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Swift Current (Sask.) district
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WX Shots

Landscape and wildlife images, including Canadian geese on a golf course, fences and hills, landscapes, cattle grazing near water, and birds singing in bushes. No clippings list is available.

Wheat Breeding

Gordon Foth interviewing Dr. Fred Smith of Winnipeg Research Station about wheat breeding for Farming Today.

[weather, rye, equipment, wheat, seeding, and alternative crop segments]

Seven segments for Farming Today. Gordon Foth interviewing individuals :
1) regarding bad weather problems.
2) Andrew Kylie.
3) Dr. Grant MacLeod regarding rye research.
4) new auomated drafting software in the design lab at the SPARC.
5) Ron Depan regardign prairie spring wheat.
6) Moose Jaw direct seeding say; and
7) John Waddington regarding alternative crops.

Weather Footage

Clips of nature and weather, including a tree in a field, a child with a kite, irrigation sprinklers, moon at night, kids in a playground, a house by a creek, trees, birds, and a grain elevator. The write-up enclosed with the tape is occasionally inaccurate.

[Weather data collection, design lab, alfalfa, crearals, wild rye and alternative crop segments]

Six segments for Farming Today. Gordon Foth interviewing:
1) and 2) Doug Judisch regarding weather data collection;
3) Mark Stumburg reagding the mechanical design lab at SPARC ( Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre);
4) Les Borson, Paul Getterson and Andy Perrault regarding alfalfa choice;
5) Dr. Grant MacLeod and Barry Campbell regarding wild rye;
and
6) G. Parker abnd John Ward regarding alternative crops.

Views of Chaplin, Swift Current and area, and Webb

01 to 05: Views of the Saskatchewan Minerals sodium sulphate mine and plant, located near Chaplin. 06 to 10: Views of the Canada Department of Agriculture Research Station building located at Swift Current and experimental farm located near Swift Current. 11: Distant view of the Swift Current industrial park. 12 to 13: Exterior views of the Swift Current Centennial Civic Centre. 14: Exterior view of Swift Current Union Hospital. 15: Exterior view of the Swift Current Medical and Dental Clinic. 16 to 18: Views of the commercial and retail district along Central Avenue North, looking south. Businesses in views include Canada Safeway and Canadian Tire. 19: View of the commercial and retail district along Central Avenue North, looking north. Businesses and business signs in view include Boston Pizza, Shaw Men's Wear, York Hotel, Associates Financial Services Ltd., Metropolitan Store, Saan Stores Ltd., Centre Optical, Byers Shoes, Sak's Furs Ltd., and Hall's Leather and Sporting Goods Ltd. 21 to 31: Aerial views of Swift Current and the Trans-Canada Highway near the city. 32: Aerial view of the Canadian Helium Ltd. plant, located near Swift Current. 34 to 38: Aerial views of the oil fields southwest of Swift Current. 39: Aerial view of Webb. 40: Aerial view of a storm in the Swift Current area. 41 to 43: Aerial views of Swift Current. 44 to 45: Views of the turbines at the Saskatchewan Power Corporation power plant at Swift Current.

Varley, Don

Surveys

  • Clippings File - Surveys
  • File
  • 1955-1964

Copy of typewritten notes on early surveys in the Swift Current district, likely compiled by Saskatchewan Archives staff. 8 p. [19--].

Typewritten notes on three survey systems followed in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. 3 p. Creator unknown. [19--].

Typewritten notes on the Dominion land surveys compiled by A.R. Turner of the Saskatchewan Archives, 1955. 1 p.

Article by Gene Miller entitled Prairie homesteaders depended on surveys. Published in the Leader-Post, Regina, March 13, 1964.

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