AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
NITS m MILLION IN 1951
rotai vame m trie iwa# agn
cultural production in Alaska lias
been set at $4.539,313 in an an
nual production report prepared
jointly by the A hr !' * Agriculture
h xpertinent Station and the At
aska Department of Agriculture.
i u this sum, $3,340 IS 1 w as of
onunen ial production and the
balance in production for farm
and home consumption
Fifty five per cent of the com
menial production was produced
in the Mat an risk a Valley, in the
total amount of $!,853,9**3 The
Taiurna Valter produced 16 pet
cent; the Anchorage area, 12 per
cent Southeastern nine pet
cent and four percent each in
the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak
Aleutians areas
Milk production accounted for
49 pet cent of the total produc
1 on, with potatoes running 25
per cent; pnultiy products, 10 per
rent animal product (including
ranch fin), eight pet rent and
vegetables, seven per cent
I'he report shows that 1957 w a■
a vein of subnormal production
because of unusualh dry warm
Weather which was only part tally
relteted in the lower Itailhett by
late July, and holed through
.September in the *1 amnia Y alley
Grasslands wete hardest hit he
cause of their heavier require
merit Im spring and early sum
met mi!' true
Approximately 1,30(1 acres of
btomegtoss winter 'killed in the
Matanuska Valley requiting re
* ceding o» oh t U u! ion hy annual
erops 3‘lie value of commercial
product ton was up only five per
cent over 1958; however, the te
port states value of Image and
gains fnt farm use was up 13 per
rent indicating a growing self
- ufficieucy
Slat isl ic--‘ show * 143 head of
dairy cows in Alaska of these
I 556 ai e lot alt d in tit* Mat an
0 k * V alley and Utfl in the Tan
ana Valley The balance- ate !o
eafed in the* Anchorage, Renal
P*!tinsuln Kodiak and Aleutian
1 land and Southea-tern Alaska
areas The local valh * has 445
heifers, otto ye«i nr ovet 4 *0 cal
vet* and 37 hulls, making a total
of 2,458 head of daily rattle.
lire Anrhorage area leads in
poultry’ and hog prodte ton fed
lowed hy the Southeast and
Kenai Peninsula areas Kodiak
fat out leads othei sections in
piodm tion
I ho ing 19-h n total of ! I 934,
700 pounds of milk was piodirced
in the Matamiska Valley Tilts
w as out of a total of 15,474,410
pounds in Alaska
MANY REGISTER
FOR SUMMER COURSES
AT UNIVERSITY
Sixty riini* registrations have
l>t«►!i received fm the special
iimniH Hi'l- hop- d tin* Uni
versity of Alaska sponsored by
fho university's horn, economies
department and tin Intension
Service
Most of tin* reservations are
from women in tin Fairbanks
area Some have arrived from
residents of Juneau Nome.
Ilonie i and Palmet, and scattered
t»unts such as Hawaii. Kansas,
Arizona, < at if ton ia and Wash in
ton. a< coniine 1o Mrs Lydia
! nfm I lan e’!, associate- director
fm e\ tension florae denmnsdra
1 ion work
Mill!) women have ‘•armed up
for Hie Bishop Method of * loth
ins1 ( dew! i ml ton with 43 reser
vations tow ard a limit of fill Ex
port instructoi Kitty Rotnn k is
returning to cue the same course
that <he caw last u-ai 'Phis
year the course will he given
July 20 August 2
Othei courses will include
Miss Vena (lark's course in
weaving June 20 Inly 18 and
Family Life Course August 4
August 8
F’oi information on
unum i
Springer Bees
Our dub met at the home of
on j leader, Mis Mohan f dm
members were absent We have
a new member, Phoebe Martin,
making a tola! of seven present
Carmel Iwe Mohan gave a
demonstration on how to equip
a sewing box We discussed plans
for our Fair booth and also de
cided who was going to camp
and out money was divided am
ong those going
Delicious ref reshments were
served
Om dub v ill have a bake side
next Saturday the :M at the
Piggly Wiggly store,
Beaters
We met June 12 at Meekers
In ni with ail mem hers piesent
uiid discus-ed the pastes contest
•rid camp Angela flecker dem
ons-ttided date diop cookies, and
Patriot a Her k or dem oust rat ed
rhttbath pink lemonade punch
Angela Meeker, repot tea
Cheechako Chefs
rite topic of out second meet
j mg at Mrs, Bacon's home May
58 vo food preparation The
| meeting was called to order by
i Barbara Cent:-, president The
t netai \ tead the minutes and
: tin ti c:e urei tbok dues and re
pot led the dub has $7 in the trea
1 surv Barbara and Nancy Chance
■ working in a team gave a dem
