For What It’s Worth
Grayson E. Murphy
Dish Agriculiural Agent
Weed Facts
“Weeds In Alaska” is the title
<of a new bulletin by the agronomy
department of the Alaska Agri
cultural Experiment Station. It
•contains information about harm
ful effects of weeds, types of
•weeds, control measures, and
.spray equipment. It also contains
excellent pictures and descrip
tions of 21 important weeds found
in the Territory.
Copies of Bulletin 600 “Weeds
In Alaska” are available at the
Extension Service office in the
.American Legion building. Stop
in and get your copy as soon as
possible.
While on the subject, did you ■
Iknow: That a wild mustard plant
Tequires twice as much nitrogen
and 4 times as much water as an
oat paint? That wild mustard fs
a good alternate host of root
maggots? That wild mustard will
taint the milk when fed to dairy
cows? That a large plant of
iamb "quarter may produce as
' or; as 500,000 seeds? That some
v a seeds will still germinate
; .ter being in the soil for as long
.as 30 years?
Wild Oats
Those of you who planted the J
'“white oats” that were obtained
"by the Co-Op should watch for
•wild oats. Some sacks of this j
seed that I have seen contained ,
•a high percentage of wild oats. ]
These seeds are practically im
possible to remove from cultivat
ed oats, consequently, do not .
plan to harvest this crop for ,
seed next year. To control wild
•oats that were planted with this
seed, it should be used for silage. (
Be sure to cut before the seed is
mature, otherwise, it will shatter
■and the fields will be infested
•with this pest.
Wild Oats has been classified
;as a secondary noxious weed by
the Territorial Department of
-Agriculture. A very low percent
age of this class of weed is al- (
dowed in seed sold in the Terri
tory, and in seed certified by the '
Alaska Certified Seed Growers ,
-Association.
Dairy
A.se your cows supporting you
<or Eire you supporting the cows? ]
:How much milk must a dairy cow j
produce before she pays for the r
farmers labor? The best figures t
available show that it takes 7,000 I
f
RESOLUTION NO. 61
WHEREAS, PARKER LESTER, one of our number departed
this life on July 10. 1954, leaving many friends and neighbors, as
well as the members of this council, the Honorable Acting Mayor
of the City of Palmer and city officials to mourn the passing of a
beloved citizen of our community,
WHEREAS, PARKER LESTER has for many years been a
resident of Palmer and the Matanuska Valley and more recently
a faithful, diligent and conscientious member of this governing body,
the City Council of the City of Palmer, Alaska, devoting much of
his time and efforts for and ir. behalf of the City of Palmer and
the friends and neighbors he loved and chose to live among, and
WHEREAS, this council deeply feels and mourns the loss
of our good brother and fellow councilman and wishes in some
small measure to pay its respects to the memory of PARKER
LESTER,
NOW THEREFORE, be it hereby resolved that the Common
Council of the City of Palmer in special meeting assembled for
such purpose, in memory of PARKER LESTER, herebv cancels the
regular City Council meeting of Tuesday, Julv 13, 1954, as schedul
ed,
That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Valley
Frontiersman for publication so that the people of Palmer and
the Matanuska Valley may know that this body deeply mourns the
loss of its friend and member.
That a copy of this Resolution, duly signed by the Honorable
Acting Mayor, be forwarded to Mrs. Parker Lester, wife of PARKER
LESTER, deceased, and
That this Resolution shall be permanently recorded in the
official files in the Office of the Citv Clerk.
WM. ZAHRADNICEK
Acting Mayor
City of Palmer
Attest: t *
ELIZABETH BARRY
City Clerk
pounds of milk to pay for all costs
except labor. In other words, a
low producing 7.000 pounds is
Dreaking even and the farmer is
■vorking for the joy in milking
hat cow. Less than 7,000 pounds
>f milk per cow is costing you
noney.
How do you know what your
jroduction figures are? Weigh
he milk—take samples for but
erfat test once a month—make
ise of those figures, and you will
enow pounds of milk and butter
at produced per cow. Cull the
oafers and get paid for your la
>or with cash.
The average production for 881
■ows in the Matanuska Valley is
5,862 pounds. A lot of cows are
:>eing milked for the pure joy df
nilking.
Field Day
Don’t forget the Field Day to
3e held at the Experiment Station
text Wednesday, July 21. You
vill see some interesting work
>n livestock management, pas
ure management, and handling
if hay and other forage crops.
ie sure to bring your lunch if
•ou want to eat.
Miss Sarah Rideout, sister of
-.arry Rideout of Palmer, is visit
ng her brother and sister-in-law.
