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rnii VALLTO SETTLER is publishoe!
ever;' Friday by the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperative
Association at Valuer, Alaska.
Mng.Editor: I.Iarie Wilson
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This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
nows of the Matanuska V^Hoy
Fanner' s Cooperating Associations
work, problems, accomplishiasnts,
an" also, news of local and gen- '
oral interest; and to help foster
the cooperative spirit of the
farmers of the Matanuska Valley.
EVERY CLOUD IIAS A GOOD
LOOKING INSIDE
They say when recovering from the
measles, the skin peels, O.K. if
beauty is only skin cleop we cer
tainly have something to look
forward to.
It is very gratifying to see the
variety of fresh produce brought in
from the farms. Besides the usual
lettuve i- . cabbage, radishes,
c.ali floweronions' and peas;, we
also have some new items to add
to the list, strawberries, mush
rooms, _nd some one his a few
cucumbers. Some of these items
are limited in quality but their
quality is certainly first class'.
VvTe „ re making history as a co
operative, by handling,or making
'■arrangements, to handle', every
f-rru product produced. This is
something most cooperatives never
try to do. They either specialize
in oranges or lemons, ana we can’t
r use oranges.
Give us a little more time and the
things we ..produce will probably
surprise even ourdelves.
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FROM SLLDOVIA
Ur S .r • * /.\ X i* e.il p ■.> .iU la a S o o h *1 *w
McCulough ^-H le ick-rs irorn Scldov
arrived in Anchor~ge accompanied
by ti.ree of their members expect
ing to go on to Fairb .nkn from
t'u re.
The children were Laura Ursin,
Barbara Nyman and Lune-d Morris,
all taking first year baking as
their major project. Also these
girls are taking a garden pro
ject and tell us they have had
new potatoes from their garden
at Seldovia just before they
left.
They urrivedw unaware of the
epidemic in the valley. However,
they are being conducted about the
valley by Miss Zimmerman, who
will also take them back to
Anchorage this evening. They
have had the measles and there is
no danger for them to see all there
is to see-,before they must return.
3Y THE W
Recently, two cows died from
the- effects of eating commercial
fertilizer, which wus left where
the could get to it.
It prob ably is not known th^t
cows would eat it, nevertheless,
this is worning to be cureful
where you leave it.
Other precautions might be
mentioned at this time in connec
tion with the accidents which
c-n happen to stock on the farm.
One case has been called to our
attention where a halter was
left on a horse, the horse was
turned loose in the pasture, got
caught on a fallen tree by the
halter and w^s not found for
days or until the horse was in
a.very weak condition. Another
farmer lost some turkeys from
eating rock salt that was left out.
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