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Members of the Black family are seen here stacking sheaves on one of the Black family farms. There are several buildings close to the stacks which may be granaries indicating the Blacks are intending to set up the thresher so that grain can be dropped directly into the granaries from the thresher’s elevator. Usually farmers in this era were very aware of fire and would not place stacks in close proximity to buildings without a very good reason. And threshing directly into a granary was a common reason. One can also see the problems posed by wooden-wheeled wagon chassis, the wagon deck had to be high to clear the wheels and the pitcher had to pitch the sheaves that much higher. By the end of the day the pitcher would be feeling this!

Old-time grain storage systems

Stacking sheaves was an important task but one that was rarely photographed

By Alex Campbell October 28, 2015

In the fall of 2014, Bruce Black of the Brandon area lent the museum copy negatives of photographs taken on the farms operated by the Black family in the Brandon area. The museum was able to digitize the images taken from the negatives. Photos in this period are not common, as cameras and film were

Crops, News

Fewer farm deaths, but still far too many

Improvements in farm equipment cited as main reason for a slight decline in farm fatalities

By Lorraine Stevenson October 23, 2015

Engineering improvements to farm equipment have made farming safer and are helping reduce the number of farm deaths each year in Canada — but only slightly. High numbers of farmers, their family members and farm workers still die on the job each year, according to updated data released last week by Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting

Our History

XXRays Gang Plow and a combined harvester and thresher

Our History: September 1898

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 24, 2015

The XXRays Gang Plow advertised in the September 1898 issue of the Nor-West Farmer was said to penetrate “anything plowable, and draws 50 to 75 pounds lighter than other plows doing the same work.” The lifting spring was so powerful that “a 12 years old boy can easily operate it.” Among other machinery mentioned in

Local news

Agricultural Hall of Fame: William Gregor

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members in July 2015. Here is one of the new inductees

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 16, 2015

William (Bill) Gregor was born on January 1, 1926, to parents who emigrated from Ukraine and settled on a farm north of Roblin, Manitoba. He received his education at the nearby Hillcrest School. In 1954, Bill married Loreen (nee McKinnon) and together they raised two children — a daughter, Carla, was born in 1956 and

Gorden Nelson of Austin, Man. drives his Belgian team, Sam and Sassey, with a load of sheaths to the gas-powered tractor threshing unit. Gas team were the winners on July 24.

Local news

PHOTOS: Manitoba Thresherman’s Reunion and Stampede

Photos from the event held in Austin, Manitoba last weekend

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 31, 2015

Kyle Moorehead of Douglas, Man. on a Pony model Massey Harris leads the Massey Harris tractor line in front of the grandstand during the daily vintage tractor parade. The parade is held each day of the 4-day event.

Somerset-area organic farmer Jeremiah Evans is impressed with the weed control he’s getting with a new U.K.-made in-row cultivator.

Crops, Local news

Precision tillage offers new option for organic weed control

Frustrated with lack of weed control, organic farmer Jeremiah Evans has  tried a U.K.-made in-row cultivator and he’s impressed with the results

By Lorraine Stevenson July 23, 2015

Jeremiah Evans has a new high-tech hand helping him control weeds on his organic farm. Last fall the Somerset-area farmer took delivery of a custom-built U.K.-manufactured Garford Robocrop in-row cultivator, which uses special software to identify and target weeds, leaving the crop behind. After seeing what it could do to his wild oats, thistle and

Crops, Local news

VIDEO: After 70 years, farming still puts a spring in his step

Cartwright farmer Jack Pawich says some things about farming never change

By Allan Dawson June 18, 2015

How does a southern Manitoba farmer end up pumping gas for Elvis Presley? Serendipity. But it was love of farming and a lot of hard work rather than luck that resulted in the 90-year-old farmer sowing his 70th crop this spring on the farm he was raised on, now operated by his son Randy and

Local news, Oilseeds

Flax farmers sought for French delegation

There is potential for more flax processing in Manitoba

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 10, 2015

Riverton-based Erosion Control Blanket (ECB) is sending 15 tonnes of Manitoba flax fibre and a delegation of Manitoba growers to France to explore the prospects for more processing in Manitoba. The flax fibre will be put through a decortication process, which separates the fibre from the woody core, and then processed into a mat that

Forages, Livestock

Big bales don’t cut it when it comes to horse hay

Horse industry buys more forage than any other livestock sector, but buyers have exacting criteria

By Jennifer Blair, Jennifer Paige May 20, 2015

You could call horse hay buyers the ‘big-little’ customers in the forage business. They are big buyers, but they typically prefer little packages. “The horse industry purchases more forage than any other sector in agriculture,” said Les Burwash, manager of horse programs for Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “I’m not saying we use more —

Crops, Oilseeds

Tips for planter and air seeder maintenance

Seeder boots need good soles too — check for wear and replace if more than half an inch is burned off the bottom

By Julienne Isaacs April 22, 2015

Producers in Manitoba are doing a good job making sure their equipment is in field-ready condition, according to Les Bobyk, a territory customer support manager for John Deere based in Regina, Sask. But everyone benefits from paying close attention to detail when it comes to planter and air seeder maintenance. During a presentation at North

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag

Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO

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