BULL RING COl/riTTEE REPORT
The threu man committee appointed
by the dairymen at the mooting Sun
day, August 4, met Tuesday and
worked out a plan for a system of
Bull Rings, The plan outlined is
as follows.:
1• It is the opinion of the com
mittee that the association incor
porate under the laws of Alaska
since the organization will need
finance end will collect and expend
money. The mane of the recommended
organization could probably be
"Matanuska Valley Dairy Bull As
sociation11 .
2. Qualifications for membership
a. Open membership regardless of
size of dairy head or commercial
interest, b. Prospective member
must submit evidence of interest ir
herd improvement, c. Member must
keep and submit production records
on his cows to the association.
3. The extent of thoarea or block
for each bull and the maintenance
of the bulls, a. Each bull to serve
approximately fifty cows. b. Seven
blocks >wore'therefore tentatively
established, c. The members in
each block will have vote control
of bull in that block, d. Mainten
ance of the'bull'(1) Separate sta
ble and-yard, on some farm cen
trally located. (2) Brooding shute.
(3) Trailer* to haul cows. (4) Mem
bers •in each block'will be request
ed to furnish material'for build-'
ing stable, yard, etc.., and labor.
e. Each block must probide for the
keeping of adequate records of‘the
bullfs servicing and offspring.
f. Bulls to be rotated among blocks
every two years*
4. Qualifications of bulls to-be
Put chased, a. Offspring from 600£
cow and sire ..or....better.* b ... Age 5 tc
7 months, c. All bulls to be unre
lated and from separate blood lines
5. Finance, a. Membership- fee to
offset cost of.bull and replacement
b. Brcedihg fees to offset cost of
maintenance. Remainder applied tc
i
fund for purchase and replacement
of'bull.c. Membership fee- of farmer
to bo based on rate per cow. d. The
f cqs will necessarily need to be
based on the cost of purchase and •
maintenance cf the bulls. It is re
commended that a committee on fin
ance be selected to determine the
charges to be made for servicing,
when cost f?.gures are made available*
e.| Undecided questions. (1) Should
members be given rates according to
number of cows they have to be ser
vice,d?( 2) \7hat rate should non
members be charged and on what
bajsis?
MEETING OE COMMODITY GROUP
WOMEN’S CO-OP AUXILLIARY '
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Evening, August 5, at the home of
Mrs. C.R* Erickson. .About 30 ladies
were present. The name of the or
ganization was changed to "Womens»
Cooperative Guild", and it was de
cided to affiliate with the national
organization.
A book review cn Cooperation was
given by Mrs. Sandvik. Herbert C0
Hanson, General Manager of the
AiR.R*C. gave a talk on Cooperation.
Mi’s. Victor Johnson and Mrs. A.R.
Moffitt were elected permanent re
presentatives to the Land Use. Plan
ning Committee.
Some of the .pr.ob.lcns discussed were:
(1)'“Cooperation with the people of
Anchorage. (2) Need*for recreation
room and ladies lounge rest room
in Palmer. * (3) Marketing of eggs
and other, products. (4) Using the
Co-op Cannory to can home products
for the housewife.
NOTS OF THANKS
To all who helped s:ve our hone,
furniture and personal'belongings
we are deeply grateful.
Leonard Be-rgan
Family.