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Vol 1 No. 28
June 17, 1938
Palmer, Alaska
5 cents
NEW APPROPRIATION GRANTED
The Seward Gateway of June 9, pub
lished the announcement by Col
onel Otto- F.■Ohlson, just return
ed from .the Statesthat the sura
of $350,000 had been allocated to
the Mutanuska Valley Colony, a
sum which is calculated to'tide
the Colony over during the period
of readjustment.
V.hLen interviewed regarding the
announcement, General Manager Jac
obs stated.:. .".Ever since last fall,
negotiations have been under way
to obtain much needed funds to
continue the clearing program as
well as to continue the- operation
of those processing units, which,
due' to the small volume of ;ro
'duce, are not at this time oper
ating on a profitable basis.
I am positive that"any funds rec
eived by this profit will be gr
anted only under the most ri^id
conditions. They will be earmark
ed for.specific purposes. The
clearing of land will be the most
impostant of these purposes."
SUMMER FERTILIZER
Many have asked about the appli
.cation of fertilizer, all at one
time or distributing the appli
cation throughout the grov.-ing sea
son <?f plants. If the fertilizer
can be applied -two or three- times
throughout the growing season, pl
ants would make better use of it
than to have it all applied at
planting time, as a certain amount
of the fertilizer is soon.lost
from leaching or chemical changes
that occur in the soil.
It is a simple matter to apply fer
tilizer to row crops through the
growing season, as it can be ap
piled between the rows. The app
lication to grain crops can be
done with a regular fertilizer
spreader, until the brain com
mences to joint. At this time,
the fertilizer would have to be
spread by some kind of broadcast
seeder. There is some danger of
burning the plants by broadcast
ing the fertilizer, especially if
care is not taken to get a good
even distribution with the broad
cast machine. The machine should
be started' to whirling and the
operator moving forward before the
valve is opened to allow material
to drop upon the broadcaster. Even 1
then some burning may occur.
..It is more important to apply the
nitrate fertilizer through the
season than, it is to apply the
phosphate. One or two applications
of phosohate should be sufficient.
I. M. C. Andarsoa . i
Dist. Ext. Agent
Robert M. Gore & Family of Anch
orage have taken the tract #1SS
formerly occupied by Burt Gar
ton.
PUuLLT PROBLEMS
The poultryman, who raises a
flock of pullets that will pro
duce profitably as layers, must
be able to handle not only tr
oublesome problems as they arise,
but must know the weaknesses of
his birds and take the proper
steps to remove handicaps and to
prevent troubles that nay devel
op after the birds are placed in
the laying house-.
The major handicaps to which pul
lets are like’ly to be subjected
during the growing period are:
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