Predicting biochemical acclimation of leaf photosynthesis in soybean under in-field canopy warming using hyperspectral reflectance

Traditional gas exchange measurements are cumbersome, which makes it difficult to capture variation in biochemical parameters, namely the maximum rate of carboxylation measured at a reference temperature (Vcmax25) and the maximum electron transport at a reference temperature (Jmax25), in response to growth temperature over time from days to weeks. Hyperspectral reflectance provides reliable measures of Vcmax25 and Jmax25; however, the capability of this method to capture biochemical acclimations of the two parameters to high growth temperature over time has not been demonstrated. In this study, Vcmax25 and Jmax25 were measured over multiple growth stages during two growing seasons for field-grown soybeans using both gas exchange techniques and leaf spectral reflectance under ambient and four elevated canopy temperature treatments (ambient+1.5, +3, +4.5, and +6°C). Spectral vegetation indices and machine learning methods were used to build predictive models for Vcmax25 and Jmax25, based on the leaf reflectance. Results showed that these models yielded an R2 of 0.57–0.65 and 0.48–0.58 for Vcmax25 and Jmax25, respectively. Hyperspectral reflectance captured biochemical acclimation of leaf photosynthesis to high temperature in the field, improving spatial and temporal resolution in the ability to assess the impact of future warming on crop productivity

Can upscaling ground nadir SIF to eddy covariance footprint improve the relationship between SIF and GPP in croplands?

Ground solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is important for the mechanistic understanding of the dynamics of vegetation gross primary production (GPP) at fine spatiotemporal scales. However, eddy covariance (EC) observations generally cover larger footprint areas than ground SIF observations (a bare fiber with nadir), and this footprint mismatch between nadir SIF and GPP could complicate the canopy SIF-GPP relationships. Here, we upscaled nadir SIF observations to EC footprint and investigated the change in SIF-GPP relationships after the upscaling in cropland. We included 13 site-years data in our study, with seven site-years corn, four siteyears soybeans, and two site-years miscanthus, all located in the US Corn Belt. All sites’ crop nadir SIF observations collected from the automated FluoSpec2 system (a hemispheric-nadir system) were upscaled to the GPP footprint-based SIF using vegetation indices (VIs) calculated from high spatiotemporal satellite reflectance data. We found that SIF-GPP relationships were not substantially changed after upscaling nadir SIF to GPP footprint at our crop sites planted with corn, soybean, and miscanthus, with R2 change after the upscaling ranging from -0.007 to 0.051 and root mean square error (RMSE) difference from -0.658 to 0.095 umol m-2 s-1 relative to original nadir SIF-GPP relationships across all the site-years. The variation of the SIF-GPP relationship within each species across different site-years was similar between the original nadir SIF and upscaled SIF. Different VIs, EC footprint models, and satellite data led to marginal differences in the SIF-GPP relationships when upscaling nadir SIF to EC footprint. Our study provided a methodological framework to correct this spatial mismatch between ground nadir SIF and GPP observations for croplands and potentially for other ecosystems. Our results also demonstrated that the spatial mismatch between ground nadir SIF and GPP might not significantly affect the SIF-GPP relationship in cropland that are largely homogeneous

Attributing differences of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF)-gross primary production (GPP) relationships between two C4 crops: corn and miscanthus

There remains limited information to characterize the solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF)-gross primary production (GPP) relationship in C4 cropping systems. The annual C4 crop corn and perennial C4 crop miscanthus differ in phenology, canopy structure and leaf physiology. Investigating the SIF-GPP relationships in these species could deepen our understanding of SIF-GPP relationships within C4 crops. Using in situ canopy SIF and GPP measurements for both species along with leaf-level measurements, we found considerable differences in the SIF-GPP relationships between corn and miscanthus, with a stronger SIF-GPP relationship and higher slope of SIF-GPP observed in corn compared to miscanthus. These differences were mainly caused by leaf physiology. For miscanthus, high non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) under high light, temperature and water vapor deficit (VPD) conditions caused a large decline of fluorescence yield (ΦF), which further led to a SIF midday depression and weakened the SIF-GPP relationship. The larger slope in corn than miscanthus was mainly due to its higher GPP in mid-summer, largely attributed to the higher leaf photosynthesis and less NPQ. Our results demonstrated variation of the SIF-GPP relationship within C4 crops and highlighted the importance of leaf physiology in determining canopy SIF behaviors and SIF-GPP relationships

