Vol. 2
January ,27
195£t
Palmer,Alaska* 5^ copy
TO THE FARMERS
COMPLAINTS ARE FREQTJENTIY MADS
BY FARMERS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE
TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON QUEST
IONS REGARDING THE FIRM.
TEE EXTENSION SERVICE AND EX*
PERIMENT STATION ARE AT YOUR
SERVICE.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, WRITE
IT ON A ONE CENT POSTCARD, AD
DRESSED TO THE EXTENSION SERVICE
AT PALMER OR MATANUSHA, AND DROP
IT IN THE KAIL. YOUR QUESTION
WILL BE ANSWERED FULLY BY RETURN
MIL; OR IP’ I r.’ REQUIRES SPECIAL
DISCUSSION, THE EXPANSION AGENT
WILL VISIT YOUR PARK.
YOU CANNOT HOPE 70 HAVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERED UNLESS YOU ASK THEM.
WHEN YOU HAVE A QUESTION, ASK THE
EXTENSION AGENTS. TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS, IS THEIR BUSINESS.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS WHICH CAN
NOT BE AN SWF. LED AT ONCE, THE IN
FORMATION WILL BE GOTTEN FOR YOU.
PERSONAL FARM VISITS ARE BEING
MADE EACH EARNER AS' RAPIDLY AS
POSSIBLE BY TIIE EXTENSION AGENT.
ALL FARMERS HAVE NOT YET BEEN
VISITED BUT YOU ARE ON TIIE LIST.
HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS READY WHEN
HE COKES.
THE FARM AND HOME EXTENSION IN
STITUTE IS A GOOD PLACE TO GET
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. TALKS
ON GARDENS, POTATOES, POULTRY,
DAIRYING, FERTILIZERS, LANDSCAP
ING, FOODS, .HID ANIMAL DISEASES
WILL BE GIVEN. BRING YOUR QUEST
IONS AND ASK THoMT
List, Ext errs
ANNUAL MEETING OF
FARMERS* COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting of the Matanuslra
Valley Farmers Cooperating Associ
ation met in the Community hall on
Jan. 25, at 10:00 A.M.
From ten till noon was an informal
meeting given to general discussion
of Cooperating problems, also farm
ers immediate problems and view
points were brought before the
assembly of members.
At 12:o*clock lunch was served in
the dinning room. The employees
of the Trading Post and the Cream
ery waited table.
The regular business meeting began
at 2:00 P.M. After the roll call
it was discovered that more than
50 c of the Coop Tmenbers v/oro
present which made it possible to
continue with the regular business.
A lengthy well written report of
the- year’s activities of the Coop
board was road by Mr.Neil Miller,
Sec. of the Board. Time and space
do not permit us to print the
entire report this week. Next weak
a summary of this report will appecr
in this paper.
Mr.W.W.Head Chief Accountant for
the A.R.R.C. gave a very nice talk
in which ho stressed some of the
problems of any Cooperative during
its period of becoming firmly est
ablished. Mr.Head pointed out
somj of the advantages' our Cooper
ative had, also, the duties of Coop
members. He said, "It is the duty
of every Coop member to support
each and every member of
the Board which have been duly