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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
2
Manitoba rural towns face vacant council and school board seats as civic indifference persists. Leaders praise public-spirited volunteers amid limited appreciation while urging residents to support waterworks progress and end the era of unfilled vacancies.
B J Gorby of the Brandon Experimental Farm advises fall plowing and manuring of garden plots. Remove crop refuse before plowing to control pests. Apply well rotted manure at about half a ton per 1000 sq ft to improve fertility and soil condition. Plow eight inches deep and leave a rough surface to aid frost action and snow absorption. Even so, home grown vegetables remain a small part of net farm income but supply wholesome food.
Scratches can become dangerous if neglected and infected. Treat wounds promptly by cleaning and applying sterile dressings. have ready sterile dressings in homes and cars. An opinion piece notes men over forty should align with doctors about activity to maintain health.
SEARLE GRAIN COMPANY outlines that after wet springs and late rains, ideal weather in July and August boosted the 1955 wheat protein, with Manitoba 13.6 percent, Saskatchewan 13.4, Alberta 12.9, marking Manitoba ahead for the first time since 1942. The higher protein crop strengthens western Canada's position in world grain markets.
An experiment at Brandon Experimental Farm in 1955 applied ammonium nitrate to Rodney Oats on stubble land. Yields rose from 42.0 to 78.8 bushels per acre with increasing nitrogen, and net returns were substantially higher at the two heaviest nitrogen rates.
Carol Lane outlines driving principles for curve mastery. She contrasts inexperienced and experienced cross country driving styles, noting that beginners brake late and grip the wheel, while seasoned drivers take curves gracefully.
In Canada the memory of smallpox fears endures as a single confirmed case emerges, highlighting lingering public health vigilance and historical burden of epidemics.
The piece notes smallpox once loomed large but vaccination routine, now seen as essential, has lessened its terror. Yet diphtheria and whooping cough remain, with the hope that vaccines could render these diseases obsolete just as smallpox once did.
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