No worries back then

[agchat]

I see the record low for this date in our area was in 1947 at -9c. I wonder how many were worried about there canola freezing back then!!

[fjlip]

Nobody heard of canola/****seed.

[farmaholic]

Less "money" at risk(seeding the crop), mostly hard work and sweat.

[hedgehog]

Was the record low temp of 1947 caused by the amount of smoke and debris in the atmosphere from WW2?

[Hopperbin]

Anyone to remember that year will need to be about 80 years old today. Anyone got first hand knowledge how the year went?

[Hopperbin]

80 plus years old.

[food4u]

That was the first year my parents were married and they got hailed out badly.Neither are with us anymore so cannot give you anymore info..

[charliep]

Perhaps a comment that farmers back then still had debt and need to pay for basic needs. Gardens/livestock covered more day to day food requirements but there were still lots of expenses covered over a smaller farm. I might add in basic infrastructure. If you had an accident/health issue, how long would it take to get to a hospital today? How long in the 1940's starting with just calling someone to let them know there is a problem? Don't think I would want to go back 80 years.

[freewheat]

**** was grown a bit in Western Canada for the war effort, so yeah, it is that old and older.

[charliep]

I might add in risk managment products. Not 100 % but I suspect crop insurance wasn't in place yet. A lost crop meant no income/all expenses. Will get told I am wrong but their are at least a couple of risk management products/government programs that help farmers survive difficult times today.