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European farmers sail home for Christmas

Our History: December 1925

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 24, 2015

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

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Become a chinchilla farmer in your spare time

Our History: December 1968

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 3, 2015

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

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Producers reminded ready-to-cook turkeys are now the norm

Our History: November 1957

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 12, 2015

This ad in our Nov. 21, 1957 issue reminded producers that it was now necessary to supply turkeys in eviscerated, ready-to-cook form. An item in that issue reminded that Agriculture Minister Doug Harkness would be on CBC radio’s Farm Forum Nov. 25, commenting on national farm policy and farm credit. Farm Forum was a program

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The precursors of today’s Country Guide

Our History: November 1908

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 5, 2015

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

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A streamlined system of grain delivery is offered, and a herbicide sees short supply

Our History: October 1967

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 29, 2015

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.

Country Crossroads

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

By Lorraine Stevenson October 21, 2015

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

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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

By Lorraine Stevenson September 2, 2015

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

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‘An undue amount of reverence’ for the wisdom of ancestors

Our History: July 1892

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 9, 2015

The front page of The Nor-West Farmer and Miller in July 1892 offered Case and Massey-Harris implements as well as money “at lowest rates and easy terms of payment.” The editor reported on his visit on the Queen’s birthday to the lately organized farm institute at Cartier. “The Mennonite settlers east of the railroad track

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Clydesdale stallion takes first prize in Portage la Prairie

Our History: June 1888

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 18, 2015

The front page of the June 1888 issue of The Nor-West Farmer and Manitoba Miller featured the Clydesdale stallion “Splendour” owned by Mr. James Walker, Esq. It had captured the first prize and diploma at Portage la Prairie, and was son of the Prince Imperial, which won first prize at the Royal International Show in

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Many prizes up for grabs in “Rapeyield 30” contest

Our History: June 1976

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 11, 2015

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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European farmers sail home for Christmas

Become a chinchilla farmer in your spare time

Producers reminded ready-to-cook turkeys are now the norm

The precursors of today’s Country Guide

A streamlined system of grain delivery is offered, and a herbicide sees short supply

Historian seeks names and stories of pioneer women trustees

Remembering the ol’ swimming hole in Carman

‘An undue amount of reverence’ for the wisdom of ancestors

Clydesdale stallion takes first prize in Portage la Prairie

Many prizes up for grabs in “Rapeyield 30” contest

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