oust ration on making cookies
I lets Nebon demons!rated a
drink Katin 11 ul he it is to dent
ondrate at the next meeting
i which is a sewing meeting. June
I 4,
Ufa barn mill d the June 4
meeting to order at the home of
■ Ml The nil We talked about
[ramp and the fail booth and the
j business meeting was adjourned
Katliv Ibilbert ear e a demonstra
lion on making and equipping a
sewing box Refreshments were
served Mary lam Johnson is go
hip ft v t,ie m oust rat e at the rooking
meeting Inn* 11 The program
eommittee bits planned 'all the
m* «ing up to Juh 10
K a thy Hulbert reporter
The Beaters
'Tlie Beaters met the first time
May JO at the home of Fern
I. ! ek
We elected Elaine Pinkham
president; Patsy Heekei vice
president Nancy Boyd secretary;
ludy Milh i trea- un i , Angela,
H ker, reporbu l.inda LaRose,
.a;mg leader: anti Mat v Boyd ie
a eat ion leadei Mrs Leek is our
leader
Om next meeting e June ! ? at
tlje Heekei Farm Mrs Miller
was ,mi gyesl
Angela flecker reporter
CHURCH PLANNING
fVFNING RIBIE SCHOOL
t in Paine i I but eb of (3od
i will, hold ids annual Vacation
j (’lunch School the week of July
] L1 18. it was announced this
week b\ the Rev Alley Skinnei
Tire school is. planned for even
ing sessions, from 7 to fl pur,
and will delude a discussion
group for youth and adults
| workshop.: ini err Mod pet surw
are im Red to \\ i ile the ! bn etm
of Sumrner Sessions. University
I of Alaska, College
For Feist Results Try a
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Persons into rested in seeing
erahapple trees in full blossom
are invited to ride out try the
Emil I iWallers farm where the
1! foot trees are in full bloom,
as are their blur bushes.
Wilson H Woods of Palmer, a
leading field representative for
Mutual of New. York, is in Seat
tie this week to give information
to MlONY officials at a business
conference cm what policyhold
ers in Alaska want in the way of
per' mtal insur ance produc ts and
services. Woods is a member of
the Natatorial Field Club ar.i
honor organization comprised of
MANY leading product is He was
invited to participate in the con
ference because of his production
achievements and record ol sen
vice to pol icy holders.
Mrs AI Hagen writes from
Ogden, Utah that the weather is
very hot She is vacationing with
her daughter and son in law
Petty Jeanne Clark, daughter
of Mi and Mrs Frank Clark of
Lazy Mountain, is home for her
summer vacation from the Uni
versify of Washington. Miss
Clark will work in the Co Op of
five again this summer
! Mrs Mar jorie Williams, with
| the1 Quarker \ .ace Company of
New York, took a tew days oft
while in Seattle recently and
visited at (In Palme r home of hen
sister. Mis Vent Stent Mrs Wil
liams is training director I'm the
hire firm. This was her first viol
to Alaska fen mam years
1 no 11 a id F i isk e. stu d cut at t: h * *
I Jim e * I- it v ol Michigan is -pern!
mg his second summer in Alaska.
He arrived in Palmer this past
week and is living at the Dprnt
An enterprising 4 I! club, the
Copper Valley Club, is publishing
an interesting monthly news
bulletin which carries, not only
the news and activities ol the
youngsters hut considerable ad
vert) ing and news about the en
tire community of < 5lenallon and
sin Minding an as 'The publication
Am <n a Borealis' is being put
out In Hit youngsters and. is re.
portedly making a big hit with j
residents of the Copper Valley !
Mrs Mary Steelman, member
of the M at an u ska Valle y Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary Unit, was
named Dept Fxer Committee wp j
man during the recent Depart
merit of A last; a convention, and
not sergs at at anus as previously
repot ted
Carroll F Km-ff, fireman ap f
pientn e UsN, son of Mr and j
Mrs Marvin Kueft of Star Rout1#,!
Palmer is serving aboard the
support aircraft carrier l!SS
Princeton, at Long Beach, Cad if
"The Princeton operates off tin
southern coast of California con
ducting air operations and train
ing exercises.
Mr and Mrs Charles Hunt le
af Palmer left Sunday via PNA
for a three month vacation trip
dm ing which time they will vis
it Mr - Hunt ley’s daughters Mr
Robert Totten and Mrs. Open
T< -- and then families, all in
California and Mr Huntley's
daughter. Mrs. William Rem pie
md he) familv Thev also plan
a trip to Texas. During their trip I
Outside Mr and Mi Dick Rem-|
pie will occupy their home on the j
Palmer highway.
