EXTENSION NEWS
The Matnnuska Valley TSxti nsion
School held in 'the Pa3 ver- USO Room
I..- roh; 7, 8, and 9 had as its main
tl ,r.d the production and preserva
tion of' food.
Highlights of Tuesday's program
included a discussion of soils by
I a George W. Gasser of the Univei
s'"j of Alaska; Wallace Ebert, Ani
mal Husbandman, spoke on rasing
dairy calves for herd replacements;
Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Uanscn, Home Demon
s ■notion Leader, gave a demonstrate
on the use of the pressure cooker
and how to can food; Don L. Irwin,
Superintendent of the Metrnuska
Experiment Station,•talked on the
varieties of grains and grasses
suited to Alaska; I.M.C. Anderson,
P-.r.n Security Administrator, spoke
c -■ disease control in poul try; and
Dorn'Gasser discussed the relation
ship’ between soils and fertilizer
and the importance*of each.
On Wednesday, March 8, Lean Gasse
told about hunger signs of vegetr.bl
Mr. Anderson discussed feeding
ractices; and Dean Gasser.told of
c. nine r cl a 1 production of celery
lettuce, a. skit on "Str nmlinir
Housework” was given by a group of
ho*"'-makers.
ihursday's rrogram featured a talk
c the growing of potatoes in A In ski
by Lon Irwin; Mrs. Fohn-Hansen told
of ways to prevent waste; Miss J.
T•"el Zimmerman, Territorial 4-K
L *b Loader, discussed plans for 4
H Club work for 1944; a question
box was conducted by Don Irwin,
Dean Gasser, and I.M.C. Anderson.
A rot-luck lunch was served to.
group each day at noon. Various
homemakers clubs took charge of the
serving of the lunches each day.
The Eklutna School had in exhibit
of the work completed by the Eklutna
4-H Club winter project on display
ft the Extension Office during the
School. There was also a good dis
play of seed potatoes in the' Ex
tension Office; this exhibit showed
potatoes grown in the different
sections of the Valley.
Il’L.-SH/Tv/o carloads of fertilizer
on-track,must be unloaded by Wed.
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