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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1975
Page
2
Agriculture Canada notes a potential small but profitable industry in harvesting native wild fruits across the Prairie Provinces. Gooseberries currants cranberries chokecherries elderberries and rose hips are highlighted for high vitamin C and flavor. Investigations include rose hip marmalade and costs estimate about 13 cents for two ounces. The wine industry is mentioned.
The article notes new markets for wild fruits including rose hips elderberries logan berries and saskatoon juice for wine making. It highlights fiddleheads from Maritime and Prairie provinces as a premium frozen gourmet item. Reawakening awareness could bring renewed use of wild foods.
The Manitoba Department of Lands Forests and Wildlife Resources outlines migratory waterfowl seasons by zone. Zone 1 and 2 open in early September with varying end dates, while zones 3 and 4 run from late September to November 29. Daily duck limit remains six with possession twelve. mallards vary by zone, four daily in zones 1 and 2 and three daily in zones 3 and 4, with corresponding possession limits.
The notice outlines daily and possession limits for ducks geese and canvasbacks with zone variations and morning only periods in certain areas. It also lists closures including Oak Hammock Marsh Birds Hill Riding Mountain and other refuges, permit requirements wildlife certificates and licence costs for Manitoba residents Canadians and non residents.
On September 11 1975 Weiller and Williams Auction Mart Roblin Manitoba sold 809 head including 680 cattle 8 sows 2 boars 65 weanling pigs 54 feeder pigs 4 horses and 1 goat Prices ranged up to 39.50 per head for veal calves 10 to 39.50 for weanling pigs 128.00 for feeder pigs and 45.00 for bred cows.
The Canadian Wheat Board increased quotas for spring wheat and durum to spur farmer deliveries. Commissioner W. Gibbings said deliveries must nearly double year over year to meet export commitments, with 170 million bushels space in country elevators. The move targets No. 1 2 3 hard red spring, durum, Alberta Red Winter, and Soft White Spring, and emphasizes immediate offloading from combines.
A quota of ten bushels per quota acre applies to Utility Types of wheat labeled A. A B quota of seven bushels per quota acre applies to Contract Glenlea wheat deliveries. This quota adds to the three-bushel base quota announced earlier in the crop year.
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