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VOL 13
Palmer, Alaska
August 23, 1950
No*33
VIMT THE VPLLE4
Lee VanDulinden, Chief of Lilly Seed
Company*s research department and R. A.
Jones, Sales Manager for the Anaconda
Copper Company's fertilizer division are
visiting in the Territory at present to
determine the fertilizer needs for this
area the coming yean. This is the first
visit for both men.
The visitors Were shown around the Mat—
anuska Valley Monday and Tuesday by Ur.
7/ilson and Ur. Eckert. They seemed sur-j
prised to see how general the use of few
tilizer is in the Valley and wore great-j
ly impressed with results being obtained;
with their fertilizers here.
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The Anaconda Copper Company is the mak
er of our treble-super-phosphate. Mr.
Jones stated that we should be able to
receive about the same allotment next
spring as wo got last.
Mr. Van Dulinden and Mr. Jones left
Palmer for Fairbanks where they vri.ll
meet with several dealers. From Fair- j
banks they expect to go to Anchorage
and Homer.
HISTORY RE PRATS ITS SELF
Tho indestructible Clair Stock walked
away from his fourth aerial accident
last Monday morning at Snowshoe Lake j
after an unsuccessful takeoff from the j
lake in Jan*Koslosky's plane. Stock suf- j
f jred bruises and lacerations on the
face and came out with a beautiful black I
eye. Koslosky was uninjured.
W A TER STILL SHORT
To date the obstruction in our water
system has not been located. During the1
past week all air vents along the line j
have been uncovered and checked for per-;
formaned. Two wore found to be operat- I
ing improperly, Repair of those two has!
somewhat improved the performance of thei
line but full delivery is not yet being j
obtained, therefore it is necessary for J
us to insist that water only be used for
necessary purposes. Repair operations i
may make it necessary to intorupt servios'
however such interruptions will be con- j
fined to midnight and 6:00 O'clock A.M#
you rfifi help
This yenr it is our hope that the co-op
produce department -will be able to have
the finest agricultural exhibit in the
fair. If each produce grower will pre
pare one especially good item for the co
op exhibit we can have the best. We would
like to see at least several of our grow
ers put on an individual exhibit too. Com
petition will no doubt be rough but there
aru at least a'dozen of you who can make
a very worthwhile showing. Wo expect to
attract many more people from Anchorage
this year than last - Remember they are
our customers - let's give them some crop
exhibits that will show them what we can
do in the Valley.
James W. Wilson
U.S. INSPEC TOR DUE
Hoy C. McCue, Supervisor a|~_ F ado raj. In
spection for the Southwest District in
the State of Washington is now in Fair
banks and is scheduled to be in Palmer all
during the Fair week. Mr. McCue was asked
by the Territorial Department of Agricul
ture to visit the Territory for the pur
pose of meeting with growers, packers,and
inspectors of farm produce to discuss
their problems, market classes, and to
help coordinate activities along that lire
with the general practice in the States.
Mr. Sherman, Commissioner of Agriculture
is very anxious to see a uniform grade of
produce pub out by Alaskan shippers which
will equal or exceed the packing standards
of commercial gardeners "Outside". Much
of the criticism of the Ala.skan Produce
over the past years has been due to the
lack of consistency in the manner of pack
ing by individual growers in many cases a
and particularly between the various grow
ers who might market together.
As soon as a definite schedule can be
worked out for him all produce growers
will be notified so that they might par
ticipate in discussions and demonstrations
that will bo conducted by him. It is
expected that certain of these demonstra
tions will be held in conjunction with the
Fair.
Ur. McCue has been engaged in federal in
spection for approximately 15 years in the
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