A physiological signal derived from sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence quantifies crop physiological response to environmental stresses in the U.S. Corn Belt

Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) measurements have shown unique potential for quantifying plant physiological stress. However, recent investigations found canopy structure and radiation largely control SIF, and physiological relevance of SIF remains yet to be fully understood. This study aims to evaluate whether the SIF-derived physiological signal improves quantification of crop responses to environmental stresses, by analyzing data at three different spatial scales within the U.S. Corn Belt, i.e. experiment plot, field, and regional scales, where ground-based portable, stationary and space-borne hyperspectral sensing systems are used, respectively. We found that, when controlling for variations in incoming radiation and canopy structure, crop SIF signals can be decomposed into non-physiological (i.e. canopy structure and radiation, 60% ∼ 82%) and physiological information (i.e. physiological SIF yield, ΦF, 17% ∼ 31%), which confirms the contribution of physiological variation to SIF. We further evaluated whether ΦF indicated plant responses under high-temperature and high vapor pressure deficit (VPD) stresses. The plot-scale data showed that ΦF responded to the proxy for physiological stress (partial correlation coefficient, r p= 0.40, p\u3c 0.001) while non-physiological signals of SIF did not respond (p\u3e 0.1). The field-scale ΦF data showed water deficit stress from the comparison between irrigated and rainfed fields, and ΦF was positively correlated with canopy-scale stomatal conductance, a reliable indicator of plant physiological condition (correlation coefficient r= 0.60 and 0.56 for an irrigated and rainfed sites, respectively). The regional-scale data showed ΦF was more strongly correlated spatially with air temperature and VPD (r= 0.23 and 0.39) than SIF (r= 0.11 and 0.34) for the U.S. Corn Belt. The lines of evidence suggested that ΦF reflects crop physiological responses to environmental stresses with greater sensitivity to stress factors than SIF, and the stress quantification capability of ΦF is spatially scalable. Utilizing ΦF for physiological investigations will contribute to improve our understanding of vegetation responses to high-temperature and high-VPD stresses

Ground far-red sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and vegetation indices in the US Midwestern agroecosystems

Abstract Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) provides an opportunity to study terrestrial ecosystem photosynthesis dynamics. However, the current coarse spatiotemporal satellite SIF products are challenging for mechanistic interpretations of SIF signals. Long-term ground SIF and vegetation indices (VIs) are important for satellite SIF validation and mechanistic understanding of the relationship between SIF and photosynthesis when combined with leaf- and canopy-level auxiliary measurements. In this study, we present and analyze a total of 15 site-years of ground far-red SIF (SIF at 760 nm, SIF760) and VIs datasets from soybean, corn, and miscanthus grown in the U.S. Corn Belt from 2016 to 2021. We introduce a comprehensive data processing protocol, including different retrieval methods, calibration coefficient adjustment, and nadir SIF footprint upscaling to match the eddy covariance footprint. This long-term ground far-red SIF and VIs dataset provides important and first-hand data for far-red SIF interpretation and understanding the mechanistic relationship between far-red SIF and canopy photosynthesis across various crop species and environmental conditions

Sustainable irrigation based on co-regulation of soil water supply and atmospheric evaporative demand

Irrigation is an important adaptation to reduce crop yield loss due to water stress from both soil water deficit (low soil moisture) and atmospheric aridity (high vapor pressure deficit, VPD). Traditionally, irrigation has primarily focused on soil water deficit. Observational evidence demonstrates that stomatal conductance is co-regulated by soil moisture and VPD from water supply and demand aspects. Here we use a validated hydraulically-driven ecosystem model to reproduce the co-regulation pattern. Specifically, we propose a plant-centric irrigation scheme considering water supply-demand dynamics (SDD), and compare it with soil-moisture-based irrigation scheme (management allowable depletion, MAD) for continuous maize cropping systems in Nebraska, United States. We find that, under current climate conditions, the plant-centric SDD irrigation scheme combining soil moisture and VPD, could significantly reduce irrigation water use (−24.0%) while maintaining crop yields, and increase economic profits (+11.2%) and irrigation water productivity (+25.2%) compared with MAD, thus SDD could significantly improve water sustainability

