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European farmers sail home for Christmas
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European farmers sail home for Christmas

Our History: December 1925

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This ad from the October 1925 issue of The Scoop Shovel offered European farmers the chance to catch a vessel home for Christmas, with the last vessel leaving St. John, N.B. for Liverpool on Dec. 16. In the December issue, editor J.T. Hull offered his own version of a Christmas story, but with a twist
Become a chinchilla farmer in your spare time
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Become a chinchilla farmer in your spare time

Our History: December 1968

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Prairie farming has a history of exotic livestock ventures that offered more promise than results. This ad for prospective chinchilla ranchers ran in our Dec. 5, 1968 issue. In an unusual move, we ran a front-page editorial to bring attention to the need to dry grain from the disastrous 1968 harvest. The editorial said that
The precursors of today’s Country Guide
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The precursors of today’s Country Guide

Our History: November 1908

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Though the exact nature of the transaction is not clear, it appears that the Manitoba Grain Growers Association took over the Nor-West Farmer in 1908, renaming it The Grain Growers’ Guide. It later became Country Guide in 1928. The publication served as the “official organ” of the Grain Growers Grain Company, which later became United
A streamlined system of grain delivery is offered, and a herbicide sees short supply
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A streamlined system of grain delivery is offered, and a herbicide sees short supply

Our History: October 1967

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The ad above appeared in our Oct. 26, 1967 issue. Smith-Roles was a Saskatoon-based manufacturer and distributor of farm equipment which had a distribution network through farms on the Prairies. The company went out of business sometime in the 1980s. In that issue we reported on Manitoba Pool’s annual meeting, with the company (at that
A Winnipeg teacher is looking for the stories of early-serving school trustees who were women in Manitoba.
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Historian seeks names and stories of pioneer women trustees

Women could serve as school trustees in Manitoba from 1890 on, or 26 years before they were even 
permitted to vote. A Winnipeg teacher and historian is hoping Manitoba Co-operator readers will 
remember relatives who served in public office in the early half of the last century

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A Winnipeg teacher and historian is hoping Manitoba Co-operator readers will help her find the names of pioneer women who once served as school trustees. “You can’t find the records easily,” says Linda McDowell, who took up the project because she’s interested in how women in Manitoba became involved with politics. McDowell is also a
two women holding a plaque
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Remembering the ol’ swimming hole in Carman

The local municipal heritage group in Carman has installed a commemorative sign where now only stairs and partial walkways remain of the former Boyne River Swimming Pool

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The local pool will soon close as the end of summer nears and swimmers hang up their beach towels to return to school. There was a time when “the pool” never closed. It was the river. Rural Manitobans of a certain vintage will remember diving into their favourite swimming holes off riverbanks, but their children
vintage newspaper article
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Many prizes up for grabs in “Rapeyield 30” contest

Our History: June 1976

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In 1976 Elanco sponsored the Rapeyield 30 contest to encourage producers to use Treflan and shoot for a 30-bushel rapeseed yield and win watches, shotguns and a trip to Japan. The previous five-year average yield in Manitoba was 18.3 bushels. Farmers trying for that high yield would be challenged by flea beetles — we reported

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