WHAT ABOUT TUT 1939 BABY
CHICKS? ?
Every yer.r r.fter January 1, egg
prices hr.ve been known to drop,
so this is nothing to get excite^
about, as the price always comes
back again. The yearly average
egg price here in the VaiUy for
the past two yerrs has teen about
38j^, so when planning the number
of chicks to r isc thi.c ye r,
remember these facts arc _1o net
be disccura0cf].
In the pr.st week there h'.vo been
1700 chicks ordered by six dlf
ferent farmers, shewing thet
the average farmer is planning
to buy about 300 chicks to keep
up the farm laying flock.
WHAT ARE Y'JTTR PLANS ? Como in and
trlk it over at the Hatchery.
Our b by chick price of lBp7 for
a semen Hay eld chick is based
upon actual cost of th.at chick,
provided the Hatchery hrtches
15,30 ; chicks. In other war's,
If the public do^s not brck the
Hatchery, it is going to cost
from 21 to 23 i each, regardless
of the fact th t they will be sold
at IB^cach, making the Hatchery
operate at r loss.
Pirn to get your chicks early in
April, so most of ycur chick work
will be over by planting time in
May .
GUARD ^GAINST DIPHTHERIA
°ne four-year-' j. child in Juneau
i3 dead of diphtheria and several
others have it rnd arc in a
serious condition. The sqhools
arc closed.
Children can bo kept from cat chips,
this disease by a simple injcctim
of a substance called toxoid into
the leg or the arm. This is call
ed immunization because the child
thereby becomes immune to diph
theria.
Diphtheria is especially danger
ous from babyhood to 10 years.
Immunization cs«n be givon from
six months to ton yc'rs.
If your chi If or children have
not torn immunize.''’ they should bo
at once.
Immunizetion is free to school
children.
RETURN OF ST..MPS NOT
Pi.ID FOR
To r’r.tc the rale of tuberculosis
stomps in the Territory has
brought in returns amounting to
slightly more than $3,000.
It is not too late for those
who have not rnnae r. contribution
to -’o so r.t onve.
The committee appointed to
han’lo the Christmrs Seal Sale
in this District urges those
who cannot afford to ko^p their
so Is to help by returning them
or any pr rt of them thsy do not
wish to p^y for.
Th' response has boon vory grat
ifying but every cent is needed
to carry out th program .lanncd
for 1939, which includes contin
uation of finnnei; 1 assist' nee.
POVERTY C/.RD PARTY
The Northland Fioncer Gringo
will give n Poverty card party
or hard-time card party in the
Grange hall on January 26th.
It is a regular card party (play
ing 500 ). Every one is to come
dressed as ragged :.3 possible,
indicating poverty. Small fines
will bo assessed for any signs
of prosperity, the total of these
fines will not exceed 25^ per
person. There will be two
policemen and a judge. Prizes
will be given for'the most
clever costumes, as well as for
c r^s. Several persons hr vc
been noticed about Palmer with
whiskers which indicated their
intentions of attending the party.