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JOINT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF RNEEHILL #48 AND THE
AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD - MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1975
1 Minutes of Previous Meeting
2 Assistant Ag. Fieldman's Report
3 Ag Fieldman's Report
4. District Agricv',--,irist Report
5 Correspondence
6. Courses, Weed Control Course
Metric System Course & Display
7. Weeds: (a) Wild Oats
(b) Toad Flax
(c) Green Foxtail
(d) Scentless Mayweed
(e) Canada Thistle
(f) Weed Surveyors
(g) Seed Act
8. Parks: Wood Cutting
Parks Committee Meeting
9 Equipment (a) Projector & Tape Deck
(b) Burrow Builder
(c) Small Tractor & Mower
16. Pests: Warble Control - Auction Marts
Grasshoper Survey
11. Soils: Wind Erc:eion next spring
Water Erosion repairing
Native Grass Improvenent Program
12. Budget Meeting Date - Joint Meeting
13 Other. Wages
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JOINT MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KNEEHILL #48 COUNCIL
AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD - MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1975
A joint meeting of the Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 and the
Agricultural Service Board was held in the Municipal Office, Three Hills, on
Mornay, December 15t]i, 1975, commencing at 9:00 A.M.
PRESENT
Those present were -
Mr R G Campbell, Chairman
Mr. C. W. Poole
Mr A W Bauer
Mr L G Litz
Mr. G. A. Berdahl
Mr T A Ferguson
Mr. R W Brown
Mr. Russell Horvey, District Agriculturist
Mr Brian Lang, District Agriculturist
Mr Norman Soder, Ag Fieldman
Mr. Harold Mueller, Ratepayer Member
John C Jeffery, Secretary
SPECIAL
MEETING
Mr; C W Poole moved that this be declared a special meeting, and that Council V/
deal with any business brought before it
Carried Unanimously
The Secretary read the minutes of the October 20th, 1975 meeting Brief MINUTES
discussion followed OCT 20/75
Mr, C W. Poole asked about the treatment of cattle for warbles
at auction marts,being charged back to the owner, and he was
advised there would be a $2.00 per head charge.
M,. Poole also advised that he thought the 50e, charge for the avedex
sl:reader was too low. He was advised that others in the area were
charging 50C
Brief discussion was held regarding the payment for the Linden
Church for the meal for the tour this summer, and it was decided
to leave it as is
Mr Soder reported that Mr. Glenn Smyth attended the annual in
service training course for Ag Fieldn;en in Banff, during the week
of the 24th to the 28th of November .ir Soder advised he could not
get away He also advised that the weed control course is now
available at $10.00 per course, and ha asked if the M D would
consider supplying binders for each course, as they are arriving
in loose leaf form It was decided without motion that the
M.D.;could not supply the binders.
Mr R W Brown moved that the minutes of the October 20th, 1975
meeting be adopted
Carric.d
Mr Soder read a report from the Assistant Ag.Fieldman, Mr. Glenn
Smyth, copy of which is attached.
Mr. Berdahl moved acceptance of the report
Carried
Brief discussion resulted from the report as follows. Mr. Horvey
asked if our roadside mowing program was for safety or for snow
control He was advised that it was safety first
Mr Soder then read his own report, copy of which is attached
Mr. Bauer moved acceptance of the report.
Carried
Brief discussion followed Mr T A Ferguson moved that Mr
Soder be allowed to take off the three days before Christmas.
Carried
Mr B Lang, D A read his report Brief discussion followed
Mr Horvey, D A , outlined the courses offered by the Three
Hills Extension Office. Mr. Horvey further advised there would
be a course in metric conversion on January 15th,1976, from 1 00
to 3.00 P.M at the Provincial Building Mr Ferguson moved
tance of these reports (copies attached ) Carried
WARBLE
TREATMENT
ETC.
