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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-05-29 Council MinutesAGRICULTURAL FIELDMANS REPORT
TO A.S.B. 1vMETING
May 29, 1968
The Pesticide Course held at Olds was very worthwhile. The lab sessions
were good, giving us much needed training in the identification of insects and
weeds
The 1080 Baits which were set out this past winter were not too well eaten
but reports from some of the farmers would prove that satisfactory kill had
been obtained from their use
The new insecticide sprayer has been purchased from Golden Arrow Manu-
facturing and works very well
The trees were picked up at the Oliver Nursery on April 23, 1968 and
planting was comp.':ted on May 16, 1968 About 90,900 trees were planted this
year, a decrease from last year
A very well attended Pruning School was held at Three Hills with 104 persons
in attendance.
Three Fertilizer plots have been set out as planned, at Ralph Browns,
H. C. Currie & Sons and Bill Irvings at Huxley. Signs have been prepared to
put up at these plots.
One hundred samples of seed were taken at random throughout the District
id have been forwarded to Edmonton for analysis Fifty four cleaned at
inlcipal Plants, 20 at Private Plants, 10 at Portable Plants, 14 at Elevators
id 2 from seed firms.
A start has been made seeding grass but the wind has slowed this operation
>wn .
The trees at all school yards have been cultivated and replacements made
sere necessary.
The camp kitche-,s (tables, etc ) and out buildings have been cleaned using
disinfecting solution
The roadside sprayer has been changed over to the 700 Ford Gravel truck
uch council had offered for sale Some repairs have been made to the
•ansmission.
1v'1r Ray Hall owner of NE 8 & NW9- 31 -24 -4 has hired his farm work done so
Lis problem has cleared up for the present at least.
Johnson Hart and Richard Kober are again working for the A.S.B.
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