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Tired of forking bales in the heat?
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Tired of forking bales in the heat?

Our History: June 1963

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Advertised in our June 13, 1963 issue, this McKee Grassland Harvester from McKee Harvesting Systems in Elm Creek offered one-man operation, saving the work of forking or slugging bales. We reported great concern about seeding progress following heavy rains over much of the province, especially east of Portage la Prairie and north of Highway 1
Pick up the phone, join the party
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Pick up the phone, join the party

Our History: June 1951

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You’ll have to explain this to the grandkids — this ad from our June 7, 1951 issue offered tips on party line etiquette, reminding rural subscribers with magneto telephones to ring off rather than using the push button when completing a call, as well as to replace the receiver gently so as not to disturb
New grain facility comes to Homewood
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New grain facility comes to Homewood

Our History: June 1950

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The elevator still stands, but without the Pool logo — this photo from the official opening of the expanded Manitoba Pool facility at Homewood appeared in our June 26, 1980 issue. It wasn’t likely to see a lot of business that year — much of the issue was devoted to coverage of a severe drought
A new problem weed arrives in Manitoba fields
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A new problem weed arrives in Manitoba fields

Our History: June 2001

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One of our front-page stories on June 28, 2001 was on a new problem weed — glyphosate-resistant canola. Several farmers, including some who had never grown Roundup Ready canola, were reporting the plants in their fields. A Monsanto representative acknowledged the problem but said it was not widespread and it was sending workers to hand-pick
Young men for management… girls for typing?
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Young men for management… girls for typing?

Our History: May 1961

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In the “Some things have improved” department, these two ads (shown above and below) appeared adjacent to each other in our May 25, 1961 issue. “Young men” were invited to apply for management, accounting and marketing at the University of Manitoba, and “girls” for typewriting, shorthand and bookkeeping at Manitoba Commercial College. In the “Some
That’s one rich ditch
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That’s one rich ditch

Our History: May 1994

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Both the U.S. Midwest and the Canadian Prairies suffered from too much moisture in 1993, but things had switched by the spring of 1994. This photo in our May 26 issue showed a ditch full of topsoil north of Carman, the result of gale-force winds on May 17. A recently bulldozed shelterbelt could be seen
The Worlds Greatest Cream Saver
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The Worlds Greatest Cream Saver

Our History: May 1927

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You could get a big allowance on your old machine, a 10-day free trial and “the most generous time in which to pay up” if you purchased the Melotte cream separator advertised in the May 1927 issue of The Scoop Shovel, which was the predecessor to the Co-operator. The Co-operative Dairies report that month said
Defeating the 10 little dust devils
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Defeating the 10 little dust devils

Our History: April 1949

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Our April 21, 1949 issue carried this “10 little dust devils” cartoon from the USDA Soil Conservation Service. The 10 arrive at a windbreak and drop one by one as they meet a windbreak, a listed field, a clover field, a grass waterway, a fish pond, a field of stubble mulch, a cover crop, a
Grow malting barley, win ‘big cash prizes’
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Grow malting barley, win ‘big cash prizes’

Our History: April 1947

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In April 1947 the Brewing and Malting Industries of Canada were encouraging production of higher-quality barley through a contest offering total cash prizes of $18,750 plus 120 awards of 10 pounds of seed for “Sensational new Montcalm barley.” The text later in this ad from our April 15 issue notably said that malting barley was

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