Agriculture Hits
Efficiency Peak
Experimental Farms
Test Production Ways
American agriculture has reach
ed a peak of efficiency unequalled
in all the centuries man has cul
tivated the earth.
Farmers today operate ma
chines, unknown to his grandfa
ther* that till his fields, mend his
fences and milk his cows. He
plants seeds from which grow
foods and fibers unheard of in
this country a few decades ago.
He raises streamlined pigs that
arrive in larger litters and give
more ham and bacon, and sheep
with longer, finer wool.
Much of the advancement is the
result of experimental farms
maintained by the federal govern
ment. One such station is main
tained at Beltsville, 12 miles from
Washington.
It is the largest experimental
farm in the nation. It contains
11,000 rolling Maryland acres.
There are 2,000 employees, 950
buildings and 53 miles of roads.
The days of the horse and plow
(pictured in the lower half of the
above drawing-) is practically a
thing of the past on American
farms. Machinery is more eco
nomical and gives greater effi
ciency. As a result farm produc
tion has reached an all-time hit
in this country.
Included in the property are a
granary, acres of greenhouses and
an airport.
Beltsville scientists first tested
DDT and the amazing chemical
2,4-D. They are constantly ex
perimenting with cattle, chickens
and swine.
Only one of the station's crea
tions bears its name. It is the
Beltsville turkey that just fits an
apartment sized oven.
The station, like those in the
other 48 states, is a major guard
ian of the country’s forests and
’ farms, food, clothing and future
health.
Rotation Is Important,
But Not a Cure-All
As every farmer knows crop ro
tations are mighty important in
-slowing down erosion, saving top
soil and water and building tilth,
but it is not a cure-all. And cer
tainly, rotations alone won’t grow
top yields.
The University of Missouri re
ports that tests there have proved
that fully fertilized corn grown
year after year will actually out
'yield corn grown in a rotation that
is partially fertilized.
Corn with full soil treatments
averaged 97.6 bushels an acre in
three year continuous test. Corn
in rotation with red clover, plus
lime and a starter fertilizer aver
aged only 76 bushels.
In another test, wheat yielded 30
bushels. Wheat grown in rotation
made only 15.3 bushels.
But rotation is still important.
Yields jumped to 111.3 bushels
when corn in rotation got a full
fertilizer treatment that gave the
crop all the balanced nutrients it
needed for the entire growing sea
son. Wheat yields also increased,
j The Missouri agronomists re
I ported that the legume in the ro
* tation conditions the soil to make
maximum use of the full fertilizer
feed for corn.
-FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
I CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
The Alaska Soil Conservation
District Board and the Conserva
tion Advisory Committee of the
District will meet Monday and
Tuesday* January 25 and 26, 1954.
The meeting will be held in the
offices of the Soil Conservation
Service at Palmer. This group
meets semi-annually.
The Alaska Soil Conservation
Board consists of: Clarence Hoff
man, chairman; Howard Estelle,
secretary, and Bert Stimple of
Fairbanks.
George Woll of the Fairbanks
Soil Conservation Sub-district
wil laccompany Bert to Palmer.
Supervisors of the local Conser
vation Subdistricts are also in
vited to attend.
The Advisory Committee con
sists of: Messrs. Don Irwin, Jim
Hurley, I.M.C, Anderson, James
Wilson, A. W. Greeley (Regional
Forester) and Dr. Allan Mick. Mr.
Greeley will be unable to attend.
Mr. Wayne Sword of the Forest
Service at Seward will represent
him.
Items to be discussed include
plans for the orderly continuation
of land capability surveys
throughout the Territory and how
this information can be put to
best use.
A demonstration on the use of
a wood chipper will be held Tues
day, January 26, at 1:00 P. M.,
at the Grange Hall. The demon
stration will be sponsored by the
Palmer Soil Conservation Sub
district, assisted by the Exten
sion Service and the Experiment
Station. Dairymen and chicken
farmers are urged to attend. We
have had the chipper out on sev
eral farms, using everything from
a “40” Cat to a model H. Farmall
for power. It seems to perform
very satisfactorily. Wood chips'
produced seem to be an excellent
substitute for straw or sawdust
COMMUNITY
CALEKDftP
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
! AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion building, 8 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY CREDIT UNION,
Annual meeting. Co-Op club
room, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
PALMER - ANCHORAGE BAS
KETBALL, Palmer Court. Pre
lim game, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
U. P. LADIES AID BAKE SALE,
Koslosky’s, 10:00 a-m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24
SLED DOG RACES, Start at Hal
lea Lodge, 11:00 a.m.