LINDEN
CHURCH
A S B TOUR
MEAL
G SMYTH
TRAINING
COURSE
WEED CONTROL
COURSE
APPROVAL
MINUTES
ASSIST AG
FIELDMAN'S
REPORT
AG FIELDMAN'S
report
SODER
CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS
D.A. REPORT
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COMBINED MEETING - COUNCIL AND AG. SERVICE BOARD -
MONDAY, DECEMB R 15th, 1975
The Secretary read correspondence from Alberta Transportation
(Mr E Danc"uk) regarding grass seeding of the Linden Overpass
He-avises that the seeding crew has been requested to put
this project on their program. Any information regarding
costs may be obtained from the office of Mr T E.Horn,
Traffic Operating Engineer, Transportation Building,
Edmonton
Mr Soder read a seed testing certificate from the Department
of Agriculture, in which they had tested a Canada No. 1
pubescent Wheat Grass - Lot number 190571 - 50 pounds of seed
from Hanna Seeds Ltd , at Lacombe They stated there was
93.7 percent of pure seed and 264 weed seeds per ounce
The test results were that the seed was ineligible for any
Canadian Seed Grade
Mr Soder read a letter from Mr Sherman Yelland of Alberta
Agriculture, Supervisor of the Cereal and Oil Seed Crop Section
They would like imput concerning amendments to the Canada
Weed Seed Order, and tha Grade Standards Act.
Mr Brown moved to file the correspondence
Carried
Mr Brown moved that it be approved for the Department of
Highways to seed the Linden Overpass.
Carried
Mr Soder gave out p-- '_lets explaining the Weed Control Course
coming up - commencing January 5th, 1976, and also asked
Council if they would like him to set up a metric display
He ;fated the display would cost about $60 00
Mr Brown moved that we set up two metric displays, one in the
Provincial Building and one here
Carried
Mr; Brian Lang, D A showed slide presentation of Scentless
Mayweed, and Green Foxtail Mr Soder reviewed some of the
main weeds, and asked what priorit;> items vhould be for
out next year budget Mr Soder mentioned wild oats, toad
flax, green foxtail, scentless mayweed, and Canada Thistle
Mr, Brown mentioned buckwheat in his area Mr Mueller mentioned
that CanadaThistle is one of their major problems Mr.
Soder stated the budget meeting should be a joint meeting, and the
abpve points should be considered in the 1976 program
Hel;further reported that the Seed .;'pct will be discussed at the
copference on Thursday
Tho meeting adjourned for lunch a-- 12.00
4.
and reconvened at 1.00 P M
Diocussion was held concerning whather the Municipal District
should be cutting wood for camp kitchens Mr Soder
was advised to check with Mr Paquette regarding wood cutting,
to determine if he could spare men from the Public Works Crew
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LINDEN OVERPASS
GRASS SEEDING
SEED TEST
IMPUT
SEED ACT
CHANGES ETC
APPROVAL
SEED OVERPASS
WEED CONTROL
COURSE
SLIDES
SCENTLESS MAY
WEED ETC
DINNER
CUTTING WOOD
CAMP KITCHENS
t0 cut wood for the kitchens Mr Soder asked that a meeting of the Parks Committee
beset up for the first week in January, if possible
Mr. Soder reported that
deck, a burrow builder
re.,-- rements for 1976
he would probably need a projector and tape CAPITAL
and a small tractor and mower for capital EXPENSES FOR
Mt Soder is to look into a price fc
0 1 as $200.00 has been approved from tl
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DECEMBER 15th, 1975
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Mr Soder reported that the Sunnyslope, Allingham area was having
problems with pocket gophers Mr. Smyth had looked into the
prices for some burrow builders, pull type is $575.00 and a three
point hitch type is $475.00
Mr Soder was advised to try and form a co-op in the area firstly
to see if the farmers would putchase these burrow builders amongst
themselves
The riding tractor with the front mower was discussed briefly.
