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Spra-Coupe sets a new standard for sprayers
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Spra-Coupe sets a new standard for sprayers

Our History: December 1993

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The latest model of the Melroe Spra-Coupe was featured in this ad in our Dec. 9, 1993 issue. It contained the final Statistics Canada crop estimate for that year — the good news was that total Prairie production was up six per cent to 51 million tonnes. The bad news was that despite a “washout”
A cartoonist’s view of the grain trade
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A cartoonist’s view of the grain trade

Our History: December 1908

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The December 1908 issue of The Grain Growers’ Guide offered this explanation of the roles of the various players in the grain trade, of whom the cartoonist apparently took a dim view. The Grain Growers’ Guide was at the time the “Official organ” of the Manitoba Grain Growers Association and the Grain Growers’ Grain Company,
Pioneer sale offers historical insight
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Pioneer sale offers historical insight

Farmer and politician William D. Staples sold up in 1916 due to the war

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The ad seen here appeared in a fall 1916 edition of the Canadian Thresherman and Farmer magazine. William Staples, Dominion grain commissioner, was selling his farm equipment as his son was on active service with the Canadian military. Staples senior therefore needed to discontinue his farming operation. William Staples was born at Fleetwood, Ontario on
A recipe book for Christmas, with a dash of history
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A recipe book for Christmas, with a dash of history

Our History: December 1954

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If you were looking for a Christmas present in 1954, one suggestion was a ring-bound recipe book, which also contained short histories of many Manitoba co-operatives. Our Dec. 8 issue also contained a report on the overall financial results of Canadian co-ops. Total sales for 1953 were $1.2 billion, an increase of $90 million from
Have you hugged your cow today?
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Have you hugged your cow today?

Our History: December 1998

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The just-completed merger of Manitoba and Alberta Pools into Agricore took up much of our Dec. 3, 1998 issue. That included what became a somewhat controversial “Farming is everything” advertising campaign, that included the new grain company’s double-page spread of a farmer hugging a dairy calf. The issue had an interview with Agricore CEO Gordon
Manitoba Pool Elevators still going strong
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Manitoba Pool Elevators still going strong

Our History: December 1994

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Manitoba Pool Elevators was still going strong in 1994 — this ad in our Dec. 1 issue reported member allocations of $3.47 per tonne for 1994 and $1.58 for the following year. Member equity was at $140 million. Canamera Foods, then Canada’s largest oilseed crusher and 50 per cent owned by Manitoba and Saskatchewan Pools,
Early tractors like this Waterloo Boy 12-24 attracted plenty of interest at the 1916 Brandon tractor demonstrations.
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Conventional tractors attracted attention too

Success or failure in Western Canada for early tractor makers appears to be linked to their distribution networks

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The 1916 Brandon tractor demonstrations attracted a lot of conventional tractors along with the three wheelers. Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company (MS&MC) brought its Twin City 15-30 tractor. MS&MC started operations by providing structural steel in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Between 1909 and the mid-teens MS&MC supplied tractor engines to Reeves & Company, manufactured the 30-60 Case
Manitoba government increases contribution to NISA
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Manitoba government increases contribution to NISA

Our History: November 1991

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The big news in our Nov. 28, 1991 issue was the Manitoba government’s decision to top up its contribution to the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA), following the lead of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The program allowed farmers to contribute up to one per cent of net sales to a fund which could be drawn at
A class at the Manitoba Agricultural College (MAC) posing with a 30-horsepower Big Four tractor. One of the college’s engineering courses trained people in the operation of steam and gas engines. There was a great demand for trained operators at this time. The photo also demonstrates how large a tractor the Big Fours were. The rear wheels dwarf the students standing beside them and one of these students, the man on the ground at the rear of the wheel, is over six feet tall. If you recognize any of the men in this photo, the museum would like to get their names and any history you are able to provide.
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Agriculture engineers in the early years

The Manitoba Agricultural College was the first of its kind in Western Canada 
and aimed to equip farmers with the latest knowledge

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The Manitoba Agricultural Museum holds in its collection the photo seen here, which is thought to show the students of an engineering course at the Manitoba Agricultural College. Manitoba’s rapid growth at the turn of the century prompted the provincial government to support agricultural research and education. The Manitoba Agricultural College (MAC) was established in
Manitoba returns to ‘normal winter conditions’
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Manitoba returns to ‘normal winter conditions’

Our History: November 2012

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The caption on this photo by Grace Crayston in our November 22, 2012 issue read “Although last year’s dry winter was a nice reprieve, many Manitobans were happy to see a return to more normal winter conditions.” Daniel Bezte’s article in that issue talked about the big snowfall the previous week, and how the weather

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