Vol. 1
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Palmer f Alaska
T^y 2fi, 1.9.18
R fisnt.R
Hatchery Report
The hatchery season is over and
some interesting things come to
our attention if we take the time
to study the report of our hetch
ery.
1958 1937
Total chicks hatched
9344-39500
Cripples and weak chicks
207-unrecorded
Mortality and culling during 10 dajr
brooding in hatchery
592-2,283
Custom hatched
1024-9,838
Hatchery raised for replacement and
new stock
2008 1,400
Shipped outside of valley
250 50
Last year there were 153 goslings,
378 ducks, and 795 turkeys and none
this year.
There were 35,800 young chicks de
livered to the farms last year as
to 6,287 this year.
Last year the hatchery kept 600 pul
lets and this year 1000.
There seems to be a feeling of dis
couragement because egg prices are
low. The question is, v/hat are the
chances for improvement? Y/e can't
tell how long the business reces
sion is going to last and how ex
tensively it will affect city buy
ing power. But we do know that
hens- on farms are at the lowest to
tal in 15 years. During the first
three months of 1S38, chickens were
the only farm product of any con
sequence to show a price increase.
Active consideration of government
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-MEM0RIAL DAY OBSERVED
MEMORIAL DAY '..ILL BE OBSERVED BY ALI
CO-OP STORES IN PALMER.
achievement day near
On ',A.dnesday, June 1, don’t forget
ode tine; there be a program
ana display of exhibits at the
Community .Auditorium. It is be
lieved the accomplishments of the
several Homemakers Clubs will be
intensely interesting. Be sure.to
go and steal a few ideas. I seem
to hear a ruSTLE uf paper and fan
cy costumes, soft music and—Yell—
let’s go and see the whole show.
WED., JUNE I, IN THE AFTERNOON
S-T-A-T-ION K.F.Q.D.-BROADCASTING
I I-A-T-A-N-U-S-K-A-11-A-I-D
In *ina with the program of pro
gress planned by our Co-op board
of directors, our Matanuska Maid
products are now regularly spons
oring a program over our local
broadcasting station at Anchorage.
This program, ’’Cecil and Sally’’,
comes to the listeners of K.F.Q.D.
with all the good will possible
over a frequency of 78 kilocycles.
DELEGATE LI! 10 ND SECURES
At TEND! iSNT FOR ROADS AND TRAILS
’.Then the Federal Aid Road Act was
under discussion in v.v shington re
cently, Deio0ate Dimond presented
and secured the insertion of an
amendnent to the bill. Which am
endment authorized an increase from
•f4CQ,000 to *.500,000 to be spent
on. construction of forest highways,
toads and trails in Alaska each of
the fiscal years beginning July 1,
1039 and July 1, 1940.
In debate the delegate pointed out
that the residents of Alaska pay
the same Federal taxes, including
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