CLARAS VARIETY
&
SURPLUS PROPERTY
JUST RECEIVED - -
A NETT SHUT33TT of—
FILIGREE NOVELTIES--: including
Pocket Flash lights
Cigarette Lighters
2-color Ball Point Pens &
Oth^r Items.
ALSO:. Plastic’ Strapless Bib Aprons.
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homemakers tea planned
At the last Homemakers Council mooting it
was docidod to hold a Toa and display of tho
various craft work, on liay 6th in tho U, P,
Church parlors, at 2:00 p.m. Tho National
Home Demonstration v/eck is Ifcy 1-7.
Tho hoad committee for this event, as appoin
ted by the- Council includes its* Emma ling,
Airs, Carla Duff, Its. Don Irwin and Ik's,
Charlop Nilson. They have appointed the
hollowing committees:
1. Handicraft Display—Its, Ed Blom, Iirs.
rhul ir.rtin and *Mj»s. Ilaudo Pare.
2. Coffee and Tea, Mrs, Jack Cope and Its.
Vera ilorrison -
3. Decorations, iirs, Lou Sandvik and lira.
1-Jf.ud Hosier.
4. Serving, I:Irs, Dorothy Hurley, Pts. Joe
Lentz, and Hrs, Nina-Stock,
5. litchen committee, iirs, P5n, Bouwens, Its.
Emma Lessing and its, Virgil Exkcrt.
6. .To. Pour, Iirs, Leslio Gill and, Its, II. D,
Snodgrass.
The £utbe, 12:30y Hlverti^cd,' Checchako * '
Chugiak, Manilla and Jr. Homemakers Clubs
are each asked to bring 5 dozen fan3y small
cakes or cookies. Glacier View is to bring
nuts. Tho Sourdough to bring mints. Its,
Charles Pilson to bring lemons, its. ling
and .ts, Irwin are to make the mints irith
the Sourdoughs furnishing the sugar.
RAISING PC TATGES IN-ALASKA
The best seeding dptos have been found to
be I!ay 15 to 21 for the main crop of pota
toes for commercial purposes;•and Juno 5
to 10 for the seed stock potatoes accord
ing to a pamphlet published by Don L.Irmin
at the time.ho mas Agronomist at the llata
nuska Station*
- Rato: Sood 600 to 900 pounds per aero
according to the midth betmocn rot's and
distance aprt of hills in the rom.
The•planter should be disinfected mith a
solution of any of the following: a solu
tion in mhich seed pas. dipped, a strong
solution of lyo mater, or mith BK solution*
Rom TJidth; 'Should be mido enough for cul
tivation and ridging mith equipment at
hand. Roms 40 to 42 inches apart and seed
spaco from’14 to 16 inches apart have boon
found best,'r
Depth: Plant seod from 4 to 5 inches deep;
doep onough to protect tho seed pie cot nhon
harrorfng to kill moods. Early stock nu/
be planted near the surface and covored
lightly.
Cult ipacking, to firm the soil and tc hold
tho moisturo is advisable. On Soilu that
are moll supplied mith moisture, harron—
ing mill hold the moisture,
Fertilizer: Uso one of the folloming com
plete fertilizer mixturos, depending upon
richness of soil and amount of soed usod
per aero: 4-6-10 at 300 pounds to 400 lbs
Per aero; Cont. on page 5