Challenges and opportunities in precision irrigation decision-support systems for center pivots

Irrigation is critical to sustain agricultural productivity in dry or semi-dry environments, and center pivots, due to their versatility and ruggedness, are the most widely used irrigation systems. To effectively use center pivot irrigation systems, producers require tools to support their decision-making on when and how much water to irrigate. However, currently producers make these decisions primarily based on experience and/or limited information of weather. Ineffective use of irrigation systems can lead to overuse of water resources, compromise crop productivity, and directly reduce producers’ economic return as well as bring negative impacts on environmental sustainability. In this paper, we surveyed existing precision irrigation research and tools from peer-reviewed literature, land-grant university extension and industry products, and U.S. patents. We focused on four challenge areas related to precision irrigation decision-support systems: (a) data availability and scalability, (b) quantification of plant water stress, (c) model uncertainties and constraints, and (d) producers’ participation and motivation. We then identified opportunities to address the above four challenge areas: (a) increase the use of high spatial-temporal-resolution satellite fusion products and inexpensive sensor networks to scale up the adoption of precision irrigation decision-support systems; (b) use mechanistic quantification of ‘plant water stress’ as triggers to improve irrigation decision, by explicitly considering the interaction between soil water supply, atmospheric water demand, and plant physiological regulation; (c) constrain the process-based and statistical/machine learning models at each individual field using data-model fusion methods for scalable solutions; and (d) develop easy-to-use tools with flexibility, and increase governments’ financial incentives and support. We conclude this review by laying out our vision for precision irrigation decision-support systems for center pivots that can achieve scalable, economical, reliable, and easy-to-use irrigation management for producers

Difference in seasonal peak timing of soybean far-red SIF and GPP explained by canopy structure and chlorophyll content

Recent advances in remotely sensed solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) have provided an exciting and promising opportunity for estimating gross primary production (GPP). Previous studies mainly focused on the linear correlation between SIF and GPP and the slope of the SIF-GPP relationship, both of which lack rigorous consideration of the seasonal trajectories of SIF and GPP. Here, we investigated the timing of seasonal peaks of far-red SIF and GPP in soybean fields by integrating tower data, satellite data, and process-based Soil Canopy Observation of Photosynthesis and Energy (SCOPE, v2.0) model simulations. We found inconsistency between the seasonal peak timing of far-red SIF and GPP in three of four soybean fields based on tower far-red SIF and eddy-covariance measurements. In particular, far-red SIF reached its seasonal maximum 14-17 days earlier than GPP. This far-red SIF-GPP difference in peak timing degraded the correlation between sunny-day far-red SIF and GPP at daily scale (Pearson r = 0.83-0.87 at the site with 14-17 days difference and Pearson r = 0.96 at the site with no difference), and it can be explained by a divergence in the seasonality between absorbed photosynthetic active radiation (APAR) and canopy chlorophyll content (Chl(Canopy)). We found that the seasonality of far-red SIF - a byproduct of the light reactions of photosynthesis - was primarily controlled by APAR, whereas GPP seasonality was dominated by Chl(Canopy). Further, SCOPE model simulations showed that the seasonal patterns of leaf area index (LAI), leaf chlorophyll content (Chl(Leaf)) and leaf angle distribution (LAD) could affect the different peak timing of SIF and GPP and consequently the seasonal relationship between far-red SIF and GPP. A further increase in LAI after the fraction of light absorption (FPAR) saturates and a later peak of Chl(Leaf) compared to LAI results in a later peak of GPP compared to far-red SIF. More horizontal leaf angles can further exacerbate this difference. Our results advance mechanistic understanding of the SIF-GPP relationships and combining chlorophyll content information with SIF could potentially improve remote-sensing-based GPP estimation.N

Quantifying high‐temperature stress on soybean canopy photosynthesis: The unique role of sun‐induced chlorophyll fluorescence