MONDAY, JANUARY 25
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Council, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL ' MEETING,
Clerk’s office, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27
COMMUNITY CHEST, Valley
Real Estate office, public invit
ed. 8 p.m.
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
* SATURDAY. JANUARY 30
MARCH OF DIMES DANCE,
School gym. Public invited.
Ken's
ELECTRIC SHOP
General Electric
Sales and Service
All types of electrical
appliances and
repair.
Strange Facts About Polio
MAN'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO ALTER-THE
COURSE- OF A POLIO EPIDEMIC.^
2.50.000 CMtWOQCM IN U-S. AND ALASKA TOOK
PABTLN MIAS* fiAtWAA GLOBULIN INJECTIONS
IN /95"3.
First reports ov une of -ruts blood
FRACTION INDICATE BENEFICIAL RESULTS/
for bedding. This should release
a lot of straw for feed that would
ordinarily have to be used as bed
ding. Better plan on seeing the
demonstration. It will be well
worth while.
Tie-Rod Chain
A chain fastened to the front
axle of an auto-turn wagon, the
oiLer end bolted to the tongue,
takes the strain off the tiered
assembly when the tongue is
pulled around to a full turn.
This works better than tongue
stops and reduces the tendency
for steering parts to buckle on
sharp turns.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY. JANUARY 22
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
SUNDAY. JANUARY 24
SLED DOG RACES, Begin Hallea
Lodge, 11:00 a.m.
MONDAY. JANUARY 25
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY CLUB, Wasilla Li
brary, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 26
WASILLA GRANGE, No. 2,
Grange Hut, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIE SCOUTS, Mrs. John
Polis home, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 28
CUB SCOUTS, 7-9 p.m.
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Lloyd C. Olsen. Owner, Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all
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ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN SCHEDULE
Northbound Each Thursday Southbound
Read Down Up
7:30 a.m. Lt. Seward Ar. 8:05 pan.
12:01 pan, Ar. Anchorage Lv. 3:30 pan.
ANCHORAGE. McKINLEY & FAIRBANKS
Mom. Wed.. FrL. Northbound — Tues., Thurs., Sal., Southbound
8:30 aan.
12:50 p.m.
4:36 pan.
8:30 pan.
Ar.
Lt. Anchorage
Lt. Curry Lt.
Lt. McKinley Lt.
Ar. Fairbanks Lt.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Saturday
8:15 pan.
4:10 pan.
12:26 pan.
8:30
3:00 pan.
5:05
Lt. Whittier Ar.
Ar. Anchorage Lt.
11:45
9:30
Call Your ALASKA RAILROAD Agent for
Infomation
Seattle-Anchoroge Route
Permanent Certification
Asked by Northwest Line
Northwest Orient Airlines has
asked the Civil Aeronautics
Board to provide adequately for
the future air transportation
needs of Alaska on a sound econ
omic basis by making permanent
Northwest’s certificate to operate
between Seattle-Tacoma and An
chorage, and between the Twin
Cities, Edmonton and Anchorage.
Northwest’s program for Alas
ka’s future air service was pre
sented to C. A. B. Chief Examin
er Francis Brown by George
Hatch of Seattle, the company’s
Western Region sales manager.
Hatch testified that introduction
of Northwest’s new DC-6B’s and
turbo-compound super Constella
tions, to be received late this
year and early in 1955 from the
manufacturer, would assure for
future the movement of people
and goods between the States and
Anchorage. “The public interest
requires that Northwest be auth
orized to operate unrestricted
States-Alaska service over its
present route segments,” Hatch
told Chief Examiner Brown.
Northwest did not oppose re
newal of existing certificates of
Pacific Northern and Alaska Air
lines over their present routes,
but opposed the certification of
any additional carriers on the
Seattle-Tacoma to Anchorage
route.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
WASILLA P-TA PLANS
BAKE SALE JANUARY 23
The Wasilla P-TA will hold a
food sale at Teeland’s Store in
that town on Saturday, January
23, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Part
of the proceeds from the sale will
go toward the purchase of play
ground equipment for the school.
A wide variety of home made
rolls, cakes, cookies and other
pastery will be offered for sale.
BROWN'S WILL
REMOVE IT!
You're making a salad. Then
—slip! Splash! There goes
a red, ripe tomato on your
new dress or blouse. It's
hard to get out, too . . .
but not if you send the
soiled garment to us. We
carefully removed all such
"hard to take out" stains
and return the article to
you as good as new.
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I
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The Starting and Finishing Place
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