CO-OP MOTES
ATTENTION DAIRYMEN: I an still wait
ing for the records etc.of the cattle I
looked at Outside to arrive. Frankly,
the possibility of bringing in cattle at
this tine does not look too favorable due
to the high prices and the scarcity of an
inals.
There is such a heavy demand for milk
stock Outside now that anything available
is snapped up as soon as offered. I an
hoping that we will hear from some of the
breeders by the next nail.
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This issue of the paper introduces Mrs.
Lois Allen, the new editor. Mrs. Allen
cones to us well recommended for the pos
ition and we sincerely hope she will enjoy
her work with us.
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I wish to take this opportunity to
thank Mr. and Mrs. Mewville for their
splendid w^rk and cooperation in editing
the paper. They have had a big job op
erating their farm and publishing the pa
per and they deserve a lot of credit.
L. C. S
United Protestant Church
0. Wilbur Randall, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 A.!'<
Morning Worship 11:00 A.II.
Christian Endeavor 7:30 P.M.
William J. Bouwens is license officer
and Territorial Enforcement officer for
this Third District.
In the recently published Annual Repor
of Governor Ernest Omening he says of
the ’feitanusko Valley Colonization project
"In the Hatanuska Valley colonization
project about 4,500 acres, formerly cov
ered with fir,and spruce forest, are now
growing excellent crops of wheat, barley,
oats, peas and oats hay{vegetables, such
as cabbage, cauliflower, celery, lettuce,
rhubarb, garden peas, carrots,radishes,
turnips, rutabagas, beets, onions, chard
and potatoes, also thrive. . . .
The dairy industry in the valley ex
panded greatly this year, producing grade
A nilk according to Territorial regula
tions, In the spring of 1941, 12 farmers
with 112 cows were producing 231 gallons
of grade A milk daily, most of which was
sold to consumers in Anchorage and. Fort
Richardson, through the Hatanuska Valley 1
Farmers Cooperating Association(Ed(This
is, of co«sse,the governor’s report for
1941. The spring of 1942 finds 800 gal
lons of milk being produced in the Valley
daily of which 500 gallons daily is grade
A milk), .
There are now 133 occupied and 8 unoc
cupied farms in the project, A number
For quality bread
CAKES AND ALL PASTRIES SEE THE
SHAMROCK BAKERY
You say you don’t care for my
new spring hat,
And my suit with the herring
bone weave;
The brim is too wide, and the
crown too flat,
And the tailoring wrong at the
sleeve?
How backward your taste.' This
year I have donned
LIy last year's model, and in it,
I feel myself wearing my new
defense bond,
And I know I am up to the
minute.'
-Isabelle Longfellow
|_ IGHTEN YOUR HOUSEHOLD TASKS BY
SENDING YOUR ASHING aND IRONING
TO THE
PEAK I WHITE LAUNDRY
of the original 40-acre tracts have been
combined with others to make 80- or 120
acre farms. Additional land is being
cleared on the unoccupied tracts to make
then more valuable for farming. The num
ber of colonists who are farming their
land industriously and who recognize their
responsibility in meeting obligations,such
as payments for livestock, farm equipment,
land and buildings, is increasing. There
is sufficient .farming experience now in
the lintanuska Valley to prove that agricul
ture is a distinct success in the valley.
The climate and soil are suitable. The
growing season is sufficiently long to
mature grains of the common cereals except
corn, and the winters are less rigorous
than those of northern Minnesota and North
Dakota.
All activities of the Palmer community
center have been taken over by the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating Association.The
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
continues to cooperate with the farmers in
the care and use of property sold to them
on g long-term basis."
Three hundred and eighty-nine million
people - one sixth of the human race -live
in a triangular area two-thirds the size of
the United States. This area is India.
In India 45 races speak 225 different
languages, according to ’.Vorlc Almanac.