Arlene Skinner, daughter of
Rev and Mrs Alley Skinner of
HOW TO START
A DAIRY FARM
Hi ALASKA
A dairy enterprise in Alaska j
offers a compelling challenge to
someone with plenty of capital
and the will to work hard. De
mand exceeds supply so the ef.fi
trient dairy fanner can make a
good living, .according to Fix ten
sion Service officials.
During “June Dairy Month,” i
being noted throughout United
States and its possessions, the
University of Alaska Extension
Service is helping focus attention
on the dairy industry and the
value of its many products,
Milk and its allied products,
such as ice cream, cream etc,
stands at the head of the list
for fa mi production in Alaska.
The latest statistics show that
dairying took 47 percent of the
production pie
Before a pci sort stal ls a dairy
enterprise, he is advised by the
Extension Service to consider
the following facts: Capital in
vestment will be high; income
will be steady and dependable,
but not spectacular; labor re
quiiements will be great and sup j
ply must In tegular; enough
cli ar» d land to raise all roughage
is needed markets must be neat
the farm; and the farmet should
be experienced in handling daily
cat!le.
three methods arc available for
getting started in dairying in A!
•el a. it was noted These are
buying an established farm
building up and stocking a farm
on cleared land m homesteading
m uncleared land
Bity ing an established dairy
is a simple opeiafion but prices
are high and a substantial down
payment usually is required. An
important advantage is that
then? is an immediate income
Moon steading or buying an tin
developed, farm means a ‘“long;
hard struggle” but it can be done
Most homesteaders find jobs and
de\ clop theii fat ms dm ing their
[tan time I'he house goes up
and then comes the arduous task
of land clearing Potatoes genet
■<l!\ ait* the first crop, followed
by rnughnce Then a few heifers
or calves are obtained and shell
f r constructed
Because of the expense of ship
ping, roughage should be grown
by the farmer in Alaska Most
places where dairying is carried
on in any size (Matanuska and
I’anana Valleys) have only a
tliie« month pasture season.
Eight to 10 tons are needed to
carry a 1,200 pound cow through
the writer
Extension Service agents and
Research scientists at tin* Univet
sity of Alaska’s agricultural ex
periment station are always
ready to aid the prospective dairy
fat nu t with ad - ice coin d from
expet fence and struts Ready to
help out are William J Sweet
man head of the animal luisban ;
dry depat t merit and (' I van ■
Branton. head of the amicultural
engineering department their
bulletin No. 10, "Getting a Stint
in Dairying in Alaska” may he
obtaied at tin local extension
service office or by writing Uni
varsity of Alaska Extension Ser
vice. Box B, College, Alaska
Palmer, has arrived home for a
summei vacation from her stud
ies at the Pacific Bible College
in Portland
SHAVES LEADING
LITTLE LEAGUE
BALL GAMES
Little League baseball games
are drawing interested crowds
tliis year
On Saturday, June 14, the lo
cal Little Leaguers observed
Founder’s Day with a game play
ed between two teams composed
of members of the four regular
teams, The combination of the
Koslosky Braves and Jonesville
(limits won the game fiom the
Moose Dodgers and Kiwanis In
dians, 1 I to 7
Current standings in the ia>a
gue arc as follows:
One game was rained out last
week and will be made up at a
convenient time
The public is cordially invited
to turn out and watch the young
sters. Game time is 7 p.m and
players must be on band by 8:49
p.m. Games lire played on the
Little league diamond in the
Co-Op area
Lewis Geiwitz Takes
Juneau Pastorate
Lewis Gel wit? will be installed
as pastor of the Church of God
in Juneau on Sunday, June 22
The Rev Alley Skinner of Pal
mei will condut t the installation
sc rviee.
The Geiwit • family recently
moved from Palmer to take
charge of the Juneau chinch Mr
Geiwib is a son of Rm and Mrs.
George Geiwitz of San Antonio,
TVs as, former Palmer residents
dining the time when Rev (lei
vvitz: served as pastor of the Pal
mer Church of God. In addition
to his pastorate work in Texas
Rev l lei wit? also is doing mis
sionaiy construction work in
Mexico
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Braves:
Giants
1 )odgei s
Indians
Won Lost
5 1
3 4
3 4
2 4
In the absence of Rev. Skinner
the Palmer Church of God will
have the following guest speak
ers on June 22 Rev, John Hurt
who will speak at the. 41 an
service, and Dale Bryant, wh
will be the speaker in the fl p.m
service.
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SHINING THRU THE
SHADOWS
The light of the spirit Is eter
rml shining through the shad
ows of earthly loss to soften
sorrow and lift the heart with
its inspiring promise of crown*
ing glory,
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