High temperature and accompanying high vapor pressure deficit often stress plants without causing distinctive changes in plant canopy structure and consequential spectral signatures. Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF), because of its mechanistic link with photosynthesis, may better detect such stress than remote sensing techniques relying on spectral reflectance signatures of canopy structural changes. However, our understanding about physiological mechanisms of SIF and its unique potential for physiological stress detection remains less clear. In this study, we measured SIF at a high-temperature experiment, Temperature Free-Air Controlled Enhancement, to explore the potential of SIF for physiological investigations. The experiment provided a gradient of soybean canopy temperature with 1.5, 3.0, 4.5, and 6.0°C above the ambient canopy temperature in the open field environments. SIF yield, which is normalized by incident radiation and the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation, showed a high correlation with photosynthetic light use efficiency (r = 0.89) and captured dynamic plant responses to high-temperature conditions. SIF yield was affected by canopy structural and plant physiological changes associated with high-temperature stress (partial correlation r = 0.60 and −0.23). Near-infrared reflectance of vegetation, only affected by canopy structural changes, was used to minimize the canopy structural impact on SIF yield and to retrieve physiological SIF yield (ΦF) signals. ΦF further excludes the canopy structural impact than SIF yield and indicates plant physiological variability, and we found that ΦF outperformed SIF yield in responding to physiological stress (r = −0.37). Our findings highlight that ΦF sensitively responded to the physiological downregulation of soybean gross primary productivity under high temperature. ΦF, if reliably derived from satellite SIF, can support monitoring regional crop growth and different ecosystems\u27 vegetation productivity under environmental stress and climate change

Magrath Store News (May 3, 1946)

