A COOPERATIVE abhors monopoly and trill
fight it to the bitter end, '
It socks healthy competition, knowing this
is the soul of all'truo progress.
It means sclf-holp, solf-dopcndenco and
such share of the common competence'as
labor shall earn or thought can win, and
this it intends to have.
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MATANUSKA VALLEY PRODUCE BEING CARRIED TO
FOOD-DEPRIVED ALASKA
By piano, truck and train, tho produce of
the Matanuskr. Galley farmers is being dis
patched to ••'‘■laskan communities facing
sovero food shortages.
A Mitanuska Valley agency reported this
week that thus far Alaskan communities
havo been providod uith approximately 400
tons of valley produce, and it appears
that practically all valley crops will be
absorbed this yaar by the ^laskan market.
1 At present valley farriers are delivering
400 gallons'of milk per day to the rail
belt market. A low point in milk produc
tion was reported trio weeks ago, and the
supply of milk from the area’s 700 cons is
starting to increase. (It should—400 .gal.
per day is pretty law from 700 corns) or
i perhaps the dairymen should get some
new blood in their herds.)
Lettuce, celery., and cabbage are scarce,
but there is always a supply of carrots
and rutabagas.
Mhtanuska Valley farmers produced an es
timated 1,400 tons of potatoes during the
past season. Tho army and civilian mar
kets in -the territory arc expected to con
sume practically all of tho valley’s 1946
potato crop*
Crop production figures released this week
(last weck) revoal that thousands ofl-prc
duco have been marketed by Mhtanuska far
mers sihee June 1,1946, including:. '
Cabbage, 90,000 pounds; carrots, 50,000'
pounds; celery, 70,000'pounds; tutabr.ga,
20,000 pound.6; lettuce, 95,000 founds;
loaf-.-lOitt-uec^ 55^ pounds^ beets,850 bunch*
os1.and 4,OdOi.heuhds; brbcboli, 1,250
pounds; \eauliflower, 12,000'pounds; Swiss
■chard", 2,000'pounds; c'ndivb, 650‘pounds;
green onions; 8;000 bunches and 3,200 *
pounds; peas, 3,600 pdunds; rhubarb, 2,500
founds; radishes, 14;000 -bunches and
7,500 founds; spinach, 500 gouftds;Zucchini
squash; 775 pounds; turnips, 1,500 bunches
and 13,000 pounds; strawberries, 140 crates;
raspberries, 205 crates.
IVor. Forty-Ninth Star 11-10-46
Reprinted frera the Forty-Ninth' Star for
tho benefit of Mntanuska Valley people
who do net havo access to; the Star, Even
though the local pdoplo woro tho producers
of the abovo crAps, it is bclievod.tbat
they arc interested in knowing tho total
figuros for tho whole Valley,
TRAVEL OVER HIGHWAY CONTINUES 107 cars aro
reported as having cone over tho Alaska
Highway during 29 days of October, During
this sane tino 82 cars wero outward bound
over the sarao route, (This'io pretty good
for thi3 tino of the year.)