Recognize Crop Value Grain Men Are Told
Chief Commissioner G N Vogel of the Canadian Wheat Board urged prairie grain growers to value this year’s crop before marketing. He announced record final payments for 1973 74 deliveries to be paid next fall. New feed grains policy means oats and barley sold to the Agriculture Products Board receive a cash price of the Wheat Board initial payment plus half the final payment, potentially reducing total Wheat Board final payments. Farmers selling to APB lose half of the Wheat Board final payment and, thus, should understand APB sales do not count toward Wheat Board pool or final payments.
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G. N. Vogel
Canadian Wheat Board
Vogel
Agriculture Products Board
Wheat Board
Thunder Bay
Vancouver
Saskatchewan hog processors unhappy with new commission
Saskatchewan hog producers and processors clash with the Saskatchewan Hog Marketing Commission over supply issues and bids. Burns plant manager Gordon Mohler of Regina cites 12 to 17 percent hogs sold to Alberta packers and layoffs at Burns and Intercontinental Packers as the system struggles to compete. Commission manager Michael Zyloway says a October bidding session should improve outcomes as Alberta outbid Saskatchewan in July.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Hog Marketing Commission
Gordon Mohler
Burns
Regina
Commission
Alberta Packers
Intercontinental Packers
Alberta. Com
Michael Zyloway
Weather Bees Cut Apple Crop Hit Ontario Prices
Bad spring weather and lethargic bees have driven up wholesale Ontario apple and pear prices by 25 to 40 percent. Spokesmen for the Provincial Marketing Board warn little relief as harvest peaks next week. Bob Ingram of the Ontario Apple Commission says eating apples will be only 50 to 60 percent of normal after wet, cloudy weather reduced pollination.
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Ontario
Bob Ingram
Ontario Apple Commission
Ingram
Wheat Exports Reach 577 Million Bushels For 1972 73
Statistics Canada reports Canada exported 577.7 million bushels of wheat in 1972 73 up from 503.8 the prior year but below the peak of earlier records. Russia and China together bought 58 percent, with Russia at 163.2 million and China at 153.3 million. Domestic use neared 100 million, and exports to major markets rose vs 1971 72. Total supplies for the year fell 12 percent to 1.117 billion bushels amid dwindling carryover stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Statistics
Russia
China
Austin School Tender Accepted
The Rosner Enterprises tender for the Austin School addition is approved and the board plans to sell half the school property to Hillview Lodge Incorporated to build a senior citizens home. Enrollment is near projections, a grade 1 and 2 teacher will be hired after Thanksgiving weekend, and space will host Sprucedale Workshop displays and YAC gym use. Fall term in-service dates are set, with a calendar noting key dates from September to January.
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Rosner Enterprises
Austin
Hillview Lodge Incorporated
Rossendale
Sprucedale
Austin Association
YAC
MTS
Canvass for the Blind This Week by Lions Club
The MacGregor Lions Club will canvass this week for the National Institute for the Blind. The event runs Thursday through Saturday October 4 5 and 6 with annual support urged. Fred Clarke notes a new film block is available to clubs and others through him.
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MacGregor Lions Club
National Institute For the Blind
The
Lions Club
Fred Clarke
Fred
Farm cash receipts climb 25.9 percent in seven months
Statistics Canada reports farm cash receipts rose 25.9 percent to 3.47 billion in January to July, with Ontario leading at 1.03 billion. Field crops contributed 1.24 billion and livestock sales reached 2.16 billion, while regional totals show Maritime and coastal provinces lagging behind Prairie provinces and central Canada.
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Statistics Canada
Ontario
Canadian Wheat Board
Bureau
Wheat Board
Maritimes
British Columbia
The
Prairies
Central Canada
Prince Edward Island
Nova
Parliament Hill debate on grain quotas and plugged elevators
In a House of Commons exchange, MP Craig Stewart of Marquette pressed the justice minister over open quotas and congested elevators. Otto Lang attributed the congestion to a railway strike, promising Wheat Board action to move grain early where needed and noting an expanded cash advance program for farmers awaiting delivery.
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Craig Stewart
Marquette
Speaker
Canadian Wheat Board
Otto E. Lang
Minister of Justice
Stewart
Wheat Board
Lang
Town Happenings Amid Indian Summer and World Series
Indian summer weather has blessed the past week as farmers worked hard. October brings World Series action with Oakland, Baltimore, New York Mets, and Cincinnati as division winners. Playoffs start this weekend. Reverend Tipper remains the same minister, beard shaved. George MacGhee is the young clerk in the drug store. Collegiate football begins strong with a win over Neepawa Por tage Indian School, Arthur Meighen contributing in their first game. MacGregor Community Centre ice project progresses with first cement layer expected this week.
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Oakland
Baltimore
New York Mets
Cincinnati
Rev. Tipper
George MacGhee
Neepawa
Portage
Arthur Meighen
Canadian Chamber of Commerce hits issues from oil taxes to crime
New Chamber president Jack King touted improved public view of business as delegates from across Canada adopted policy resolutions. Topics ranged from marijuana removal and criminal law to energy strategy, mosquito control and teaching quality.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Jack King
Toronto
Boards of Trade
Northwest Territories
King
Calgary
National Chamber
Mr. King
Texaco Canada Ltd
Norman Dann
Montreal
Imasco Ltd
Dann
Chamber
Marijana
Sandra Gilbert Awarded Portage la Prairie Music Bursary
The University of Manitoba School of Music informs Sandra Gilbert she has won the Order of the Purple Portage la Prairie Lodge 65 Music Bursary based on marks from the 1973 Western Board of Music exams. She earned first class honors in Grade IV.
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University of Manitoba School of Music
Sandra Gilbert
Western Board of Music
Order of the Purple
Portage la Prairie Lodge
Sandra
Alta Sugar Beet Industry Faces Collapse Warns Official
The sugar beet industry in southern Alberta appears to have a short life expectancy as farmers shift 39,000 acres to other crops due to high prices for alternatives and modest beet returns. An Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Association official fears a collapse like Ontario’s past, but notes that smart growers will see beets as steady cash crop if they recall prior barley lows. Al Bothamley of the Lethbridge Agriculture Manpower office cites better insecticides and electronics to cut beet hand labor in the future.
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Alberta
Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Association
Ontario
al Bothamley
Lethbridge
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