This ad from our Oct. 21, 1954 issue promoted the ease of erection, expansion or relocation of Butler steel buildings.
Another ad by the Manitoba Power Commission celebrated a milestone in rural electrification with the installation of the 100,000th power meter at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Weerts at Ochre River. “Just nine years ago, only one farm in every 50 was served by electricity; today, 90 per cent of all farms are able to take advantage of modern electrical service.”
It was apparently a tough year for harvest — on Oct. 28 we reported that rain and slushy snow had brought activity to a halt the previous week, and that another week of clear, dry weather would be needed to complete the harvest.
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Another story reported that while continuous high-level feeding of antibiotics had become the “wonder cure for poultry diseases… in general it is only good business where disease has to be dealt with.”
“Producers should realize that antibiotics are not designed to replace a well-balanced ration or sound management practices, authorities stress.”
At the Corn and Sunflower Field Day at the Morden Research Station, there was concern about 2,4-D damage to sunflowers.
We reported that “It is apparent that if this problem is not remedied soon by educational methods the farming public will demand legislation restricting the use of the volatile ester forms of 2,4-D.”
