FIELD DAY SUCCESSFUL
The following was carried out on
iSld Day at the Experiment Sjtaticin
n September 8, 1945. V
19 a,m, !-12 Individual.tours?of; iA
farm, *• . ’ A
12- 1 p.m. Lunch period--Coffee and
. cool drinks furnished by
Station"personnel;
1 p.m. - 2 p.m* ’‘General Plan of
Experiment Work'*
Stanley L. Bnlloun-Superintiendent
Dr, J.C. ChambVrlin* Entomologist
Dr, S,M, Finomarl Agronomist
Wallace Ebert Animal Husbandman
2p.m, - 3 p.m. Contents and Recrea
tion Events.
50 yd. Race* for °oys under 12
years of age.
»50 yd. Race for girls any age,
50'yd. I Race for ^oys 12 to 75 yrs<
Special Event Open Only to Pro
fess iona Is- -Rolling-pin .Throw? ng
Contest for Ladies.
Relay“Race--Station Personnel vs
Any Challengers.
3 p,m. - 4:30 P.M. Conducted Tours
of Projects
Entomological Projects
Dr. J. C. Chamberlin 1
agronomy Projects Dr. Z.M.Finemnn
Dairy & Sheep Projects-'; . •
: j; 7/a 11 ace Ebert
4:30 p.m, — Statibn personnel were
on hand, following the'tours, to.
answer any questions or to explain
the work in more detail to inter
ested parties.
About 125 people attended, enjoy
ing a fine pot-luck dinner at noon.
Following the dinner,‘Stanley Balloun
superintendent of the Experiment
Station, explained the work of the
[Station in general, emphasising the
fact thpt agronomy, animal, husbandry,
and entomology projects wore closely
correlated and worked toward tShe
same end--more profitable forming
in the Matanuska Valley, He then
introduced L)r, J,C, Chamberlin, ,.t;» ••
entomologist, who explained.the work
in entomology which h.i has been
doing in the Valley for the past
three years. Dr, Chamberlin ex
pressed a belief that tho root mag
got and the cutworm were probably
the valley's1 chief insect pests,ai d,
nltho much progress had been made
toward finding effective control
methods for these pests, y et .the\vc
work in. entomology-' was f.ni from
complete, ^ r )" .*
Wallace Ebert, Station animal
husbandman, talked briefly about the
livestock experiment work carried on
at the Station in the feeding of
dairy cattle ahd sheep and discussed
some of the results of this.ex
periment work. Dean Geo, C. Gasser,
now Commissioner of Agriculture for
the Territory, and ^on1Irwin, for
merly agronomist in charge of the
Matanuska Experiment Station, each
spoke briefly, expressing their
interest in the research work done
at the Station, .‘.-1
Following the program above, several
recreational events were held with
the following winners: 1
50 yd race for boys under 12 years
"Archie MacNeven
50 yd race for boys over 12 years
r__ n David Chamberlin
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* C AK ES. fancy cakes
.. cup cakes Birthday
J. Wedding .
Bls.E AD -Whole V/heat .
Rye White French’
ALL KINDS CF
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coffee cake
VVN, ROLLS •>
BUTTERHORNS
y\ ^ COOKIES
! DONUTS
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^RICE and
PERKINS
CACHE
YOUIl MEAT."
THE MODERN
WA Y
BRING YOUR FRESH MEAT
TO THE LOCKERS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE IN ' CRDER TO INSURE
THE BEST KEEPING QUALITIES.
WE HANDLE ALL KINDS OF MEATS—
SAUSAGES, . LUNCH MEATS
COTTAGE CHEESE I^OCAE CHICKENS
EGGS mi- ■ ■'