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A class at the Manitoba Agricultural College (MAC) posing with a 30-horsepower Big Four tractor. One of the college’s engineering courses trained people in the operation of steam and gas engines. There was a great demand for trained operators at this time. The photo also demonstrates how large a tractor the Big Fours were. The rear wheels dwarf the students standing beside them and one of these students, the man on the ground at the rear of the wheel, is over six feet tall. If you recognize any of the men in this photo, the museum would like to get their names and any history you are able to provide.
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Agriculture engineers in the early years

The Manitoba Agricultural College was the first of its kind in Western Canada 
and aimed to equip farmers with the latest knowledge

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The Manitoba Agricultural Museum holds in its collection the photo seen here, which is thought to show the students of an engineering course at the Manitoba Agricultural College. Manitoba’s rapid growth at the turn of the century prompted the provincial government to support agricultural research and education. The Manitoba Agricultural College (MAC) was established in
Winnipeg pioneered scientific tractor testing in the early part of the 20th century. Seen here is a Flour City tractor on a drawbar test.
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When Manitoba set the standard for tractors

A forgotten Manitoba competition tested early tractors for prospective buyers


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Little known today, either in Manitoba or outside the province, the Winnipeg Light Agricultural Motor Contests were on the cutting edge of the new technology of the tractor. In fact, the tractor was so new in 1908 that the word tractor had not even been invented. The Winnipeg contests were the first effort to scientifically
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United Farmers of Manitoba wins the election

Our History: July 1927

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Last week the Manitoba government announced that PTH 10 from the U.S. border to Riding Mountain had been renamed in honour of John Bracken, premier from 1922 to 1943 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1942-48. Bracken had been a professor of animal husbandry in Saskatchewan and principal of the Manitoba
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OUR HISTORY: June 21, 1956

Our June 21, 1956 issue featured the 50th anniversary of the Manitoba Agricultural College, which had recently been renamed the faculty of agriculture and home economics. At jubilee celebrations, plans were on display for a new three-storey building which would ease fragmentation of facilities over several places on campus. Dean J.R. Weir had described it
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Human Ecology Celebrates 100 Years

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They don’t call it “home ec” anymore, but the University of Manitoba’s faculty of human ecology is beginning its second century with renewed government support. The faculty recently held its 100th anniversary celebrations, which were highlighted by the announcement of a $100,000 fund that will generate scholarships for students pursuing degrees in human ecology, science,
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Celebrating A Century Of Progress – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Women running farm homes a century ago could scarcely have imagined the clean, comfortable, and efficient homes of their daughters and granddaughters. But they could envision a better quality of life, and today’s farm families owe a debt of gratitude to those women who fought for amenities such as electricity and running water, and encouraged
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Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 5, 2010

Doug, the son of Sam and Jessie Fletcher, was born and educated in Argyle, Manitoba. He attended the Manitoba Agricultural College where he obtained a degree in agriculture. He later attained a masters degree in economics from the University of Mani toba. Doug was an agricultural representative with Manitoba Department of Agriculture, first in Shoal
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Home Economics Heads Into Second Century At U Of M

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“This is about everything you do.” – JANICE FILMON They say infant mortality rates began to fall in Manitoba after home economists began going out to rural communities to teach homemakers about sanitation and food safety. Agricultural extension centred mostly on farm management, growing crops and raising livestock when home economics first became a separate
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Human Ecology Faculty Marks Centennial In 2010

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“Home economists and human ecologists have done some outstanding things through the years and have assisted and helped change society.” – ELAINE ADAM, CO-CHAIR OF THE 2010 CENTENNIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE Photos and stories are sought for the 2010 centennial Any materials persons wish to submit can be mailed to: The Home Economics and Human Ecology

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