Shellmouth Dam operation explained to regulate Assiniboine flow
A Manitoba government letter from Acting Minister Leonard S Evans outlines Shellmouth Dam and Reservoir operations for flood control and water supply. Winter releases maintain Assiniboine River flow. storage reaches 150000 acre feet with a 1391 winter level and 1404 summer level, plus a 1410 spillway crest for heavy rains. The reservoir extends into Saskatchewan, land bought to accommodate the project. Spillway height is for summer storage, not to flood Saskatchewan.
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Edward Schreyer
Shellmouth
Water Resources Branch
Assiniboine
Shell
Assiniboine River
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Leonard S. Evans
Air
Fertilizer Needs Now for Manitoba Crops
Graham Somers of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture urges all field crop producers to assess fertilizer needs this season. He cites crop and soil requirements and the chosen fertilizer formulation, recommending soil testing at the Provincial Soil Testing Laboratory. If testing isn’t done, follow general fertilizer guidance from the 1972 Field Crop Recommendations for Manitoba publication.
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Graham Somers
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Mr. Somers
Somers
Manitoba
Snow Mould Threat to Manitoba Lawns Warned
Provincial horticulturist F. J. Weir warns homeowners to treat snow mould before damage occurs. Snow mould appears late winter near snowbanks and thrives at near freezing temps with moisture. Fall lawn tests with mercuric chloride or calomchlor are advised. spring actions include careful broom sweeping on dry grass and removing snow from banks to speed melt, reducing spore spread.
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Manitoba
F. J. Weir
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Mr. Weir
1972 Field Crop Recommendations for Manitoba issued
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture releases the 1972 Field Crop Recommendations, expanded to 39 pages with detailed guidance on seed use, weed and insect control, fertilizer, and crop specific sections for cereals oilseeds and forage crops. Also available is the 1972 Guide to Chemical Weed Control through local agricultural representatives or the Publications Section in Winnipeg.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Manitoba Agronomists’ Conference
Norquay Building
Winnipeg
Manitoba Legislature Humor and Election Confidence Remarks
Mr Moug of Charleswood notes the evader of the Manitoba Liberal Party has never lost an election. The record cites world hockey and ping pong champions, plus a jab about Communist climate. Gabriel Girard of Emerson questions Minister of Youth and Education with a teacher’s lack of confidence.
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Moug
Charleswood
Manitoba Liberal Party
Russia
China
Hansard
Gabriel Girard
Emerson
Speaker
Amy
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Case
Cockshutt
John Deere
Dutchyshyn Farm Machinery Ltd
Kamsack Saskatchewan
Mercury
Svier Curry
Mercury Marine Limited
P.O
Mississauga
Toronto
Canada
Hilland
Roblin
Man
Post Office
the Roblin Review
Tire Sale
Bourassa & Sons
Texaco Sales & Service
Bourassa and Sons
Texaco
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