AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM
DEVELOPING
It is expected that the Artificial Breed- |
ing program rill get under'ray'soon, Hr.
Don Irrria stated this reek. Dr. TTjiliaia
Sreetnen, Head of the Dairy Improvement _j
Pro.gra;net r/ith the Dairymen at their
last regular meeting on Holiday of this
reek to discuss the program A"ith then. Dr.
Srectv.ian in getting everything ready and
rill be able to get the-program under ray
as soon as the'supplies, rhich. are coning
by air, arrive.
Dr. Bab has lined up his plots for'his
rork rith potatoes and other crops, Hr.
Irrin said-. Dr. B:-b is the Agronomist at
the Ermerinent f aim. It is planned to have
a Plant Breeder here in another year to
rork out crosses and find varieties mere
suitable to Alaskan conditions. This rork
is to be carried out especially rith vege
tables and fruits. Hr. Hodgson is ejmeri
menting rith economic plots of grain and
forage crops.
The allocation of space for H'rsery plant
ings has been nade4 Varieties of hardy
trees are being ordered from norther nur
series end experiments rill be carried on
rith there in an effort to find fruit trees
adaptable to oiir Alaskan climate. ■ T :ey
rill be fertilised in various rays,planted
in various rays and handled in various rays
It is .also planned to reset the currant,
gooseberry and raspberry bushes into the
nursery space.
Dr. J. 7. Aiderson, rho at one time had a
Greenhouse in Juneau, has made many trips
into Alaska. IIu is an outstanding botanist
and has a tremendous collection of native
plants. He is nor rith the Iora State
College at A' os, Iora, rhere he has iden
tified and classified the specimens rhich
he has collected. He plans to make another
trip to A' aska this summer, and plans are
to ask him to send into the Valley about
10 plants each of native shrubs, native
florers i. different species.of rild rasp
berries and as many different strains and
hybrids of rild l: tame strarberries,blue
berries,high and lor bush cranberries and
squar; berries; as rell as any other native
edible fruits that he can obtain.
It is planned to do the sane thing with
grasses and legumes as soon as it is pos
sible. A ■'•umber of those arc- being shipped
in this year which haT,,s been imported by
the Plant Dent, of the Dc-.arti.ient of Agri
■culture. There will probably be duplicate
plantings of these at the F irbanks Sta^
tion. The real'work in plant breeding will
begin neiet year, I hr. Irwin stated.
Arrangements have been made to have Dr.
’"falter U. Fuhximan, who is recognized as
an oiltstanding authority on farm manage
ment, cOnc to the Y.lley about the first
of Juno. Dm. Fuhriman will make a study
-Ql-Iar:.- ;.:nnar£Aisnt-..g&rdiMan.s_ and, economy
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Located 1 iiilo fror.i Palnor, on
tho ■ ''itanuska-Oalr.e r highvay.
of various types in the V.LLley. It is
hoped that t:vo additional non car. be se
cured to vork v:ith hin.
The Soils Specialists are expected to ar
rive about the first of JYne. These nen
are: Lb. hie’:, II. Trrlebert a:d Lie.Krueger#
They are-to nalce a soil survey and classi
fication, and rill nap the LIc-.tanuska Valley.
Their rorl: will be confined to the V. lley
this year Liea Irwin said.
Cent, on pare 9, Col. 2