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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
7
Ag-Rep Dixon notes Shoal Lake temperatures 29 degrees at ground level and 32 percent at screen level on Wednesday. Cucumber and bean leaf burning feared, cereals flax and rapeseed in good condition. Pink-eye suspected in livestock. flies spread it. prevention difficult. treat with sulfonamide ointments or broad spectrum antibiotics. consult a vet if severe.
Farmers adapting to harvest special crops should adjust combines carefully. Begin with wheat settings as a baseline, then tailor cylinder speed conveyor clearance sieve openings and wind to the target crop. For rapeseed reduce cylinder speed to about 4000 feet per minute and use partial sieve and fan openings with a half to one third open reel working slowly.
The article emphasizes soil testing as smart farming, noting mustard Steieht and cul inder speed comparisons to wheat. It advises using adjustable sieves and soil testing probes, augers, and bags from the Agricultural Office, with tests for summer fallow, stubble, and grass land. Farmers should submit soil tests between August 15 and freeze-up.
Local residents and visitors are named in a community update from Oakburn. Winnipeg guests include Mr. and Mrs. Ewashko and Mr. and Mrs. Cheslock, with other visits to Port Arthur, Calgary, Banff, Radium Hot Springs, Vancouver, and Metz France. A Jenner shampoo winner and RCAF teaching stint are noted among the week’s items.
Readers are urged to send in every news item for publication as the paper invites full community submissions. The notice emphasizes timely tips on local events, discoveries, and happenings for printing in the pages.
A farmer pulling fence line from a waterway hooks a massive fish entangled in barbs and gear. The creature bears odd lure remains including safety pins, barbed wire, deer hide, birds, meat, and garlic sausage. Local fishermen may influence new tackle trends as hardware stores anticipate sales shifts.
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