The Hesston tractor runs from $3840 00 to $4800 00, with mower
attachments from $608.00 to $1066 00 The Yazwo 76" is $3055 00
60" $2489.00, 48" $2259 00. 42" $2095 00
Ma4sey Ferguson 12 horse power tractor - $2000 00, and a 14 horse
power tractor for $2600 to $2700 00
The riding mower of 6 8 horse power is $595.00
International 185 which is 18 5 horse power is $4897.00, with a
mower of $530 00 16 horse power is $3013.00, with $410.00 for
thq mower. 8 horse power is $1388 00, and the Cadet 8 horse power
isy$953 00
Mr Smith also obtained prices on a weed eater, which he stated
would probably cut triming time around gravestones, etc., to about
half The price is about $325.00
Mr. Soder stated that it would possibly free another tractor, which
could be given to public works
The majority of opinion of the meeting was that we should go to
a water cooled engine, and stay above 16 horse power. We possibly
should consider contracting out the maintenance of cemeteries to
private individuals
Mr. Poole stated we should wait and see how the School Division makes
out with the towns and villages regarding the cutting of school yards.
Mt? Brown moved that we advertise for a contract for maintenance
requirements on the cemeteries, and parks in the Municipal District.
Carried
It was also agreed that we should contact Mr Russell Horley, at the
School Division, to see if the Division would be interested in going in
with the M D on this project
The Secretary was requested to contact the M D of Starland to see
what they are doing about these matters at this time
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11je M.D of Starland has eight cemeteries, which they pay caretakers
for maintenance at the rate of $150 00 per cemetery. They also pay
their cemetery recorders $30 00 per year, and they have no parks
as such that they maintain.
Mr Soder reported that the Warble policy regarding auction uarkets
has been advertised He further statec that there would be a $2 00
charge for infested cattle and infestation is one warble
The M.D is to hire a man for the auction markets and the
GOPHER
PROBLEM
BURRO14
BUILDER
RIDING
TRACTOR
COSTS
ETC
CUTTING
SCHOOL YARDS
PARKS ETC
MAINTENANCE
CONTRACT
WARBLE
POLICY
government will pay his wages
Mr Horvey stated there should be some follow up to spray the balance of the herd of
infested cattle, in addition to the ones sold at the auction markets
Mr Soder felt that the grasshopper survey is unsatisfactory, as it GRASSHOPPER
only provides guidelines , and is not generally a rule, throughout SURVEY
the areas, as only 4)proximately 100 people are taking the survey
witthin the province
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1975
Brief discussion was held concerning wind erosion and water
erosion, and native grass improvement programs. Mr Soder
felt that the M D should advertise the programs to educate the
people of the area
With regard to the water erosion program he advised it would
be a three way split between the province, the municipal district
and the farmer. Brief discussion was held concerning
wages for 1976
Mr Soder stated we would possibly have to pay more wages to
keep the good men. Mr Horvey mentioned the green certificate
program in connection with wages, and also stated that Mr
Glenn Smyth is unhappy with his wages He feels there is too
such of a spread between himself and Mr Soder's wages
Mr. C W Poole moved that the meeting adjourn at 2.15 P M.
Carried
P 4 WATER &
WIND EROSION
WAGES ry
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Horvey, Mr Lang, Mr Soder, and Mr. Mueller left the meeting
at this time
Council then reconvened with a view to considering such business as may be RECONVENE
brought before it
Council then reviewed the black list dated December 15th,1975 BLACK LIST
Mr
Campbell moped that we cancel the billing to North
Line
CANCEL BILLINGS
Trucking
of Edmonton, in the amount of $60 00
Mr. Richard Ure of Transcon, on the 13th of January, 1976
PREPARE
at`2 00 P M in Carbon, regarding railway line abandonment
Carried
The office is to let the Council of the Village of Carbon,
RAILWAYLINE
Mr.
A W Bauer moved that we cancel the bill to B & D
Trucking'
of
Three Hllls in the amount of 60G.
