CLARA'S VARIETY
Just Rec
Girls &. '.'onans
NYLON" ' *v*
, ANKLET'S
sizes 8 to 10-|
Pr.stels & White
Store Hours 9AI.T - 6R'
BRING IT
US FOR A
COMPLETE
overhaul
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WEL DING
MACHINE WORK
C, A TES
BATTERIES \
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TIRES
ALL GIRLS
It has been all girls at the Valley
hospital during the month of Febru
ary.
In February 4, a daughter was born
to r. and lips. L.C. Nelson of V/as
illa. Mr. Nelson is station agent
at the "asilla railroad depot.
3n February 19, a girl was born to
r. and Mrs. 1. Levan of Wasilla.
ihe has been named Mary Ellen. The
Levans are homesteaders near Wasill;
Dut they are now living at Indepen-'
lence Mine where Mr. Levan is em
ployed.
I
)n February 22, a daughter was born
:o Mrs. Jeanette Marsh. The little 1
url weighed 4 lb. and 4 oz. Mrs.
.'arsh is an employee in the MVFCA
general office.
te---3he certainly is a magnetic
woman.
ihe—She ought to be. Everything
she wears is charged.
1950 SOIL CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR ALASKA '
Through its soil conservation pro
gram, the United States Department
of Agriculture gives every farmer
in the Territory of Alaska a chance
to improve and conserve the fertili
ty of his land. ft-r. Lorin T. Old
royd, Director of Extension Services
urges any farmer in -"-laska who wishe
to take part in the 1950 Soil Con
servation Program to make applica
tion to one of the following exten
sion offices not later than August
1, 1950;
Extension Service, College, Alaska
" '* Box 2477, Anchorage
" Box 1736, Palmer
Final application for payment should
be filed in one of the above offices
before March 31,1951, in order to be
eligible for payment.
PAYMENT v.'ILL 5E FADE FOR THE FCLLOW
ING CONSERVATION PRACTICES IN ALASKA
Practice 1 (b-5-ii) Applying ferti
lizer to pastures excluding small
grains; to grass or legume cover
crops excluding small grain seeded
alone; or to leguminous crops (with
or without a nurse crop) excluding
vegetable or truck crops for sale.
Rates of payment:
(a) 7 cents per lb.of available P?<)>c
(b) 60 per lb. of available K20
Payment will be made only for the
application of phosphate and potash
as listed above. Application must
be made at a time so that the eligi
ble crop will receive the principal
benefit of the material. Receipts or
invoices showing the purchase and•the
analysis of the fertilizer bought,
properly dated and signed by the
vendor, should be retained for pre
sentation to the farm inspector at
the time of inspection.
Practice 2 (b-l-ii) Using field peas
with oats in rotation with other
crops. Rate of payment:$3. per acre.
Io qualify for assistance, a good
stand and a good growth of field
peas must be obtained and left on the
land as a cover crop for winter pro
tection. The minimum rate of seed
ing is 42 lbs. of field peas and 32
lbs of oats per acre. Acreages har
vested for grain or hay are not eli
gible for assistance.
Practice 3 (b-l-ii$) Using field peas
vith oats for green manure. Rate of
payment: ,?5.00 per acre.
5ayment will be made for plowing
mder a.good stand of field peas with
)ats which have been brought
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