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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
2
Western farmers face inherent wheat risks from rainfall disease and prices yet diversification proves viable. At Toronto's Royal Winter Fair in November Western exhibitors won top awards for cattle dairy products and grains beyond wheat, while Eastern provinces shed some top honours.
Exhibitors from Manitoba won ten first and twenty seven second prizes in livestock while Alberta farmers took eight first and twenty seven second prizes for butter. The Western provinces show large rye barley and oats growth with Ontario at 97 000 acres of rye and Saskatchewan 685 000 acres sown. Alberta 310 000 acres and Manitoba 69 000 acres yield nearly 20 million bushels. Mixed farming spread lowers wheat’s vital role as prosperity no longer hinges on this single crop.
University of Saskatchewan authorities report frozen flax fed to cattle may cause death. Investigations of several unusual cattle deaths found they died after consuming frozen flax. Frost likely altered compounds to dangerous cyanide levels in the animal feed.
About 5 000 Dutch families will immigrate to Canada in 1949, announced J D McHargy Calgary immigration inspector. Immigrants will have agricultural experience and Alberta farmers may hire as many as needed for one year.
A collection of jokes and wry exchanges from a village crowd. A seller offers invisible hair nets for 25 cents while a customer laughs at the stock tale. Other gags touch on weddings, lift scandals, and a schoolboy’s view of a picnic date.
Hereford cattle event in Red Deer drew buyers from across Alberta. Wilf J. Edgar of Innisfail managed the sale where over 50 animals averaged $306. Top prices reached $750 for a senior yearling heifer from E. C. and R. H. Stuart, sold to M. B. Herbert of Melbourne. Judges named Brilliant Beau champion bull. Tatlock Brothers March heifer won champion female at $560, with other high bids to Cald er and Bowden consignments.
Regina reports that trenches used by Middleton forces at Batoche during the 1885 rebellion may vanish. Walter Tucker, Liberal leader, urged Ottawa to purchase the one acre trench site on a farm near the South Saskatchewan River, northeast of Saskatoon, noting drought delayed plowing. Louis Riel was hanged for treason after the battle.
Combine 1 cup light corn syrup with 2 squares unsweetened chocolate. Cook over hot water until melted, then heat with a rotary beater until smooth. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Serve hot. Yields 1 cup. Refrigerate to store and reheat over hot water.
A simple fondant recipe uses 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups icing sugar 2 tablespoons evaporated milk melted over hot water. Mix knead color and shape into long thin rolls slice. Stuff dates prunes and fruits and for mints add peppermint flavoring and color for distinct flavors.
Mrs M E Allen reeve of Eriksdale Briksdale since January says women lack activity in municipal life. She has four councillors all men and notes locals accept a woman reeve as normal. Allen holds civic roles with poultry pool Women’s Association Canadian Legion and Agricultural Society board. She is widowed since 1933 with four children.
In Winnipeg the Union of Manitoba Municipalities demanded a stand against daylight saving time. Rural Manitoba overwhelmingly opposed the system with a unanimous vote from delegates led by president Ray Mitchell of Grandview.
The agriculture department reports average farm sizes by region. The Maritimes average about 116 acres, Quebec 117, Ontario 126, the Prairies 436, and British Columbia 153 acres.
Saskatchewan resources department reports a new power line from Melville to Yorkton was plotted using aerial photography. An unrelated sentence notes the elephant's scent organ is in the roof of its mouth.
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