August 2,
L940
Fe Imc r, Ale .i1 :a
LAI D ITSI5 PLAITING C ' lAriZ ID
The Government, anxious to help
the farmer, has tried most every
thing that it could think of.
But farming is necessarily a .hacal,
more than a general proposition.
f,L. ilson, present Director of
extension, a one time homesteader
and practical farmer, said in ef
fect "Hold everything. Let me of
fer a sug-estion”. he have tried
working from as-'.in-ton back to
the farmer. Let us start with the
farmer and work through the proosr
channels to the Government. The
farmer knows his problem. Let him
tell the Government what he needs".
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4-H’ers RETUT'ED HRO? ROUHD-UP
Parents' end friends gre eted c. hap
py but tired 4-7 doloyr.tien Thurs
day morning at tho KatanuSka Stat
ion as the train erne ir. from Fair'
banks. The group, over 100 from
southwestern Alaska, n joyed a
pleasant educational and recrea
tional 5 days at the University
and in Fairbanks. I’any interest
ing assemblies wore hold at the
University.. A tour of the Fair
banks Air-"' s . , f r. e mevio, V'eirer
roast, visit to mining operations
and picnic at the Experiment btn
ion were among the events onjo f
by the 4-H'ers. Activities of tV.
Round-Up v.'cro culminated with •
Banquet and Dance on Tuesday Eve,
An American’s advise to after-din
ner speakers, "If you don't strike
oil in the first tv;o minutes, youJ-<
better stop boring.
Belfast Telegraph
i cc-cf i-tctts
i
j larre turn out for* the rooting
lirat Saturday shows tho interest
the farmers have in producing for
the markets that will be available.
Col. Landratk rave a very interest
in-7* and in;' .ructive talk.
Information has just been received
that wo have been awarded the Armjr
contract for rill: during August,
these bids are fer a thirty day
period so we will have to rebid
each month, however we should be
in a very favorable position from
here on.
I was in Anchorage yesterday for a
confer arcs with Col. Ohls.on and he
gave us some fine cooperation on a
very important matter. The Alt ska
fpilroad thru the efforts of Col.
■Ohlson tro one of cur ost custom
ers, and ve appreciate this .market.
Also I sold
jotoraye fif
•potatoes v/h
bit mad.
the Anchor:ye Cold
con tons of our old
ch doesn't make mo a
Additional storage spar;. ’--as >-ocn
providod for the ve.ro to >los that
aro corriur in feat now and thanks
to hr. Coop or for 3 one prompt action.
fp' r 1Mnr of r rond.i hov.
iy : >1 • t n! of the effort the
’’t r, to pvt in v •:t have the
■ i" ■'< ' . ,.L of '1.■ liiip the thou*
!ta-d a. 1 rp lit -lc data Us- that
;r,-r- '■-*; '• - har> ].lap of ,-orr buai
hvo isn't a n: pit in the..
Nik tlv • ye: or., r jt find the .
p1 .: 1TU inf • r 30viral of the
lie 3 ' no i~s j .r 1
telOV.
t! ,#30
k nil- .
i ii:io ^
iiho to
boilo’ •• no those
’-VO an 'iv-run,;; at
p'-1 as the iost orCo in a
h arT .hat over vhc n.,xt
one .t. *t. *'pa:injne” ,
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