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P.JuiXLR ..L..SK,
.PRXL PI 1944
NO. 15.
DR. J. C. CH.JIBr.RLIM, ENTOMOLOGIST, RETURN!
Dr. J. C. Ch.mberlin and his wife c.i'
rivcd lti the Mat .nusku V . 11 oy on Mond.y
April 17. Dr. Chamberlin ,w Ill continue,
the work ho st .rti d during tho 1 .ttcr prt
. of l_st year on tho control of economic
pests of 4il .sk-, with specific reference
to cutworms In tho V.lloy. He is sotting
up his 1 .bom.tory t the Experiment St a
tlcn nd has on hand sever.1 kinds of poi
sons ..1th which to experiment with the
bettor method of using such belts.
Th< entomologist states that there
were live or six different specimens of
cutworms found in tho V..llcy last year,
nil of which at some time or other have
caused serious d-mago in the St .tcs, ;»
bulletin .is being prep..red on cutworm con
trol nd will be av .iTubie in a v/cek or
ter d .ys.
reception for Dr. and Mrs. Chamber
lin is being hold Sat. ..fternoon in the
Extension Office from i:Q0 to 5:00 o'clock
Everyone is invited to come in and get
-cquwinted.
rU,..iC CiKO-oKS ,vk,i.Tlr;u
*.pp rex Loot. ly forty potato growers not
In tho Lxtension Office V.'od. evening to
outlirio policies for tho coning ycur. The
Coepor .ting association reported th\.t tho
pres nt potato pool vns approaching 2100
tons v. 1th perhaps 100 tons outst .ndlng.
Tot... .dvanccs nude to d .te cqu.>l $183,
00C.CC plus expenses. *.n estimate was al
so given of the rcqulrenents for tho con
ing your.
as indications of the doslrcs of tho
growers to tho Co-op, tho following no
tions were Dossed:
4 (1) "That the -ctu..l expenses of grading
>nd preparing for market be charged to
e.ch individual prouucer." although it Is
fair tii .t the producer hire the associa
tion to perform those services, it h-.s in
the past penalized the producer v,'ho has 1
graded or-cleaned his potatoes when an <
average charge is made.
(2) ''That the association pay a premium of
20^ per cwt. on commercial potatoes
disease free in a pre-harvest field in
spection, .nd r..lsed from seed purchased
from or approved by the association. The
purpose of this motion wus to influence a
trend toward uniformity of potatoes handled
o through th(' association, and I t. void
stor ge and quality losses to b most
often encountered where no uniform con
trol Is exercised over the seed.
(3) ''That producers planting seed not pur
chased or approved by the ^ssocl r.ion do
so at their own risk as to stor and
sale
It V.cs decided that a oui stlonnairr.
would be- sent to all growers, uivi th t
another meeting would be h Id te l t i-mlne
whether any limitations or furti, r r gu
iatIons would be n ctssary.___
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Twenty-five vegetable growor.. ,rd re
quests Thurs. evening for lucre a:- d nroduc
Itlon of every item on the list. the
■same time, It was pointed out, tiv t whl,
surplusses arc desirable serious ,ld
season oversupplios arc quite pos iblc t \
bay h ve quite costly cfl\cts. genera
reconatndution w s accepted that 11 luge
producers space their plantings, using .an
day to t’..o wock Intervals e- rly in the . .,
end shorter Intervals for 1 ter pi ntlngs.
New producers ..re offered the following
edvlct : (a) Diversification Is t best
bet; (b) Bulk. Carrots, beets (LI lted),
parsnips, r: dishes, greens, onio. (late)
.-.nd limited amounts of broccoli, ii-ussels
sprouts, kohl-r.bl, gree n be at is, r.rsley
and any vegetables not n ,:.V d h■ v< previous
ly been .unde rdone and are consld -cd to
sffer th* best opening; (c) Definite but
LI...lted increases are cull*ed for In tur
nips, both bunch and bulk, rut- b gas, peas
ind good Celery; if you want to n y with
:he wolves, summer and winter c .bbigc,
lettuce and perhaps celery offer th best
field. 7.e want big crops, espicl'.Lly late
In the season, but the competition o. ;Id
pe rough.
A. questionnaire .vill be sent out short
ly. •Protapt end accurate answers will help
is iron out most of the kinks, .nci the co
jperation of each producer is request-d.
The association is contemplating con
structing storage for approximately hall
the desired amount of cabbage, celery and
lettuce desired for storage. Producers
arc asked to provide storage for the oti.^r
half.
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COOPERATION IS NOT «, SENTIMENT
IT IS x.N ECONOMIC NECESSITY.