Buyer and to let Mr. Irwin Ziegler of the ,iTnifarm Association
Carried
Drdmheller Hearing on February 20th
Mr
Bauer moved that we send Mr Levi Boese's account
of $265 05
ACCOUNTS TO
SOLICITOKS el
Mr
K Felker's account of $100 00, and The Village of
Irricana in
the amount of. $237 50 to the solicitors for collection
ETC
Carried
The Secretary was advised to send the bill of Mr D Weese of ,
Drumheller, for a map for $4 00 to 0 H Parry & Sons
Mr R.W Brown reported that there would be a meeting with
MEETING TO
Mr. Richard Ure of Transcon, on the 13th of January, 1976
PREPARE
at`2 00 P M in Carbon, regarding railway line abandonment
BRIEF
The office is to let the Council of the Village of Carbon,
RAILWAYLINE
The Municipal District Council, the Carbon Chamber of Commerce,
ABANDONMENT
The Agriculture Development Committee, the District Agriculturists
and the D H.E., and the Unifarm Local know about ✓ ��
Mr,_ )on-.
this meeting We are also to book the hall through
Buyer and to let Mr. Irwin Ziegler of the ,iTnifarm Association
know The purpose of the meeting is to prepare a brief for the
Drdmheller Hearing on February 20th
Mr, Brown advised that he received a telephone call from Bruce Hannah BRUCE HANNAH
stating that Mr Don Kostrosky has sent him a bill for $270 00 for ACCOUNT OF
dirt moved earlier this summer KOSTROSKY
DIRT
Mr. Poole reported that if the M D would pay the bill, Mr Kostrosky
would probably cut it down
Mr T A. Ferguson moved that Mr Brown contact both parties and try
to,;settle the situation
Carried
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Mr. Poole reported that Mr Herbert Heysa who purchased the 80 acres HEYSALAND RECLAMATION
k4m Mr Lorne Hart, has spent approximately$300 00 filling holes
on. -his property He has now become aware of the government reclamation program 5
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C"TNSO MEETTN6 COUNCIL AND AS. 55RVICI
BOARD - MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1975
Mr. Poole moved to accept the resignation
Carried
Mr, G King gave a report regarding the 6.60 acres of the
municipal owned Wimborne nuisance grounds Mr Litz moved WIMBORNE
that the report be accepted, that the Municipal District clean NUIS GROUNDS
up the site and offer it for sale, REPORT
Carried
Mr G King reported regarding the accident on September 10th,1975
in whi^h Mr Robert R Blont was injured near the bridge at Linden
It appears the vehicle left the road and rolled There was ACCIDENT
approximately $6000.00 damages plus Mr Blont lost wages to October R BLUNT
31st,1975
Mr King reported that no ambulance was called to the accident
Mr. Ferguson moved that this report be accepted, and the matter
referred to our insurance company.
Carried
Mr King gave a brief report of the fire losses for 1975 1975 FIRE
Mr Bauer moved acceptance of the report. LOSSES
Carried
Mr King further advised that Hu Haries and Associates would
re valuate our insurance for $250 00, and Mr. Bauer moved that REVALUATE
this revaluation be carried out INSURANCE
Carried
The minutes of the Carbon Recreation Board were referred to briefly
Chairman of the
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CARBON
Mr
Poole requested that
the office write to Mr H Struik and advise
f
him
of this site, and make an investigation of the matter
proposed line extensions to LSD 6-21-31-24-4 and LSD 6-12-32-25-4
Mr
G King reported that
Mr George Appleyard has tendered his
GEO
resignation by telephone
as poundkeeper for that area, and that `
APPLEYARD
the
resignation has bean
advertised as required
RESIGNATION
Fibrous for the grants received
LETTERS OF
Mr Poole moved to accept and file this correspnddence
POUND KEEPER
Mr. Poole moved to accept the resignation
Carried
Mr, G King gave a report regarding the 6.60 acres of the
municipal owned Wimborne nuisance grounds Mr Litz moved WIMBORNE
that the report be accepted, that the Municipal District clean NUIS GROUNDS
up the site and offer it for sale, REPORT
Carried
Mr G King reported regarding the accident on September 10th,1975
in whi^h Mr Robert R Blont was injured near the bridge at Linden
It appears the vehicle left the road and rolled There was ACCIDENT
approximately $6000.00 damages plus Mr Blont lost wages to October R BLUNT
31st,1975
Mr King reported that no ambulance was called to the accident
Mr. Ferguson moved that this report be accepted, and the matter
referred to our insurance company.
