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Canadian Bull tractor pulling a two-furrow, Powerlift “Enicar” made by J.I. Case Plow Works, Racine, Wis.

The three-wheel tractor craze

A move to smaller less expensive tractors fuelled interest in these designs

By Alex Campbell November 16, 2016

The images of the 1916 Brandon Light Tractor Plowing Demonstration demonstrate a significant craze in tractor design which was sweeping North America at the time. By 1916 the day of the Prairie-style gas tractor was coming to an end. Designers and manufacturers realized they needed tractors which were suitable for smaller farms and for jobs

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Farmers urged not to vote for rapeseed

Our History: November 1973

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 10, 2016

This ad by the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange in our November 22, 1973 issue encouraged farmers not to vote for rapeseed to be put under control of the Canadian Wheat Board in an upcoming plebiscite. The results were 52.7 per cent of keeping the open market, 46.2 per cent for CWB control and 1.1 per cent

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Heaters that burn anything and farm assistance payouts

Our History: November 1960

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 3, 2016

This stock trough heater advertised in our November 3, 1960 issue could burn almost anything — straw, paper, refuse, wood or coal. A story in the Nov. 9 issue reported the final figures for payments under the Prairie Farm Assistance Act for the previous year. Payments had been higher in only four of the act’s

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Get on your Moto-Ski and slide

Our History: October 1968

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 27, 2016

You had 11 Moto-Ski models from which to choose if you contacted the retailers listed in this ad from our Oct. 24, 1968 issue. According to Wikipedia, the Moto-Ski company of LaPocatière, Quebec started snowmobile production in 1963. It was purchased in 1971 by Bombardier, and the last year of production was 1985. That issue

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Savings Bonds pay upwards of nine per cent

Our History: October 1974

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 20, 2016

It’s rumoured that Canada Savings Bonds will be discontinued because of limited use recently, but the uptake might be better if they paid 9-1/4 per cent, as advertised in our October 10, 1974 issue. However, if you were farming then, you won’t look back fondly on the cost of operating loans, or on harvest that

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The Butler building advantage, rain and slush halts harvest

Our History: October 1954

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 13, 2016

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

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Free trade between provinces far from a done deal

Our History: October 1987

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 6, 2016

The soon-to-be ratified Canada-U.S. free trade agreement was much in the news in 1987, but as indicated by this editorial cartoon from our Oct. 1 issue, free trade between provinces, as today, still seemed elusive. We reported that Canadian hog and cattle farmers were enthusiastic about the free trade deal, but that supply management producers

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The best livestock market in the Northwest

Our History: October 1887

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 29, 2016

This ad for the Winnipeg Livestock Mart and Feed Stable appeared in the October 1887 issue of The Nor’-West Farmer and Manitoba Miller. “Farmers, Cattle Dealers and Butchers will find this the Best Market in the Northwest,” it said. An article in the issue praised the success of a test of Russian wheat. Mr. George

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FarmScene, and the days of Manitoba Agriculture on CKY-TV

Our History: September 1980

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 22, 2016

This ad from our Sept. 25, 1980 issue reminds of a time when Manitoba Agriculture had its own communication staff which prepared weekly press releases and a TV program which was broadcast on CKY-TV. Much of that issue was dedicated to reports and opinion on a rapeseed pricing controversy. The recently formed Grain Transport Authority,

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The value of finishing and processing beef in Manitoba

Our History: September 1986

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 15, 2016

Our September 25, 1986 issue carried a Manitoba Agriculture supplement promoting the value of finishing and processing beef in Manitoba. It carried a graphic which said feeding and processing a 490-pound calf through to the consumer added about $685 per animal to the provincial economy. Harvest weather was said to be good for ducks but

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Our History

The three-wheel tractor craze

Farmers urged not to vote for rapeseed

Heaters that burn anything and farm assistance payouts

Get on your Moto-Ski and slide

Savings Bonds pay upwards of nine per cent

The Butler building advantage, rain and slush halts harvest

Free trade between provinces far from a done deal

The best livestock market in the Northwest

FarmScene, and the days of Manitoba Agriculture on CKY-TV

The value of finishing and processing beef in Manitoba

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