An archive of the Magrath Trading Store News.The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from the Wes Balderson to digitize and display this content.FRIDAY. May 3rd, 1946. Magrath, Alta. STORE HOURS: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wed. 8 am. to 1 p.m. Sat, 8 a.m, to 7 p.m. MAGRaTH trading COMPANY LTD. " A GOOD PLACE TO TRaDE". / TELEPHONE NO.S. Office ................. 21 Hardware.......... .. .. 34 Groceries..............4r2 Dry Goods....,,4r3 tYtftYTHIM WS®I> THI, .Sweaters .Dresses .Slippers .Commodes 0Toiletries .Downs .Crib Spreads .Carriage Covers .baby Harness .Teething Rinms Rattles Toys i <• COLORED BROADCLOTH...................................$2.50 PLAIN WRITE BrOaDCLOTH......................$2.00 Fancy b'i'RlPE (Silver-tone)......$2.00 J breast pocket, fused collars. Sizes: 14g- to 16. TaN TWILL* 2 pockets.....•••••.•$3.95 «E HAVE ON DISPLAY IN ThE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT A SET Table and 4 chairs to match OF LIGHT NATURAL FINISH WITH RED OR gAeEN TRIM. PRICE PER bET 44.50 Table has extensiBn jack-knife leaves. "^hy did you leave your girl’s house so early?” "Well, we were on the sofa and she turned out the light. I guess I can take a hint." Bom to Mr. & Mrs. Ray Jennings (nee Betty Cheeseworth) a daughter, on April 27th at New Westminster, B.C. Mr. & Mrs. Dave Bingham of Stirling visited relatives in town, Sunday............... Mrs. George Loxton is visiting relatives and friends in Raymond............... A surprise party was held Sunday even­ing after church at the B.W, Dow home in honor of Miss Nadine Dow and Mr. Ellsworth Scoville on their birthdays. A dainty lunch was served by the hostesses Mrs. B. W. Dow and Mrs. Ellsworth Scoville. The evening was spent playing games. Those present included: Mr. & Mrs. Ellsworth Scoville, Mr. & Mrs. Ollen Henderson, Mr. & Mrs. "Jim" Green, Mr, & Mrs. Bill Harker, Mr. & Mrs. Louis Stevenson, Misses Nadine Dow, Dorothy Miller, Leitha Miller, Myrtle Bonnet, Bernice Dudley, Marjorie Dudley, Messrs,.Eldon Coleman, Kay Bennett, Dee Leishmanj Gordon Matkin and Reno Litzy of Lethbridge.................. Marlene Cook entertained about 25 small friends at her home Thursday evening on her birthday. A very enjoyable time was had playing games and dancing. Gifts were unwrapped and very dainty refreshments were served.•••....*•«. Mrs. Lyle Nordean and son Lynn of Picture Butte are guests at the Lester Smith home.. Blair Murray returned home after z spending the weekend at Coalhurst................. TOWEL SALE SATURDAY* MAY nth at 3 p.m. MAGRaTH TRADING COmPAMY LTD Enchanting blouses of soft sheers in white and pastel colors. Lace trimmed. Also a few£f ' < -4k // multi-stripefc ' blouses with the popular jewel neckline. Haxen Dow of Great Falls, Mont is visiting relatives in town...... KICK HACK* a card.••••••••••,•••...,150 a yard............... .. .060 BWS TaPE* a card............................................. 150 2 yds.................. 050 MIDDY BriAlD* a card.••••••••••• •••••100 SUUTAGHE BRAID* 3 yards.•••«....■••.100 SEQUINS* a yard...........................................250 twill tape* a roll...................................... 100 PINS* a sheet....................... .050 NEEDLES* a package..•••••••.........050 SINGER SEWING MACHINE NEEDbES 5 for.150 MERCERIZED COTTON* j&p Coates 2 for 150 Black and white. ROCHINGS & LlaCES a yard 50 to...... ,850 ELASTIC* a yard.................................. 050 BUTTONS M BUCKLES* a card....«..••..150 MENDING TISSUE* a package.....••••..050 RIBBON* assorted colors, 50 to .....300 THIMBLES* eaCh................................................... 050 EMBROIDERY COTTON 3- gkiens for......lO0 Silk 3 skiens for......100 TAPE MEASURES* each100 SUNSET DYES* a package....•••••••••.150 Misses Gwen and Rath. Anderson return­ed this week from California where they spent the past few months....... NEW rRLCiiS ON KOTEX............... .................. 270 ..................930 mODESS............... .................. 270 ..................930 Mrs. Orin Harker entertained Monday in honor of her sister, Mrs. Dorothy Mangan. Those present included; Mesdames Ina Blaxall. Ethel Magid, Marian Harvey, M.F.R. Lloyd, Mary Erickson, Christie Harker, Geneva NeilSon, Lydia Anderson, Mildred Rice, Bertie Paulson, .Ruby Ririe, Mayme Dudley, Vivian Jensen, Leta Overn, Dorothy Hamilton, Jean Robinson and Miss L. Hall. A very pleasant time was had and delicious refreshments were served... We’ve heard tell that television will be connected to our telephones in times to come. That'll teach you not to dash out of the shower to answer an insist­ent ringi children's krinkle crepe pyjamas pink or blue, sizes 2 to 6 years. one - piece. 