bushels, up from 25.8 million.
An outbreak of blackleg disease has hit cattle in the Regina area. Dr. H. J. Hunter said five farms are affected and animals have died in the last week. Provincial veterinarian Dr. V. E. Senior advised farmers with spring calves to vaccinate immediately.
Britain's worst outbreak in six years has four new cases, bringing total infections to 49 in Northern England and Wales. Oswestry near market town area remains hardest hit with 80 veterinarians deployed. cattle, sheep, and pigs totaling 3,900, 4,048, and 1,435 have been infected and culled to halt spread. Losses estimated around £300,000, with government compensation.
The Connaught Medical Research Laboratories at the University of Toronto announce a new antirabies vaccine for pre exposure immunization. Clinical trials in humans are successful and a final submission to the Ottawa food and drug directorate is planned. The Connaught vaccine requires two to three injections, unlike Semple’s 14, and offers pre bite protection.
Alberta agriculture officials say no evidence links Red Deer area livestock illnesses to local gas plants. Veterinary chief notes no prior uninvestigated complaints. Residents report cattle deaths and ill cattle while hay loses value and paint peels from farms as respiratory issues and nausea persist.
Mrs. Catherine Rae, 7, died in hospital Friday from burns received when flames at her rural Virden area home Thursday enveloped her. A man at the scene appeared to have caught fire while attempting to help without success.
The 1968 four day CBC TV short course This Business of Farming runs Jan 2 to 5 with topics on land use crop rotation paying practices machinery use and fertilizer weed control and a Horizons futurist segment. Participants include farmers agricultural specialists and department officials from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Canada.
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