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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1975
Page
6
Agriculture Canada advises farmers to adapt this year by substituting unfamiliar but effective products as needed. Local shortages may occur but substitutes will be available and two to four options exist for each pest and crop. Grasshopper control supplies are adequate to meet a likely heavy infestation.
Readers learn that demand for phenoxy herbicides and 2 4 D amines rose in 1973 74 as wheat prices climbed. Production expanded to meet the weed crisis with costs up 15 20 percent due to higher petroleum based chemical inputs. Canada relies on the US and Europe for active ingredients and pesticides are locally mixed.
Manitoba beef specialist Warren Toles explains pasture control rations using grain salt mixes to boost pasture carrying capacity. He advises salt to limit grain intake to 1 to 1.5 percent of body weight, hand feeding at first, ensuring water, well mixed rations, and gradual salt adjustments. contact details for Mr. Toles are provided.
Practical tips for growing healthy flowers including spacing by mature size thinning later planting order by height behind taller behind shorter use proper seed depth cover seeds lightly water and fertilize with phosphate rich mix favor flowering annuals for color and variety.
Lorraine Thomson begins her third season as host of Very Interesting People on CBC television. The summer lineup features Lady Sarah Churchill Martha Mitchell and Cloud Two. Also includes notes on pest control with SpecTracide and tips for cutting and vase arrangements.
Manitoba moves to ease liquor rules for small eateries by allowing restaurant wine licenses tied to current operations and health standards. The bill also relaxes alcohol service limits permitting a second beer after pouring, and restricting further draughts after two served.
On Thursday May 29 numbers show 199 head of livestock sold at Roblin Manitoba. The mix included 147 cattle 6 sows 1 boar 10 weanling pigs and 35 feeder pigs with prices listed for butcher steers heifers cows feeder steers and calves plus weanling and feeder pigs.
Reggie's ramblings quote an old timer about 80 being an alibi for action. A so called League of Left-Handers spreads branches worldwide protesting discrimination. The piece praises left-handedness as distinctive and superior to the common crowd.
The Manitoba Legislature discussed health and welfare spending totals nearing 309 million for the year ending March 1976 with warnings costs could rise to 330 million. Health programs include Hospital, Medicare, Pharmacare and Ambulance, while federal contributions cover about half the bill.
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