Carried
Mr King gave a brief report of the fire losses for 1975 1975 FIRE
Mr Bauer moved acceptance of the report. LOSSES
Carried
Mr King further advised that Hu Haries and Associates would
re valuate our insurance for $250 00, and Mr. Bauer moved that REVALUATE
this revaluation be carried out INSURANCE
Carried
The minutes of the Carbon Recreation Board were referred to briefly
Chairman of the
Mr,. George Appleyard is the new secretary Mr Berdahl moved the
CARBON
mf.�nutes be accepted and filed
RE BOARD
Carried
HURLEY
COMMUNITY
Mr G King read a letter from Alberta Power Ltd , regarding
ALTA. POWER
proposed line extensions to LSD 6-21-31-24-4 and LSD 6-12-32-25-4
EXTENSIONS
for the Twining Oilfield, and LS D 10 of 5 and 9 of 9 and 5 of 10
policy to place
in 31-23-4 - Twining Oilfield Mr Ferguson moved these extensions
be approved as per plans submitted.
Carried
LIGHTS
Mit. G King read letters of thanks from the Salvation Army, and Cystic
Fibrous for the grants received
LETTERS OF
Mr Poole moved to accept and file this correspnddence
THANKS
FOR GRANTS
Carried
Mr. King reported that Mr Hugh McLean, the
Chairman of the
Huxley
Community Hall came in and asked for a new
street light at
the east
HURLEY
COMMUNITY
of the hall, to light up the parking area.
Mr Poole moved
that no
HALL STREET
more lights be authorized, as it is not our
policy to place
lights
in front of community halls
LIGHTS
Carried
Nr. G.King gave a brief report regarding tax reductions at the Bigelow
I.am on the NE 3-34-25-4 - Tetz Brothers lease - to reduce the assessment
*- om $1650 to $580 and to reduce the levy from $132.00 to $46 40
%eing a cancellation of $85 60
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BIEGLOW
DAM + LEASES
TAX REDUCTIONS
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A further reduction on SE 9-34-25-4 - H Demeers lease - BIGELOW
to reduce the assessment from 1660 to 1260 and to reduce �, DAM
the levy from $129 48 to $98.28, being a cancellation of TAX
$31.20 REDUCTIONS
A reduction on NE 9-34-25-4 - H Demeers lease - to reduce
the assessment from 730 to 460 and to reduce the levy `
from $56 94 to $35 88, being a cancellation of $21 06.
Mr R Campbell moved that we cancel these taxes
Carried
Mr G King read a letter fro`m the Town of Three Hills
to Mr C Lau of the Drumheller Health Unit, regarding a joint
sanitary land fill, for M D of. Kneehill, Starland and County
of Wheatland, in which the Town of Three Hills supported the
project
Mr L Litz moved that this letter be accepted and filed
Carried
Mr G King gave a report regarding money for recreation
and legal requirements Council may provide money from the
general fund, without limit and without advertisement or voting.
The funds must come from the whole Municipal District
Council may have a by-law for a specific recreation area
and a special levy for such an area must be advertised,
and if a petition received a vote must be held, with a simple
majority decision by ballot. He further advised that Section 206
of the Municipal Government Act deals with various other grants
with a limit of one half a mill, but this does not put a limit on
recreation money The above was verified by a telephone call
to Mr Jack Fleming of Municipal Affairs Mr Litz moved to accept
and file this report
Carried
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SANITARY
LAND FILL
RECREATION
MATTERS
Mr Brown reported that he had read an article in John Schmidt's FENCE LINE
c6lumn which he read to Council Brief discussion followed Mr Brown ACT
moved that we send John Schmidt of the Calgary Herald a copy of the line
fence act, along with a memo
Carried
Mr Brown reported that the oil shed that was sold to Boese Brothers
had been damaged by someone before the Boese Brothers had a chance to
pack it up Mr Campbell reported that Mr Albert Kimmel had hit
the fuel tank with the grader and the tank had spun around and hit
the oil shed Mr. Campbell further stated that Mr. Kimmel feels
that a sheet of plywood and one stud would probably fix it. Mr
Brown is to see the Boese Brothers and attempt to settle the matter
Mr Berdahl reported he was now on the committee of the Regional
Resources Project and he would like some guidelines from Council
on what to do at the next meeting There is a grant of $800,000 00
divided between three places for each year, andthe M D of Kneehill
iq not listed for payment in any year Mr Brown requested Mr.
