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November 13j_ 1947
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POTATO PRICE JUMPS
The potato market took a real spurt this
week with the price jumping to 4.75 on the
Seattle 1'arket.
Oh October 31, the price was quoted at
4.00) '"6vember 6, Netted Gems were quoted
at 4.50. This sudden rise in the price
is duo to the fact that supplies are hard
to locate as fanners in most districts
have harvested their potatoes and what is
not 33Id is being held in storage in the
anticipation of higher prices. It is ex
pected. that the price will be 4.75 or high
or no t r eek.
Tliis 'rformation was received bjy the M.V.
F.C.A. this week in a special Alaska Bul
letin.
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
At a r '-cial meeting of the Board of Direc
tors'ef the I'.V.F.C.A. on Thursday of this
week, the date for the next membership
meeting'was set for December 10, in the
evening. This meeting is being called for
the purpose of reviewing the proposal pre
sented by a group'of Dairymen, at the last
quarterly meeting.
LAbbAUE MOVING AGAIN
The Army is again accepting cabbage after
a months suspension. This suspension mas
due to the arrival of cabbage at the Post
on or-:'firs that had been placed and can
00110:’, but the cabbage came through any
way. This naturally affected our market.
DRIVER SALESMAN ON
ANCHORAGE ROUTE
Chester Cox from Bellingham, Washington,
is now on the Retail milk route in Anchor
age for the U.V.FiC.A. Mr. Cox has morke<
for the ’"hatcom Cp. Dairymen's Associatioi
for the past 10 years as a Driver Sales-'
man'handling wholesale milk and icecream.
DAIRYMEN CHANGING BY-LAWS
At the last meeting of the Dairymen on
Monday evening of this week, a resolution
was passed to change the By-Laws of the
Association to conform with th e Artifi
cial In semination Program. The first
reading was made at this last meeting and
the second reading will be at the regular
December meeting.
EXTEnSlOn SERVICE Pirns
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Director Oldroyd, Head of 4-H Club and
Extension Service TJork in Alaska announced
this week that a new program is to be in
stituted this next year in the Extension
Service Vfork in Alaska.
| Plans for this work grew out of a meeting
which was hold in the Extension Service
; Office JJonday morning of this week at
I which Marvin Allyn, Manager'of the M.V.F.
j C.A.; and C.7T, Peters, Manager of tho
A.R.R.C, met with Mr. Oldroyd and Parker'
! Lester, District Agricultural Agent. Mr.
; Oldroyd told the group that the Extension
; Service would be very glad to help in any
| way they could with farm problems and fur
: thering the development of better agricul
j tural practices in tho Valley. Mr. Allyn
! was asked in what way he’thought they could
i be of the best help. Mr. Allyn briefly'
outlined what he would likd to scq done.
*He suggested that the Extension S rvice
1 conduct an educational program throughout
| the year that would help improve farm
! practices in the Valley. This program
! could include: 1. Planning the proper use
1 of the land as to where to plant potatoes,
: cabbage, celery etc, z, .'bat typo 01 ior
1 tilizer to use for the different crops.3,
! Encourage farters to tost the soils and
j find out rhat is needed to build up the
! soil fof the type of crop they plan to
i produce, 4. Y7hat varieties of seed to
; select for this climate and soil,'5.Fre
1 paration of the soil for planting, 6.Cul
! tivation methods to be used here, 7,At
! harvesting tine give; instructions on hor
and when to harvest the different crops
as well as proper methods of packaging.
1 8. Proper storage for the different crops.
| The discussion “held at this meeting rp—
! stilted in plans to form an agricultural
cofmittee in each community to make a
study of the immediate problems in that
; Oomnunity, This work is to be correlated
with the 4-K Groups'and Homemakers* groups
as as possible. Mr, Lester said that
this next year the major problems to bo
considered woOld include: Dairying,Vege
table growing, Potato nroduction, Agricul
tural 2nginoering( such as mechanical hay
drying,"ventilation of buildings, Storage
of potatoes and vegetables) and Poultry
Raising.
A central committee rill bo formed to
work with the local committees in an ad
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