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Nuffield 10/60 spring clearance sale!

Our History: April 1968

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 27, 2017

This ad in our April 18, 1968 issue offered a Nuffield 10/60 for $4,505 complete at 18 dealerships in Manitoba and one in Thunder Bay. Alongside that ad was a story which said that a lack of snow across the Prairies over the past winter was a threat to North America’s dwindling duck population. It

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Pulverize, crush and level with the Acme Harrow

Our History: April 1887

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 20, 2017

Advertisements in the April 1887 issue of The Nor-West Farmer and Manitoba Miller included the Acme Pulverizing Harrow, Clod Crusher and Leveler as well as Sedgwick Woven Steel Wire Fence and Gates. The issue contained an extensive article on dairying, beginning with plans for a creamery, which could be built for an estimated $1,800. However,

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Earthmovers roll to shore up dikes

Our History: April 1997

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 13, 2017

This photo of earthmoving equipment heading to shore up dikes south of Winnipeg ran in our April 24, 1997 issue, which was three weeks after the record April 5 blizzard that led to “The flood of the century.” A less well-remembered effect of that blizzard was its effect south of the border. We reported that

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Efficient, dependable manure spreading and more!

Our History: April 1967

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 6, 2017

The Farm-Eze manure spreader advertised in our April 6, 1967 issue offered efficiency, dependability, simplicity, versatility and economy. It was available in 130- and 170-bushel sizes. At the Royal Winter Fair in Brandon, Agriculture Minister Joe Greene announced that there would soon be new federal legislation providing for low-interest loans for the proposed construction of

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The Roblin wheat advantage

Our History: March 1995

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 30, 2017

Roblin was an up-and-coming variety when it was advertised in our April 6, 1995 issue. One of the stories on our front page that week was how the top-gaining Limousin bull at the Gunton bull test station had gone missing with no explanation, and there was a $500 reward offered for information as to his

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Make the most of seeding into stubble

Our History: March 1961

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 23, 2017

Summerfallow was still a common part of the rotation in 1961, but for those seeding into stubble, this ad from our March 30 issue reminded them that they needed nitrogen and suggested they leave an unfertilized check strip to confirm the difference. An article quoting Manitoba Department of Agriculture specialists reinforced the advice. It said

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Wild oat chemical control options

Our History: March 1974

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 16, 2017

Your wild oat chemical control options in 1974 included Avadex, Treflan, Avenge (barley only), Endaven (wheat), Asulox (flax) and Carbyne, a post-emergent product from Gulf. In our March 7 issue, an article by Elmer Stobbe of the University of Manitoba discussed the “billion-dollar problem” of wild oats on the Prairies, and reviewed the chemical options

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Canada’s top seed disinfectant

Our History: March 1953

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 9, 2017

Your seed treatment options in this ad from our March 12, 1953 issue included mercury-based Ceresan and Benesan, or C-I-L Bunt Cure, which was a non-mercurial treatment for wheat costing three cents an acre. Among the front page news items that week was the death of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at age 73, introduction of

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Better yields with Manor Buckwheat

Our History: March 1984

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 2, 2017

Buckwheat was still a significant crop in Manitoba in the 1970s and 1980s, exceeding 100,000 acres some years, and SeCan was promoting the Manor variety in our Mar. 1, 1984 issue. However, acreage has declined to the point where it is no longer reported by Statistics Canada. In that issue, we reported that the U.S.

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How good is your seed cleaning equipment?

Our History: February 1963

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 23, 2017

Seed growers could write Simon-Day in Winnipeg for information on the cleaner and disc separator advertised in our Feb. 23, 1963 issue. At the Manitoba Swine Breeders Association in Brandon, members heard of a new provincial program to encourage them to set up high-standard herds from which growers could select quality animals. Also meeting in

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Nuffield 10/60 spring clearance sale!

Pulverize, crush and level with the Acme Harrow

Earthmovers roll to shore up dikes

Efficient, dependable manure spreading and more!

The Roblin wheat advantage

Make the most of seeding into stubble

Wild oat chemical control options

Canada’s top seed disinfectant

Better yields with Manor Buckwheat

How good is your seed cleaning equipment?

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