Egg Industry to Be
Featured at Fair
Among new and interesting
displays and demonstrations that
will be seen at the 1956 Matan
uska Valley Fair will be one
section devoted to the egg in
dustry in Alaska.
A new egg processsing ma
chine, made available by the Na
tional Poultry Equipment Co. of
Renton, Washington, will be
demonstrated during the three
day fair. Various poultry farm
ers plan to assist by demonstra
ting the candling, cleaning and
sizing of eggs. Although machin
es have been used in the past
that do each individual process,
this is the first machine that
combines all three operations in
one. Eggs are dry cleaned in
this new machine, instead of the
older method of washing with
water. George Crowther, ADA in
spector, pointed out that by
cleaning with sand paper there
is less chance of bacteria staying
on the eggs.
Visitors to the exhibit will see
hens housed as they would be on
a farm. They will be able to see
the entire process of getting
eggs ready for market, and may
even be able to buy fresh Valley
eggs from some of the farmers
participating in the demonstra
tion. They will see eggs candled
to pick up defective eggs, then
into the automatic cleaner where
whirling sandpaper loops revol
ving at high speed thoroughly
sand the eggs to remove all
dirt. Eggs then go onto an auto
matic weigher which sorts them
for size. This is the final step be
fore they are packed in attrac
tive egg cartons, stored under
controlled refrigeration, ready
for market in the best possible
condition.
The Department of Agricul
ture figures show that there are
about 19,000 laying hens in this
area. Approximately 25,000 doz
en eggs are consumed at home
by the producers and the bal
ance of some 300,000 dozen reach
the Alaskan market. Last year
in the Anehorage-Matanuska Val
ley area eggs produced a market
value of nearly one quarter of a
million dollars.
The Department of Agricul
ture will assist in the exhibition
with the following participants:
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association (Matanus
ka Maid brand); R. C. Collins
(Valley Pride); John A1 Cantro of
Spenard (Uneeda Farm); John
McDonald (Wasilla Creek) and
PRODUCTION LINE
More and more pou'try farmers are going1 into the cage-type
operations in both the States and Alaska. The above.picture
shows the typical type cage used to hquse poultry. Eggs no
longer stay in the nest but roll out to the front where they
are easily gathered.
John Hainan, USDA Poultry Grading Branch from Washing
ton, D. C. and George Crowther inspector with the Territory’s
Department of Agriculture, inspect a batch of locally produced
eggs. The two men worked very closely during Hainan's visit
to Alaska in working out egz grading requirements
Thunderbird Ranch in Palmer
will also be represented in some
way.
Literature on the poultry busi
ness will be distributed to all in
terested persons.
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We have a large selection and many new
types. Also cut flowers
Time now to transplant hardy perennials.
Palmer Nursery
MILE 49 GLENN HYVY.
Un!tsd ProfssSant
Paster and Family
Arrive in Palmer
The Rev. and Mrs. Bertram j
Rut an and their two daughters, )
Marcia and Leslie, arrived in
Palmer on Monday night of this
week and have taken up their
residence at the United Protes
tant Church manse. Rev. Rutan
will conduct his first local ser
vice Sunday morning, Septem
ber 2 at 11 a.m.
Rev. Rutan comes to the Un
ited Protestant Church from th'»
First Presbyterian Church in
Skagway where he served the
past three years. The past few
weeks he has been attending a
clinical pastoral training course
at Emmanuel Hospital in Port
land.
The new United Protestant
Church pastor was ordained in i
the Larison’s Corner Presbyteri- j
an Church in New Jersey in 1952.
He and Mrs. Rutan are gradu-!
ates of the University of Minne- j
sota and Rev. Rutan also attend
ed the Fuller Seminary at Pase- <
dena for one year and Prince
ton Seminary for three years.
During World War II he served
with the 4th Battalion Paratroop
ers and the Fifth Division in
the U. S. Marine Corps. His for
mer home was in Long Island,
N. Y. Mrs. Rutan originates from
Los Angeles, California.
THOUSANDS OF DISPLAYS
to be shown at Matanuska Val
ley Fair September 1, 2, and 3.
OLD-TIMER HONORED
ON BOTH BIRTHDAY
More than 75 relatives and
friends honored the first home
steader with a family who settled
in the Matanuska-Susitna valley
area, with a party marking his
90th birthday. J. Fred Edlund
was the guest of honor at a
party held in Wasilla Commun
ity Hall August 18 and he enter
tained the group with his violin
playing as he did some 39 years I
ago. Mr. Edlund, who now makes I
his home in Port Angeles, Wash
ington, has been visiting his ehil- ]
dren in the valley area for the ;
past three weeks. A large three-1
tiered birthday cake was baked !
by Mrs Frank Smith who with |
Mrs. S. D. Fleckenstein and Mrs. j
Carl Frilzler wras hostess for the j
party. |
The nonegenarian came to the
valley in 1914, homesteading in
the Matanuska Valley. His
daughter Mrs. Rose Wilkinson
was the first white woman in the
valley and her daughter, Mrs.
Lila Hanson the first white baby
born in the valley.
Mr. Edlund moved to Port An
geles three years ago. He has 10
children, three living in the val
.ley. Mrs. Florence Fleckenstein,
Mrs. Vickie Fritzler and George
Edlund. He has 70 grand and
great grandchildren.
LABOR DAY AT THE FAIR
will be celebrated by special pro
grams honoring labor and agri-;
culture on Monday, September 3
PRIZE CATTLE of the Mat-j
anuska Valley will be exhibited
at the Fair this year. Grand
championship ribbons and valu
able cash awards will be made
in this division.
IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients confined to the Valley
Presbyterian Hospital this week
include Ole Johnson, John Sh
tienfeld of Chitna, Mrs. Aaron
Combs and infant son of Wasil
la, Mrs. James Hitchcock and in
fant son, Mrs. Clyde Billot and
infant son, Robert Lincoln, Rudy
Yerbich, Annetta Sawby, and
Melveta Carter of Chugiak.
Hospitalized but now out were:
Deanna Diedrich of Sutton, Mrs
William Bounser and infant
daughter, Mrs. John Hemmer
and infant daughter, Rebecca
Whitfield (age 3), William Fox,
Mrs. John Dodge, Robert Van
Treeck of Anchorage, Rosemary
Zenona (age-6). and Mrs. Russell
Oberg and infant daughter.
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Welcome to the Valley Fair
m WE HAVE THE NEW AMANA COMBINATION
FREEZER-REFRIGERATOR IN STOCK.
SAVES TIME AND SPACE
© FAIRBANKS-MORSE GLASS-LINED WATER
HEATERS HAVE ARRIVED
This is the fact Thurs
day evening we will be
o^ert unSil 9 p.m. for
the season. Regular
hairs begin next week
3:38 A.M. • 5:30 P.M.
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Drop Leaf Tables -
Steels - Step Stools
Chairs
• HEADQUARTERS for all
needs in the home and
on the farm
SEE OUR DISPLAYS
AT THE FAIR . . .
Our SURGE MILKING
EQUIPMENT will be
used each day in ths
fine cow display in the
Sncdgiass Building
Co-Op Warehouse
Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Assn.