Berdahl to ascertain why the M.D. is not included Mr Berdahl
advised that the 1975 grants are divided between Trochu, Bassano
and I D Number 7, the 1976 grants between M D Starland, Carbon
and Hussar, and 1977 between Beiseker, Acme and Rockyford Mr
BAuer moved that Mr Berdahl ascertain why the M D. of Kneehill
Vias not included
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Carried
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OIL SHED
DAMAGES
REG RESOURCES
PROJECT
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Mr G King showed Council the proposed crest design by Mr
Arlie Harder Mr Berdahl moved Mr. King review the crest again
wit., Mr Harder to find out some of his ideas and bring it back
to the next meeting
Carried
Mr Brown reported briefly regarding planning matters including..
1 Esau Subdivision - Portion cut off to the south west of the
railway in SW 17-30-25-4 - Request for waiver of reserve caveatagainst
the balance of the quarter was refused by Provincial Planning Board
Mr King advised that he has sent a letter of appeal regarding
this to the Minister and the Board, with copy to C R P C
2. Siemens - Farmstead NW 23-29-22-4 - Decision requires a survey
but not a 100 foot service road Also stated there should be
no access to the secondary road. Mr. King advised that an appeal
hos also been sent to C.R.P C regarding this
Mr Bauer moved the acceptance of the reports on planning matters
as referred to above
Carried
CREST DESIGN
PLANNING
MATTERS
Mr Litz moved adjournment at 5.30 P.M. ADJOURNMENT
Carried
Time of Ad' rnme • 5 30 P M
00,
Reeve Secretary -Treasurer
Next Regular meting of Council - Monday, December 22nd, 1975
copy of these minutes sent to all members of Council and all
members of the Ag Service Board
Next Regular meeting of the Ag Service Board - Monday, January 19th,
1975
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Extension Division
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MONTHLY REPORT
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CONCISE STATEMENT OF DISTRICT & ACTIVITIES FOR MONTH
S B Council - Discussed the M D of Kneehill weed situation & looked at the possibility of
.zing weed inspectors The Extension Office feels that Canada Thistle Toadflax Scentless
weed and Green Foxtail are on the increase
West Coast Grain Producers Tour - Considerable time was spent promoting this tour. 7 elevators
were visited, many phone calls and interviews made Eleven partzcapants attended from this
district with comments very favorable We feel it warrants being conducted again an the fut-are
A D C Committee Meeting - Emphasis centered on transportation & grain handling Membership
appears eager Guests attending were M D reeve & secretary -treasurer Regional Economist
A D C Chairman, Lorne Ordze and board member from Camrose
Canfarm - Brian Laing has worked extensively signing vp one large dairy farmer to Version III
Regional Meeti� - Enjoyed meeting new Director, Al Reimer, and renewing contact with Morley
Douglas and Cy McAndrews
Livestock - Assisted with two R O P herd weigh -offs (one new participant) Organized and con-
ducted beef nutrition and least cost ration formulation Workshop, specific .interest shown in
developing balanced rations using feeds grown on the home farm Organization and continued
promotion of regional poultry meeting planned for December 10th number of pre -registrations
encouraging Applicants for Cow -Calf Advance have been light to date, more interest expected
towards the end of the year Brian Laing attended Cattle Commission election for Zone 5 as
Commissioner for Oaths, well organized but participation was disappointing
- Appreciated being invited to 4-H Awards Night We feel that 4-H is an excellent organiza:
ibition - Russel Horvey represented Alberta Agriculture at Canadian Western Agrabition an
egina Alberta booth promoted beef production in this province
Home Management - Opportunity to work with metric measuring devices is a most effective way of
combatting fear many people have developed of the metric system
Nutrition - Puppets are still high in demand for helping make kindergarten children aware of bm
STATISTICAL SUMMARY need for good nutrition
Office Intery
Telephone C
i Farm Visits
Letters from
Educational
Attendance a
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MAIN PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT MONTH
Subject area emphasis will include poultry production and management Canfarm visits
with technician, presentation at Regional A S B Meeting, and promotion of up -coming
programs
Other activities planned are Extension Advisory Committee Meeting, Regional and local
A S B Meetings, Regional and local A D C Committee Meetings
REMARKS FOR CIRCULATION
The A D C - ''-'-ee involvement in Grain Handlang & Transportation hearings has stimulate(
thought and given them an additional purpose Attendance and participation has never been
so good
Housing and remodelling requests are continually lugh the majority requiring assistance
in planning new homes, many of which are extremely large Concern for laws on estate
planning is a topic of great interest to many rural peop .
