Vol. 1
No. £6
Calmer,
Alaska
1928
5 cents
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR
SEPT. .3,4,5, 1053
Agricultural 6c Earn Product., urpto
division A.
The products for which premiums
are offered must be shown in the
quantities named to obtain pre
miums .
All articles in this division
should be clean and free from dis
ease and insect pests.
Class 1—Potatoes
Considerable chre will.be neces
sary in handling potatoes so that
they nay be displayed tc the best
advantage. It is test simply to
brush the dirt off, and in small
lots each potato should be brou
ght to the Fair building wrapped
in paper to prevent the shin from
slipping.
Exhibitors should r-ud carefully
the remarks under MAgricultural
Fair Exhibits." Medium Sized po
tatoes are most desirable* Four
to 12 oz. sizes ere the limit for
market- stock. Six oz. ic the id
eal for the teble stoc :. The mar
ket prefers the shallow eyed type.
Premium list: Division of vege
tables': .
Potatoes will be judged by -the
following score card:
Freedom from disease--25 points
Trueness to type-20 points
Quality-t20 "
Uniformity-It • "
Size —.-—20 "
The three prizes will,be offered:
1st, $1.50; 2nd, £1.00; .3rd, £.50.
1. White riiss-3? potatoes
2. Arctic Seedling-" ”
3. 'White Gold- " "
4. if..rly Ohio- " "
5. Cobbler-"
6. Burbank-t.— " "
7. Green Mountain-" "
1
Vegetables'ctrmr than potatoes:
Fom—
.Size
'"Uniformity
Condition
Color
20 points
15
25 • "
30 "
1® "
The three irizes v;ill be offered:
1st, $1.50; 2nd, £l.00; 3rd, *,.50.
The following to be judged':
1. Beans, lima,. 1 qt.
2. Beuts, Tub lb size, 6 spec'.
3. By u s s e bs s. nr outs, 2 s t a lk e.
4., Chard , 3 staihs.'
5. Carrots for table, 6 socc'.
6. Caul if lower, any variety, 1 hd.
7. Celery.,, any variety, 1 bunch
8. Cucumbers, 2-4 in., 6 snoc.
9. Endive
10, Kale, 1 spec.
OJ ’\1
x'l. iCohi Raoi,. 3 spec.
. Onions, red, 6 dry
wOnionp, white, 6 dry.
id. Onions,’ • yollov;, '6 dry
It. Onions, tickling, 2 qt.
Id. Green on: , ns, G in one bunch-.
x7. Parsnips, .6 spec.
i8. Parsley, pcttou, one plant,
lx. Peppers, any variety, G s\„ec.
£0. Peas in pod, early round, 1 q
21. Pens _ir^ pod, largo u-rinriied,
qt.
22. Radishes% early round, 6 in
group
• (Continued on Pace 2)
Bulldozers should bo at the follow
ing tracts' within the ne::t 2 weeks:
-f-5 i—I
169
134
131
■ 13£
133
13*4
137
106
110
107
197
■193
189
186
1
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o t
15
16
11
12
IS
14
15
ieo
181
199
: 179
235 acres 9? inns nave been cl
eared under tli'e 1938 program*