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Mr. and Mrs. SLi'thvr Tober of V/aSjll
are the parents of a son,Chris
Frederick, who arrived on November
23rd at the.Valley Hospital. The
new son is the second child in the
family.
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A.R.A. PLANS
MOVE A'HEAD
The **laska Research administration
expects to be moved into the new
building, now under construction, by
the middle of February or the first
of March, Mr. Irwin stated this week.
Sewer and water lines,put in by the
MVFCA, have just-been completed and
have been connected with the Eabora
tory. Bids are now out for the con
struction of seven homes; 2 four bed
room houses and 5 two bedroom houses.
[These’ bids will be opened in Vashing
jton D.C. on December 8.
[Plans are also underway for the con
[truction of a Greenhouse with floor
pace of 5600 feet. Specifications
ave 'been sent to V^shington D.C.for
pproval and final drafting.
Ians for the construction at the'
atanuska Station, Mr. Irwin said,
nclude a 10 car garage, and a grain
[storage and threshing building,
hew Greenhouse is also planned for
(the Fairbanks Station as well as a
pew office building and 2 two bedroom
poises.* It.is construction work by
the'Federal government requires a
long term lease from the Territory,
for the plot of ground.
ht Petersburg Station a new Gargge
is just being completed. It is also
planned to construct a 4 bedroom
house at Petersburg. The garage was
[built from Territorial funds and the
residence is to be constructed-with
Federal funds.
Plans for the contemplated Vegetable
Storage have not as yet been started,
hr. Irwin stated.
The new building for grain storage at
the Matanuska Station will provided
for artificial drying of forages and
grain samples ana for other purposes.
This building will be large enough to
provide storage for the increase of
any of these samples which have prove
satisfactory so that farmers may ob
tain seed for planting on individual
farms.
During the coming year it is planned
to grow a world collection of Barley
rarities (7000) in all. As rapidly
as possible a world collection of
wheat varieties (d35CJO) ■ .Mil'1 be-* testsa,
at er approximately 2000 verities of
ats, and 500 varifeties of Rye will
e tried - These will be tested at
cth the Fairbanks and Matanuska
% o it-ions.
Trials on grains and forage crops anc
vegetables will be tried out with
farmers on a cooperative basis, Kr0
Irwin s.aJ.dThis will enable the
different verities to He tested on
difreroiit soil classifications mi
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