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VOL. 13
Palmer.Alaska
Pebruery 17,1950
No. 7
Q m t n 0 !h EfrT TO CHPllGE
FISCAL 4EOIT PROPOSEU
Auditor Kwrzie has recommended that
the Fiscal year be changed from
December 1st, to June 1st each year
In accordance with his request the
Board of Directors has prepared an
Amendment to provide for this changi
The main reason for this proposed
change is that the business of the
Association is,in better shape to
close the books at this time than
it is under the present setup. In
ventories are lower than at any .
other time of the year. Employees
have more spare time to take inven
tories and the accounting office is
not as busy at that time of year.
December 1st finds the potato pool
only half or less finished. Christ
mas goods fill.the shelves in the
Consumer uhits and the Office force
has more work than at any other tim<
of the year.
In connection with the above change
it is recommended that the date of
the Annual meeting be changed to
August 15th or 45 days after the
closing of the Fiscal year./.eather
conditions in January or February
are so uncertain that members find
it impossible to attend the Annual
meeting at this time of the year.
Frequently the days are cold and
shorter periods of daylight make it
difficult for some of our larger
producers to attend. There is no
school _in_ August_Cont. page 3
FfiRlll & HOiTIE UDEEK
OFFERS VARIED. PROGRhOl
Highlights of the Farm and Hume
week Institute which will bo held
in the Grange Hell this next week on
February 21,22, and 23rd are as fol
lows:
Mrs. Lydia Fohn Hansen, Home Demon
stration Leader, will give a Fur
jDemonstration which will include the
making of llukluks and Mittens.
Mrs. Mary Robinson, Extension Spec
ialist, will conduct classes on the
iRefinishing of Hood. ‘
'Mr. Lorin T. Oldroyd, Director of
iExtension Service in Alaska, will
|discuss the Pribilof Deal Industry.
I Dr. i.'yron Babb will speak on Grcen
'house Culture of Tomatoes and Cucum
bers and Trials in Potato Variety.
.Dr. ^.llan H. Mick,will' speak on Sail
Testing and Fertilizer Technique.
I '
[Mr. ■•illiam Swcetman will discuss
[Feeding, Irons end Breeding Program.
Dr* •S.C.Litzenberger will speak on
[Variety tests in Cereals.
i
Mr. Charles Milson will speak on
'Progress in Alaska Soil Conservation
District.
Mr. Thomas Dry vill report on Soil
Survey and .Mat it Means.
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