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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
3
A MALAT director summarizes a long study from 1927 to 1940 on how rainfall affects wheat protein at stations in Saskatchewan. Findings show one third of protein variance links to rainfall, with April and early May or late July rains having larger impact. Implications: drier summers may be needed for average or better protein in 1955 crops.
Notes from Brandon Manitoba describe honey flow timing and management at the Experimental Farm Apiary. Details include nectar flow starting in late June, peak honey production with daily and weekly increases in a single colony, risks of swarm formation if supers are delayed, and recommendations of two brood chambers with about three honey supers per colony plus pre drying space to reach moisture levels for normal honey.
H E Wood Manitoba Agriculture Weed Commissioner reports annual weed losses of 255 million in western Canada, about 1 028 per farm, with Canada-wide losses near 0.33 billion. Costs include tillage, competition with crops, pasture carrying capacity, dockage, and chemical control. Prairie grain regions are most affected due to mechanized farming.
Auditor A. E. Turner presents the Roblin District Hospital 1954 Balance Sheet and income statement. Details show cash on hand and in bank, patient receivables, allowances, inventories, prepaid insurance, and various funds. Income from patients totals 44 192 39 with expenses and non operating income listed, plus construction and debenture accounts and where financial statements can be viewed.
A partial OCR fragment quotes a speaker praising advances in weed control methods including cultural chemical approaches. The speaker remarks on weed tolerances and personal hardship, ending with a defiant note about throwing the effort as far as others. The context remains unclear from the fragment.
A rough sea left many passengers seasick as the ship careened. An old lady commented to a passenger that he must have a weak stomach, prompting a brief exchange about susceptibility to seasickness.
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