LXTLNSION NLVJS
The Matanuska Valley 4-H Club Leaderp
Council was hold In tho Lxtenslon Office!
on Wednesday, «.pril 26. Plans for the
.year's projects were discussed by Miss
J. Ha;vel Zimmerman, Territorial 4-H
Club Loader. Lorin T. Oldroyu, Dir- i
ector of Lxtenslon Service, also spoke
to the group on club work.
a new project being offered this
.year is rural .electrification. In «lasfe
a contest award of a $1C0.00 war bond is
being offered for the best demonstration
of using electricity on the- farm in ways
to help Increase food production and re
lieve the serious shortage of farm labor.
Boys or girls- who. have had two years
In club work and are enrolled this year
and are between the ages of 14 and 21
years are eligible to compete in this
contest! However, anyone who Is a club
-ember can enroll In the project.
Growing Lettuce;'
Sandy loams arc preferable for the
early crop, altho lettuce Is grown suc
cessfully on many typesof soil. Silt
and clay loams arc used extensively for
growing lettuce and may be even prefer
able during warmer parts of the growing
season. The heavier types must be sup
plied with organic matter to prevent
their becoming compact.
Varieties for commercial growing In
the Valley are among the crisp head class
of the cabbage-heading habit with the
central leaves much overlapped. The fol
iage Is crisp or brittle, coarse-veined,
and large ribbed with lnn^r portions
slightly translucent white. Suitable
varieties for the Valley are: New York
No. 51b, New York No. 12 and Imperial 44
Imperial 44 Is slower to bolt-than any
other strains of the New IFork type. It
shows some degree of resistance to mil
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In preparing soil for let-tuce, the
grower should bear in mind that rapid,
continuous growth is essential to high
quality yields. «.n abundance of orgmie
utter is particularly important for let
ice, both to assure great moisture hold
ing capacity and to maintain the friable
condition which is necessary to encour
age development of the naturally limited
root system. Stable manures and green
manures should be usod very freely. The
Experiment Station recommends a 6-10-6
Fertilizer applied at the rate -of 500#
to the acre end u 100# side dressing
1;iter. It is considered that tip burn
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SPECIAL COURTEOUS SERVICE IN A
COMFORTABLE CAR. FULLY INSURED.
BONDED DRIVER. hMBULaNCE SERVICE.
STAND AT THE RON-DA-YOO CAFE.
frll ?£AM VVHJ7E LAUNLKY
Pacronlze ycur homo scrvic 2.
WE aRL PREPARED TO TilKE CARE of your
LnUNDRY aND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. WE Will
CuLL FOR «ND DELIVER BUNDLES
CLOTHES CLEANED & PRESSED
CLEnN OUT YOUR CLOSET HO#
BRING YOUR CLOTHES TO
1 THE PEaRL WHITE LAUNDRY F ,R
DRY CLEANING
OLSEN BROS. CLEANERS_s. .NOR^GE
THE V/ILLCW C'Auk STAGE
WALTER COOPER, OWNER
D^ILY ROUND TRIPS TO ^NCIIOR^GE
Leave Palmer . .9:oO iv.M.
Leave anchorage.5:00 P..V.
LO^S BEAUTY SHOT’
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KO.nr. r»s
DAY GIF i' ??
A VISIT TO LOU’S !
for:
A new hair-:1c
Permanent
Manicure
Facial
Shampoo
Derme t/iga cosaofrl -■
r>r V
Is lncrtnsed by a high ratio of potash and
by top dressing with nitrogen near the
time of maturity.
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