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EXTEMSIOT? SERVICE HOPES
Order your seed. potatoes through
the Extension Agent or thq Exporin
ert Station now* Vo hr.vo contact
with local seed of the highest
quality, grown by farmers in tho
Mr.trnuskr. Valley.
For those who have node inquiries
regarding the sterilisation of
soil with formaldehyde the follow
ing is recommended:- Mix onc-hr.lf
grllon or 4 pounds or 4 pints 40,j
formaldehyde to 50 gallons water.
Apply r.t the rate of 1 grllon to
or.eh squ re foot. It may be n.c
assary to stir tho 30il to g'-t it
to rbsorb this amount. Aft r
epplying, cover soil with old
crnvrs or burlap or other material
for at least 48 hours. This holds
in tho fumes. Then uncover and
tir the sbil. Leave for 10-14 day 1
eforc planting seeds. Save this
ormuln. You will need it again
ext year.
The Coil Conservetion Progror. for
1940 will be ossonti lly the same
rs for 1939.
If yot; b' vc returned the card cent
you Indicating that you wish to
he.vc your n^nc r.rnrin on the- Ex
tension Service 1940 nailing list
you will soon re-dove a letter
giving in more detail the roqurio
nents for qualifying under the
1940 Soil Conservation program.
F rn^-rs wi 1 ]. again be pa id for hay
crops which contains a ninimun of'
35 # pcr s or 20 7# vetch; or a
mixture of 25# peas -nd 10# vetch
to the acre.
Fertilizer requirements and payments
arc the”same as 1939.
Now is the time to plant pasture
grasses. If properly planted you
will be credited with one unit for
every 5# up to 20# to the acre. A
unit is approximately one dollar.
Also the application of crop ^osidu
(manure, straw, per. vinos etc.) on
the surface of soil subject to
serious wind erosion to promote
the establishment of a permanent
v .git"tive covor will pay dividends.
I A''Out 7 tons of ipanuro disked in
Iso as not to bo bo easily blown
inway will pay one unit.
Tli.is y r it will be necessary for
you to make; rpplic tion if yon
desire to nqrticTpat^ in tho ll/40
Soil Conservation Program.
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'You will fIso bo asked for receipts
for sc.d and fertilizers purchased,
so be sure rnd ask for them and
save them.
4—II Round-up -- The tentative d: to
.for the 4-H Club Round-up ' t the
[University of Alr.skr. this ye r vill
d July 25 to August 1. Thu tr1" in
will luTvo Scvr rd r t 9:00 A.”.
July 05 r nd bo through I'rtrnuskr
.bout 8:00 P.’ . , in the evening,
'nd will r.rrivu ' t College 7:00 A.I*.
July 26. The return trrin will
1v:.Vo College 8:00 A.A. July 31
end will stop overnight ^t Curry
Arriving rt I' t~nuskr r.bout 10:40
A*". August 1.
Approxiinr te costs for the trip Are
r.s follows:
Rrilror.d f:rc (Round trop) .5.00
from Eklutnr. r.nd tr.nuskr.
Railror.d fr.rc (Round trip) :)6.00 f
from Sowr.rd r nd Anchors go .
Bus trnsport:’ tion r.t College $1.00 •
Bor.rd end room '.5.00
Incidontr.ls .50
Curry overnight 3tcp 02.50
Totaling 014.00 from Eklutnr rnd
i'rtrnuskr, r.nd 015.00 from Sowr.rd
r.nd Anchor ego.
hr. L. P. Rorrison who hr.s boon
in the locrl hospit'l for some
time went to his homo yosterdry.