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November 18,1949 No.45
CO-OP flOTES
MILK SITUATION
For the benefit of members \Vho may
not be currently informed on the
present milk situation, the follow
ing information has been released
for publication.
On October 1, Arthur Holbrook dis
continued marketing his milk x' -c
through the IJ.V.F.O.A. facilities.
Later Victor Falk, A.^.Rempel,
Frank HciJLlister and Lrnest Hurring
ton discontinued milk deliveries
to the P„lmer plant. On November
15 these five were followed by two
more,namely; Leonard Moffitt and
^Crvid Johnson. All of these are •
selling their milk through ,-laska
Dairy Inc. in anchorage.
L' st v/eek the following letter v;as
nailed to all mill: shippors by the
general nanager, Janes Mlson.
Dear Member:
i.fter giving'the milk situation
thorough.study it has been decided
that it would not be a sound policy
to make a price raise at the pres
ent t-.time. v.'e realize that on the
surface our pompetitor’s offer
looks very attractive and may look .
like a good proposition to a number
of shippers; however, please consid
er the following points carefully
before you nake a decision.
1. Since 1946 your co-op has each
year paid its dairy shippers more
for its milk than the preceding
year.
2. During that time operating costs
in the dairy department have been
reduced each year.
3. During that period the dairy far
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. PROVE EQUfiLITy
L.C,Stock proposed at a recent
Chenier of Commerce meeting that the
merchants and business people of
Palmer launch a campaign to promote
the sale of more Matanuska potatoes,
Mr. Stock maintained that Matanuska
Potatoes were as good as any shipped
in from the st*ates. At this week’s
Chamber meeting on Wednesday, he
produced the concrete example to
prove his statement by serving rich
golden brown French fried Matanuska
Potatoes, on his lunch menu. Mr.
Stock declined all credit for the
potatoes, however, and to'ld the
Chamber til at they were fried by the
Shamrock bakery.
A report from the Committee,appointed
at the previous meeting,was submitted
by Bon L, Irwin, Chairman. Some of
the points outlined by the committee
in this report were .as follows:
1. Plant certified seed in tested
soil.
2. Plant early so that potatoes will
attain their maximum maturity.
3. Fertilize the soil according to
,§oil indication tests.
-4. Destroy diseased vines, tubers,
and remove all diseased tops and
"'tubers from the field.
5. linploy the best methods of culti
vation and of harvesting.
6. Store at proper temperatures, 40°
or slightly less--in a dark cellar.
7. Potatoes-should bo graded care
fully in accordance with the potato
lav/s of Alaska.
8. Every effort should be made to
prove to the ^laskan public that the
Matanuska potatoes are as good as
outside potatoes by putting(Cont.p.9
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