1.15 Dry Goods Department phone 4r3 Magrath Trading Co. Ltd. Friends will be sorry to learn, of the passing of the infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Clemen Passey of Stirling, formerly of Magrath, Robert, age 1 year and 10 days passed away on April 25th in Lethbridge complications following whooping cough. Funeral services were held at the Christ­enson Bros, parlors with Bishop F, Steele and Pres. Green of Lethbridge giving comforting talks. Musical numbers were given by Lethbridge.friends. Pall­bearers were uncles of the deceased.. Interment 'took place at Stirling,.,,,, Mr3, Dorothy Mangan of Spokane accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Corliss arrived here by car last week to visit at the Orin Harker home....,,. Miss Barbara Byron of Turner Valley has returned home after visiting relatives and friends in the district,..,,. WABASSO FLANNELETTE* stripe or floral designs. 36" wide. Price per yard................... 390 CRETONNE * Tan, Green, Rose, Maroon floral designs, 36" wide. Price per yard...,.......300 PRINT SALE Friday, May 3rd at 2:30 p.m. Mr. & Mrs, George Heathershaw are visit ing here from Banff, They are guests at the Jack Hocking home. George is feeling better,.,,,.,,. Miss Velma Kerr of Nobleford was a holiday guest at the J.C, Robinson home. Dr. ft Mrs. A. t.agid had as their house guest, Mrs. Magid’s brother-in-law, Capt. S. L, Harvey, who had served a year in India and‘Hong Kong with the Intelligence ■Branch of the Canadian Army. Dr. Mrs. A. 'liagid, Capt. ft Mrs. Harvey spent tha weekend at Great Falls, l£ont. Capt. Harvey left Wednesday for Vancouver, B.C. Mrs. Harvey will follow at a later date, at present she is a guest of her sister, Hrs. A. Magid................. .. Miss Haroldene SorenBon spent'the week­end at Claresholm........ Wendell Fowler is visiting at the home of Mr. & Mrs, J.A. Ririe, after receiving his discharge-from the U. 5, Army......... BaLBrIuGAIM UNDERWEAR FOR MEN. Short sleeve, long leg combinations In a cream light-weight garment for Spring and Summer wear. $1.35 Calling all sportsmen Join the Magrath Rod ft Gun Club now and help us to conserve and progagate our fish and game. If you are an active fisherman or hunter don’t just set back and reap the harvest. It’s your privilege to enjoy this great sport, but also your duty to protect it. If you are not an active fisherman or hunter there are still several good rea­sons why you toro should join: one good reason is to s-ee that the natural resources of this great country of ours be handed down to future. Canadians in as good of state as we received them or better. Our Club is now working on the Pot-Hole project, w we are turning this into a Park not just for a few, but for everybody. This is a big undertaking, don’t just set back give us a hand won’t you? Our fishing contest starts lvlay 15th, no more members will be accepted qft-j i av the 15th...............J. G. Parley MEN’S SHORTS aND VESTS STaNFIELDS SHORTS.ARB SHIRTS** white, elastic waistband and leg bands. 950 each. STRIPE BROADCLOTH SriuRTS j 590 each. size 36 only. Miss Pearl Connor of Vilma, Alta./guest of LeVern Bigelow last week....... Similar garment with short legs, sleeve­less, cross-over front. White,$1.15 Wednesday afternoon, Mrs, J.F. Spring and friends entertained at her home in honor of Mrs. George Heathershaw. Those present included: Hugo Hillmer, Orin^ Harker, O.R. Blumel, R. M. Matson, Wayne Robinson, Roy Overn, W. J. Rice, J. C. Robinson and Donna, F. N. Robinson, Mn. Jasman, 0, Givens, Jack Hocking and Irene, Alfred Erickson, Thomas Dudley, L. Hillmer^ Dale Shelton, Lesley Rice, Harry Hillmer, ] Agnes Turner and Miss L. Hall. A very ’ delicious lunch was served. WE HAVE a COMPLETE.STOCK uF:_ BROmE GraSe aLF aLF A * KENTUCKY BLUE L-tui/N Gaaee (snerald Green). Plant your lawns with seeds from our stock. Magrath Trading Co. Ltd. phone 34. "i good place to Trade". WHITE DRESS .SWEATERS FOR mEN V-neck. Sleeves are long. Fancy knit. Sizes 38 and 40* Pure wool. By Cald­well. .. .means Quality knit into every stitch. 4.95 FOR SPRING AND SUmmER BUY NOW aND BE PREPARED TO MEET HOT WEATHER NEEDS..'.. • • . Dry Goods Department, phone 4r3. , s Magrath Trading Co. Ltd.' ’’ A . Good Place To Trade". IT ORIGIN OF MOTHER1 s DaY - (May l2th/46) "April showers bring May Flowers" calls to mind Mother’s Day, the second Sunday in May, this year the twelfth. Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, conceived the idea of Mother’s Day, when she was getting flowers to decor­ate Grafton Church for a memorial service to be held on May 9th, 1909 -- the second anniv­ersary of her mother's death. She wrote Kings, Governors, teachers and clergymen urging "although every day should be a day for honoring our mothers, let us set aside ono special day for the signifying of unfaltering love". Her letters brought wide response, and by 1914 President Wilson had proclaimed that the second Sunday in May would henceforth be ob­served throughout the United States as "Mother’ Day". Today forty-three nations throughout the world keep the day. Because her mother, Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis, had loved flowers, especially carnations, Miss Jarvis suggested that all wear white carnat­ions. With the passage of time "white for remembrance, and red for the living" has be­come the accepted rule, __ ___ ■*****.*..** ,___________________ _ _ MOTHER’S DaY CARDS............................................5^ aRTIIICaL Cb.KNaTIONS} red and white.. 150 each. Dry Goods Department.,..phone 4r3 OTTjwKa, 8 April 1946, Sgt. George Absolcm Spencer Dear Madam It is v/ith much pleasure that I write you on behalf of the Minister of National Defence and members of the army council to congratulate you and the members of your family on the honor and distinction which has como to your son, the marginally named through his being mentioned in Dis-pitches in recognition of gallant and dis­tinguished service. The Kings Certificate in connection with this award will be forwarded in due course. Present indications are that some time will elapse before the Certificate is available. ROD & GUN News. A Provincial wide campaign for the destruction of crows and magpies has heen launched by the Alberta Fish and Game Association, and the Magrath Rod & Gun Club is going to take an active part in this by the destruction of these predators. A bounty of five cents per pair for the feet of these birds is being off­ered by the provincial executive, and the local club from their own funds is paying 10 each for the eggs. No money will be paid out for hawk and owl feet or eggs during the spring campaign, as too many beneficial hawks are destroy­ed by hunters -who are unable to discern between good and destructive hawks. All hawks are not bad. At the last meeting of the club it ’was definitely decided to stock the Pot-Hole dam with fish, and the club would like the support of all interest­ed in any outdoor projects to .join the drive for new memberships,' Douglas Harker* — .1 Friday, during the big ’wind the Town Firemen made a flying run to the rear of the Trading Company* The fenoe had caught fire^ Wind had scattered burning paper. The firemen with their equipment were there and pouring a big stream of water on the conflagration by the time the staff reached the rear door. A well manned crewi Anything could have happened with a 70-mile gale blowing and a row of lumber yards and unfinished stucco buildings right in its path* Half of the town could have gone up in smoke* The Town by-laws never should have been changed to permit cheap veneer buildings to be constructed in the centre of the business section. Famine again stocks tjjie earth. In Europe and the Far East millions of people are facing starvation* To ease the threat of world-wide famine Canada is trying to export every available bushel of grain. In 1946 the wcXld will need, as it has never needed before, all the food Prairie farmers can save and produce. (Seedtime & Harvest No.144). Yours sincerely, CiiL* Laurin Col* Director of Records for Adjutant Gen, 9 Mrs. EleanoP Spencer, MAGRATH aEEEKTa. A job, eh? I like your looks, but I can1t afford more help. . .,, "I am resolved to live within my income if I have to borrow to do it." Mark Twain Pater Borbyn has sold 7,000 strawberry plants at 3.00 per hundred. We suggested —,---------- to Peter that the East part of town was particularly adapted to the raising of strawnernes said,"These are what raises the berries, But I won’t be much help Sir. . k < I II The Kenneth Long home at Cardstcn was the scene of a wedding of interest Satur­day, April 20th, when Miss Ellen French, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C. 0, French of Hill-spring became the bride of David Bingham, son of Mr. Thomas Bingham of Magrath, with Bishop L. Gahoon performing the ceremony. Miss Joyce Davies of Hillspring was brides­maid and Mr. Howard Holladay of Magrath supported the groom. A reception was held at the Pioneer Home with a delightful pro­gram and lunch be­ing enjoyed. Mr. Grant Caldwell pro­posed a toast to the bride with the groom replying. A number of out-of-town relatives and friends were pre­sent from Hillsprir^g Boundry Creek, Bay mond and Magrath. Those from Magrath included: Mr. & Mrs E. L. Ririe, Mes­dames Stanley Too-mer, Hyrum Cooper, M.E. Dustin, and