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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
2
Autumn cleanup reduces garden insect populations for next year. Burn plant refuse to destroy overwintering pests such as tarnished plant bug and cutworms, and expose eggs and pupae by turning soil. Remove dead twigs and burn refuges. sanitize borders, shrubs, and fences to curb tent caterpillars and cabbage worms.
Local notes cover a October 14 Walt Nite at Bimacarth Priday with Sikhorn Midnite Revellers. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs KA Leifer and daughters Whitewood and Mr and Mrs Neill Grenfell. TV Shaw and family drove to Winnipeg returning Sunday. J A Glen spoke at Brandon Liberal Progressive convention. J Matthews named standard bearer for the November 1 by election.
A fire safety guide urges backyard and home precautions. It stresses extinguishing matches, storing lighters, avoiding smoking in garages or barns, clearing waste, using metal trash cans, and incinerating rubbish safely. It advises chimney cleaning, repairing faults, avoiding gasoline storage, and teaching all family members fire response procedures.
A series of farm sales and general auctions are listed with dates in October. Items include farm stock implements and household goods. Auctioneers Staples Braendie Shipley & Son coordinate events at Angusville Inglis Russell Westbourne Russell Bent locations with multiple dates from October 9 to October 22.
The report notes that the variety displays a lower hall percentage than standard mid-season varieties, offsetting its overall suitability. This contrast highlights reduced performance in comparison to established mid-season benchmarks.
Vanguard oats spread across Manitoba after Dominion Government distribution in 1937. They resist stem rust and compare well to Banner, Anthony and Gopher. Brandon Experimental Farm 1925-38 shows Vanguard averaging 86 bushels per acre with 37.5 pounds per bushel, maturing five days earlier and with stronger straw than Anthony.
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