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Other Meetings 12
MAIN PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT MONTH
Subject area emphasis will include poultry production and management Canfarm visits
with technician, presentation at Regional A S B Meeting, and promotion of up -coming
programs
Other activities planned are Extension Advisory Committee Meeting, Regional and local
A S B Meetings, Regional and local A D C Committee Meetings
REMARKS FOR CIRCULATION
The A D C - ''-'-ee involvement in Grain Handlang & Transportation hearings has stimulate(
thought and given them an additional purpose Attendance and participation has never been
so good
Housing and remodelling requests are continually lugh the majority requiring assistance
in planning new homes, many of which are extremely large Concern for laws on estate
planning is a topic of great interest to many rural peop .
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COMBINED MEETING OF MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KNEEHILL
COUNCIL AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1975
AGRICULTURAL FIELDMAN'S REPORT'
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of year
com
to
ost a
We phave letechalt. to tTthieyta d on Wednesday ateany rateWedidehaveaambeautiful
complete
fall and the field work was pretty well caught up
One of the projects that I can recall that wasn't completed was the roadside
seeding As Glenn stated in his report, the hydraulic pump went out in the
transmissionothe IHC tractor
aii� not rrtthe tractor
to H T HoOe& Sons for repairs, as it appearedthatour ainshopwas
swamped with work
I am still not pleased with the grass catches that we are getting along the
roadsides. As you know, it is hard to get a lawn established in one year, even
with constant watering I am not sure what else we can be doing to better
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levelling and finishing in areas where there is loose soil.
You are all aware of the Postill reclamation project, that is with the exception
of our new member. Harold Mueller After the Public works crew were finished
levelling and hauling dirt, our boys went in and spread fertilizer and
seeded all areas to grass. They used a mixture of grass as we were not sure
which one would grow better. We have attempted to claim 60% of the cost of
this work on an A S. B grant under reclamation. I am not sure how successful
we will be in having our claim accepted We have already had some questions on
it from Gary Miller in Edmonton
With the exception of a few minor grant claims and the Provincial
A S B. tour and Wild claimscdone, uphave andsentlinther beforeaorsmade shortlypand aftersthe in
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New Year
The boys did quite a lot of work at the Meehan cemetery and the Manor Cemetery
They straightened a number of headstones and grave covers and put the wire up
around Manor and along the front of Meehan cemeteries, after the fence crew
put in the posts The fence at Meehan is completed, and the one at Manor
is completed with the exception of installing the gate
Wq found a little regrowth of Scentless Mayweed where we did the burning We
treated some areas with chemicals, Amitrole T., Gromoxone, Tordon and Roundups.
IG won't be possible to assess the results with these chemicals until spring
but we will be watching it very closely.