^his is Miss Rideout’s first visit
o the territory. Her home is in
Berkley, Michigan.
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ANNUAL FISH FRY
SET FOR SUNDAY
All members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen, their families
and guests, are invited to attend
the organization’s annual fish fry
to be held at Barry’s Finger Lake
Resort Sunday, July 18, begin
ning at noon.
Bill Bouwens will again be in
charge of frying the many fish
donated by sportsmen. Fish have
been turned in to the club locker
and many more pounds are ex
pected to be delivered before the
fry from sportsmen’s home freez
ers. All fish should be cleaned and
ready to cook. The organization
will also furnish coffee, hot rolls,
Kool-aid and ice cream. Those
attending are asked to take their
own picnic lunches and silver
ware. Paper plates, cups, and
napkins will be furnished.
City Councilman—
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White, has arrived in Palmer for
the services.
Active pall bearers will be
I. M. C. Anderson, William T.
Zahradnicek, Clayton Esslinger,
M. D. Snodgrass, Harold Thuma,
and Merle Anderson. Honorary
bearers are Ted Buzby, Eugene
Kirsch, Joseph Otte, and Bernard
Bouwens.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
Invites You to a
Field Day »d Picnic
Wednesday, June 21
10:30 a.m. lo 4:30 p,m.
at the
Matanuska Experiment
Station Farm
BRING THE CHILDREN - BRING YOUR LUNCH - REVIEW
THE DAIRY HUSBANDRY AND FORAGE CROP PROGRAMS
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Officials to Study Radio Communication Problems i
XA-dUlU I'UlllIIlUUUJctllUllS prOD
!ems in Alaska will be investigat- 1
ed on the ground next month by
a party of Federal Communica
tions Commission staff men who
will come to the Territory for a
series of conferences with licen
ses and to observe operations on
: the-spot at various places
I throughout the Territory.
The announced purpose of the
j trip is “to discuss the radio oper- ;
ating problems in Alaska, to
study at first-hand the difficult
conditions under which various
licensees have to make use of
! radio and to determine if there
are any possibilities of improv
ing these conditions.”
The discussions with licensees
in Alaska will be ‘‘strictly infor
mal”, FCC officials announced,
but they expressed the hope that
out of them “a series of recom
mendations can be obtained look
ing toward the elimination of
radio operating problems and int
. erference conditions in the Ter
i ritory.
After leaving Washington July 1
<, ire travelling siari omciais will
meet with Alaska Communica
tion System officals and industry
representatives in Seattle before
flying to Anchorage on July 11.
On arrival at Anchorage, meet
will be held visits made to out
of-town stations, and then public
meetings at Anchorage July 21
through July 23.
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ALASKA MILITARY
PERSONNEL TO GET
STATION ALLOWANCES
Station allowances for military
personnel serving in Alaska and
who call Alaska their home, were
effective July 1, it was announc
ed by Lt. Gen. -J. H. Atkinson,
commander-in-chief of the Alas
kan Command.
Based on the Defense Depart
ment appropriation Act for the
fiscal year 1955, which reinstates
payment of overseas station al
lowances for subsistence and
quarters to residents of U. S. ter
ritories serving in their home
territory with the armed forces,
Gen Atkinson said this allow
ance would be paid this month.
SUMMER GOATS AND SLACKS
20% Off
Store Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Open 'til 8 p.m. Thursdays
Phone 86J3
Palmer
KIMBALLS
SEVERN
BUILDING
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
WEDNESDAY ONLY
JULY 14
Abbott & Costello
MEET CAPT. KIDD
THURSDAY ONLY
JULY 15
TEXAS CARNIVAL
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
_JULY 16 — 17
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
"UNDAY — MONDAY
Niles 7:15 — 9:00 P.M.
Sunday Malinee 2:00 p.m.
JULY 13 — 19
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July
Old Stock
2x4 - $75.00 per thousand B/M
I x 6 and I x S Common Lumber - $75.00 B M
20 penny Common Nails - $10.50 100 lb. keg
15 lb. $ATURATEO FELT - $4.20 roll
% in. Steel Pencil Rod - M/2c per lin. ft.
3 Sizes Large Steel Double Hinge Sash
SPECIAL PRICE
INQUIRE ABOUT THE NEW HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN
WE ARE AUTHORIZED AGENTS IN THE VALLEY
Ketchikan Spruce Mills
NOW!
Summer Clearance
LADIES DRESSES AS LOW AS $3.30
SWIM SUITS - SHORTS
Koret and Catalina Sportswear
Greatly Reduced
Koslosky’s Dept. Store
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