EXTENSION NEWS.
The appointment of William M.
Rogers to the position of District
Agrieultral Extension Agent for the
Matanuska Valley has been reccomend
e<l by Lorin T. Oldroyd, Director of
tbe Extension Service.
/ This appointment will likely be
confirmed in the near future by the
Board of Regents of the University
of Alaska. It is hoped that Mr.
Rodgers will be on hand to take
over the duties of this office not
later than July 1.
Mr. Rogers and his wife came to
Juneau in 1937, where Mr. Rogers
vorked for the Alaska Juneau Mine
g Company. He rented a piece of
ground and had a very succssful
truck garden for a number of years.
During the last few months, Mr.
Rogers has been in charge of Agri
culture at the Eklutna Vocational
School where he had considerable
practical expierence in d-irying,
poultry and hogs.
Mr. Rogers graduated from the
University of Arkansas, where he
recieved a D.S. Decree in Apicult
ure, in 1937.
He sp^cilized in dairy husbandry
end vocational education. Mr.Rogers
grew up in Arkansas on a large
dairy farm f; rm where ho worked
with his father in dairying and
carpentry work. With Mrs.Rogers and
and their two boy3, he has rented
one of the Corporation houses near
Palmer and will move into their new
home about June 28.
Mr. Rogers is interested in
Agriculture and desires to locate
in the Matanuska Valley. According
to Director Oldroyd, Mr. Rogers
ill take up work imm-diatly, with
-»ys and girls in 4«*H Club work in
e I/’atnnuska Valley. Ho will rlso
v/ork closely with Grade "A" Df iry
men end assist the^i in anylizing
their business and improve product
ion of their dairy herds.
On June 21 a meeting was held in
the Extension office in Palmer for
purpose of discussing the injury
being done to all kinds of farm
crops by the cut worms. It seemed
to be the opinion of those present
that most of the damag has been
done and that very little good
could be accomplished by poisioning
at this lata date.
The farmers at the mooting seemed
to feel that the services on an
entomoligist should be s cured be
seen; ,d in order to study the life
habits of the cut worm so that mean!
of control could bo put into effect
this fall and In the spring.
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Dependably service, witfh full
protection, Bonded and Injured.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Stand at RON-DEE* V00, C; FE.
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iVALT. COOPER, Owner.
ROUND TRIP TO ANCHORAGE £j ILY
Leave Palmer-- 9.00 i . ...
Leave Anchorage-3.^o P.M.
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MODERN METHODS FOR THE
CARE OF YOUR HAIR.
COURTEOUS SERVICE.
FOR SALE:
HIGH GRADE DAIRY HERD.
Tester1,and are free from rrv s' ms
of Pangs Disease or Tuberc.'los* s
symptoms. Located on my firm 3 1/2
west of the Expicrmrnttal St:tion
Francis M. Henry, Owner.
FOR SALE:
Small house with son furnish
ings, shed attached. V.rrnl,' built.
Must be moved off of lot. ,cts on
foundation, easy to move.
See John Long, Owner.
The seriusness of the situation
hns been taken up with Gov ror
Greuning, who sent word U ■ t he was
requesting the Division of T<rritoeir
-> to cooperate with the Dep: rtment of
Agriculture In securing the services
of a competent etomoligist. Dir ctor
Oldroyd and I.M.C. Anderson of the
Farm Security Adminstration office
are taking this matter up with the
officials of the Dept, of . 0rlculturi
and it is hoped that Immediate
results will be obtained.
Director Oldroyd is of the opinion
that the use of poison br<-n, as
reccomended by the Dept, f Agrlc.
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