We'picked up the 1080 bait at Cardston again this year We have placed baits
on.Phillip Rocks and Len Andrews We picked up four baits, so we still have two
to place The boys picked up the camp tables at Keiver's and Tolman, but
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We did have some strong winds this fall and one Saturday, especially, there was
a considerable amount of soil moving. I was glad to see the snow as it put
a stop to the drifting I am not sure that the drifting was as bad as it
appeared There was a lot of dust in the air, but I am not aware of any
serious drifting We have had sheet erosion from water run offthat probably did as
much or more damage The real test of our farming methods may
come
in:the spring, but the farmers will be better prepared to handle the situation
then
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We expect that the winter will be pretty well taken up with courses, conferences
and meetings and holidays -We hope to get involved a little more deeply with the
w-;_ control course We would also be interested in taking and working with
courses in the Metric system We are thinking of setting up a comparison display
within the office that could be beneficial in the proposed conversinn
Glenn Smyth leaves today for England for three weeks holidays I would like
to take the three days prior to Christmas, but this would mean that there
would be no one in the office for this period I do not think we would be
that busy, but should you feel we should stay open, I could forgo taking those
days
Glen Wagstaff has been helping Alex install radios for the past two weeks He
is presently on with Public works He is a good man and we are sorry to
lose him, but at least he is still with the municipality.
I feel that we have had a good summer and that even with the Provincial
Weed Tour being held here, we did accomplish a lot of work
I think we should take a good look at future programs and attempt to
come up with a work load that is in balance to the labour force I would
then feel that we would be able to complete the work more to your and our own
satisfaction
I respectfully submit this report for your acceptance along with my wishes for
you all to have an excellent Christmas and that 1976 will be the type of year
that you can all look back on and say that it was.,the best year t t you ever
had
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Agricultural Fieldman
COMBINED MEETING COUNCIL AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD OF THE
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KNEEHILL 448
Monday, December 15th, 1975
ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL FI91,DMAN'S REPORT
Norm mentioned that it may be a good idea for me to give a report There may be
things in my report that will conflict with Norm's report, but for the most part
will probably be very repetitious, so please bear with me.
I will try to summarize our major programs in the order which we do them
TREE PLANTING Last spring we planted trees for 57 farmers for a total
of 45,804 trees and delivered trees to 66 farmers for a total of 9638, with
an overall total of 55,442 This total is considerably less than last year,
with 90,000 trees planted and delivered, and 110,000 the year before.
Next spring looks even worse Last year approximately 66% of the trees ordered from
Oliver were received Next spring I think we will be lucky if we receive 50%
of the trees from Oliver Between Indian Head and Oliver we have 140 orders
for 85,580 trees, but anticipate we will receive only 50,000 to plant and
deliver
ROADSIDE SPRAYING. We sprayed approximately 500 miles of roadsides this
past year and several patches of toadflax. We also did several miles of
experimentation on dormant season brush control, using different rates of
2 4'D, 2 4 D and dicamba in diesel fuel, and different rates of Tordon 22K
and Tordon beads and dicamba granular We had hoped to put down some Tordon 10K pellets,
but they arrived after the snow and we couldn't get it done
We seeded approximately 65 miles of ditches this year, staying pretty well right
behind the roadcrew We would have been caught up completely, but took the
transmission out of the tractor and were unable to finish about 2 miles.
Glen �mowed 342 miles of road this year with very little trouble involved as he
kept the mower a little higher off the ground. I think we should set a
priority on whether we do it for safety or snow control If for safety we
should mow earlier, and if for snow, we should mow later or even twice, as
this year there was considerable regrowth
`-� The shelterbelt pests were about the same as last year Although we had
numerous calls we sprayed only 22 shelterbelts slightly less than last year
The price of cattle or perhaps the late fall must have been a factor in the
spraying program this past year. We only sprayed 12 herds for a total of
726 head as compared to 17 herds and 1536 head last year
We had many other programs too numerous to mention, or which will be covered in
Nom's report
I am sorry I will not be able to attend the meeting, but not all that sorry as
I am on holidays.
I respectfully submit this report for your acceptance
Glenn Smyth,
Assistant Ag. Fieldman