REAL ESTATE
M.B.SNODGRASS
for sale
Modern'5 Room House
2 Bedrooms
T'lRMS.
NET/ .....3 Room House
Full Basement, Excellent
Location. TERMS.
5 Acre Tracts,Frontage
on Black Top Highway,
Excellent Homesite or
Business. 3 Miles From
Palmer.
PIONEER
ACCIDENT - - LIFE
AUTOMOBILE-TRIP
HEALTH- FIRE
fi RING YOUR
INSURANCE
PROBLEMS
TO US
WRIGHT BUILDING
CHOICE CUTS OF
BEEF- VEAL-- PORK
A WIDE SELECTION OF
COLD MEATS
WE HAVE LOCKER KITS
FOR STORING YOUR BERRIES
AND VEGETABLES
FRESH PRODUCE
STAPLE GROCERIES
LOCKERS
SOIL CONSERVATION PROGRAM *
The 1949 Agricultural Conservation
Program has boon hold up this year
due to unforeseen circumstances,it
was announced this wee<by the Uni
versity Lxtension service. Borne dis
agreement was encountered in an ef
fort to increase the payments on two
practices,-Namely, green manure and
land clearing. .A compromise was
reached and an increase paymcht was
made on '“Practice 11 (6-5) Clearing
V.roodland for Tillage." The 1949
Handbook for ALaska clearly states
a flat rate of ^40.00 per acre. In
interpreting this ruling as of Febr
uary 25th, 1949, in a letter to Mr.
Lorin T. Oldroyd, Director of Exten
sion, from Mr. Fred G, Ritchie,Assist
Director of Production and Marketing
^ministration, reads in part;
,,T.'e will on the basis of the justi
fication submitted, approve an in
crease rate of ^5.00 per acre for
practice 3 or, for practice 11, 50
percent of the cost of clearing, but,
not to exceed .,<40.00 pee acre, but
as pointed out before, we can not
approve an increase for both prac
tices . •'
>1
To make the ruling clear, it means
that th~ cost of clearing must be
v80.00 or more per acre to qualify
for the v40.00. V.‘c all know that
some of the burnt ov^r brush areas
can be cleared for less than .,,<80.00
p^r acre. To make this land clear
ing program uniform to all, wc are
going to havo to ask for a signed
statement sotting forth the cost to
you, for clearing the land area you
make application for."
The 1949 Handbook sets forth the
justificatj on for making benefit pay
ments as follows:
"Basis for approval of -practices.
Practices to bo approved will include
only those which maintain or increase
soil fertility; control and prevent
soil erosion ca^Qcd by wind or water;
encourage conservation and better
agricultural use of water; or conserv
and increase range’ and pasture forage
The practices approved will be those
best adapted to achieve sound schil
and water conservation and use, which
will not be carried out in desired
volumo. on the basis of relative con
servation needs unless payments arc
nade therefor."
This year they will not permit pay
nonts to be made on the.cutting of
oats, interplanted with peas or vetch
for a hay or silage crop. The growth
nust be left standing for a cover
urop, or plowed under for a green
nanuro crop. This program is becoming
aore strict and less flexible than
previous years. Cont. on pp. 9