Seedtime and Harvest Effectiveness of Rust-Resistant Wheat Varieties
Dr F 3 Greaney notes rust-resistant wheat varieties Selkirk and Pembina greatly reduce losses from stem rust in 1968 Western Canada. Heavy infections found on Wild Barley and rust-susceptible Red Bobs and Marquis. The article urges continued research to meet new rust races and improve future cereal production.
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Canada
Prairie
Marquis
Selkirk
Pembina
Nature
Canada’s net debt climbs 1957 to 1962
The federal net debt rose from 11 007 700 000 dollars in 1957 to 13 228 500 000 dollars in 1962, marking a substantial increase in five years. This rise reflects expanding public obligations amid postwar fiscal pressures and economic growth.
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Canada
Grace Lutheran Church October meeting summary
Grace Lutheran Church Parace Lutheran Church women held their October meeting at Mrs R Zimmer's home. Mrs R Halwas led the program on The Christian Woman and Her Thanksgiving with Bible passages prayers and poems. They sang Now Thank We All Our God. Minutes approved. A church building fund gift was given. Next meeting at Mrs C Hertlein's home on November 14 at 8 pm with fellowship and lunch.
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Parace Lutheran
R. Zimmer
Sitin
World of Wheat and Soviet Trade Trends
The article notes the Soviet Union’s wheat deficit and rising demand amid uncertain crop prospects. It discusses how Russia’s crop failure rumors spurred urgent imports, with Black Sea ports handling shipments and Danube-region exporters contributing surplus. It also notes Russia’s potential long-term deficit and cautions against over-optimistic future sales, mentioning Canada and global supply dynamics. It ends with Canada's 1949 tax receipts from three per cent old age security contributions.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Danube Basin
Europe
Canada
Thanksgiving Visits Spread Across Towns
Local Notes detail Winnipeg residents spending Thanksgiving weekend with relatives in Port Arthur Rus sell Oak Lake Oak River Spy Hill Inglis Brandon Dauphin Ninette Selkirk and Roblin. Families including Smellie Davidson Parker Westwood Yankoski Farquharson Little Nicholson Gillespie Patterson Poole Caughlin Ballance Joyce Billingsley Bennett Davidson and Shaw were guests at various homes across Manitoba.
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Roy Davidson
Flin Flon
Russell
Roy
Les Davidson
Oak Lake
Oak River
A. Parker
Tantallon, Sask
Inlaw
Ken Parker
Parker
Bus Westwood
Spy, Hill
C. Yankoski
Lawrence
Winnipeg
Call Goes Forth For Bigger Barley Crops
A Winnipeg area call for higher barley production in 1964 aims to curb the recent acres drop in Western Canada. The story reviews 1963 yields of 208 million bushels from 59 million acres, 1962’s 158 million from 5 million, and historical trends, noting university research and the Brewing and Malting Barley Institute efforts to boost malting varieties and prairie yields amid varying provincial patterns.
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Canada
Barley Research Institute
The
Wheat Board
Alberta
Aditchewan Ont Santi
Maitoba
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