D.W. Holladay. The bride and groom left by plane for Lovell, Wyo. to visit the groom's sister, Mrs, Margaret Dickson; upon their return they will reside at Woolford where the groom is engaged in farming. WE Have A LARGE AhoURILENT UF smaLL SCATTER RUGS INeUDInG:. Chenille Axminster Briaded Hooked Woven Suitable for every room in the house! Assorted colors and designs. Upstairs at the Magrath Trading Co. Ltd, */E HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIP­MENT of a half a dozen radios in IVORY OR WaLNUT FINISH. STaNBAjRD ang LONG AND bn~RT COMBINATION. DIFFERENT mODELSo abk at the hardware department* phone 34 b DESIGNED FOP. COMFORT SERVICE APPEARANCE Finished in grey or blue. Patients at the Magrath Municipal Hospital this week include: Mrs, Lloyd Burgess and Mrs. Walter Taylor and son5 Miss Linda Gurney, Messrs. Hyrum Henderson, Feed Myatt, Gordon Coleman, ;George Bone and Charles I Steed..•v•,• Mrs, Ruth Norton and daughter Mrs. Myrtle Passey returned home 'Tuesday from Hermist, Oregon where they |attend*ed the funeral services for the late Mrs. William Norton...... Mrs. Hasel Cook entertained her Sunday School Classr, Friday afternoon at her home, Those present were Vera Vesper, Joan Harker, Marlene Cook, Ranae Ehlert, Donnie Harker, Douglas Card. Danny Grunmger and Larry McClain, and Earbara Harker. Bingo wjes played after which lunch was enjoyed...... Mr. & Mrs. Russel Clifton and daughter of Coalhurst visited relatives in town, Sunday......c, Yes, Yes, I know you have self-service carts, but I've got my own ideas, Young manl'. A carriage plus the advantages of a folder and push cart. A real buy and sure to be a joy to youj con­structed for the infant baby. Rubber tired wheels with nickel plated hubcaps. We are proud to offer these carriages to our cust­omers. ! ~r $29.50 and$33.50 (Upstairs.,) Miss Bonnie Minion returned to her home at Warner after spending the Easter holidays at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. & Mrs. N.B. Christenson.,., .... ' Miss Ida Johnson of Lethbridge spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Jennie Johnson,..,.,. Mr. & Mrs. A, R. Briggs would like to thank the fire department, the neighbors and all others who assisted to help put out the fire at their home........ Mr. & Mrs. Harold Murray and daughter of Lethbridge spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Elsie Murray.,,.» ^Getting out a c'lumn is fun but it's no ip ionic, 'If we print jokes, people say we are silly^ ’If we don't, they say we are too serious, Ilf we clip things from other magazines, we 'are too lazy to write them ourselves. If we don’t we are too fond of our own stuff jlf we don't print contributions, we don't Appreciate true genius, Tf we do print them, the page is filled pith Junk. Now, like as not gome one will say we swiped this from some other magazine — sre did. ! Miss Thelma Miller of Lethbridge spent nhe weekend with her parents, Mr. & Mrs, A. Miller........ ■ « '.J. . ... .' SHOP AT MAGRATH' TRADING COMPANY LIMITED FOR •A Phone 4r2 for Better Service. FRUIT aND NUT SUNDaE TuPPING, per glass jar...................... ..............450 "OLD SAL.1" Brand SARDINES, 2 tins for ..................330 GaRMEL or BUTTERSCOTCH TOPPING, per quart jar. .$1.49 DRINK YOUR VITaIUIINS IN "VIGOR g." per tin ............... ..........................480 WELCH’S GKaPE JUICE, Per bottle.310 "TEXUN" GRaPEFRUIT JUICE, per tin.......... 170 3$ o’clock Special SaTURDaY morning May 4th R a I| S I N S 150 a lb. May 4th, CHRISTIES RITZ, 2 pkgs,320 DEHYDRATED apples, 2 tins....................220 I.B.C. SELECT SODas, 2 lbs....... ,420 PURE PEaCH JaB/1, ................................................ 670 CREaivi uF ivHEaT* e e e e e ......... ........ 220 SHREDDED whEaT, 2 pkgs.«2l0 ..........A wise cracker is not as good as a smart cookie....... BaaERS CHOCOLaTE, J- lb, pkg.........1^0 CaNaDIaN SUGaR, 5 lbs,..............460 FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.. PaRSNIPS, pgr lb......................070 Sw/rai SPUDS, pgr lb....... ■•••••«•••••180 / LETTUCE 150 a head. CELERY 150 per lb. aSPaRaGUS, Local............... a lb, ,33d grapefruit, Pink.............3 for............. 25jz( rhubarb, Local................. .... lbi ,070 APPLES:. Fancy Winesaps and Newtons per lb.......... ..............100 LSviONS, per dozen, ,480 special at the lunch counter "Chocolate Marshmallow Nut Sundaw" 15d AT THE DRUG COUNTER , Weekend Specials CHORE GIRLS, 2 for............................. .....190 PaLMOLIVE SHaVING OREaM......1.... ..33^ COLGjiTES TOOTH PaisTe, lge tube......430 small tube.,..230 PETROLaTum.............................................................38