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PrI ir.cr, Alaska.
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F IBID 1 AY- -I1XPER I’.iElIT
oTATIO'T AITu* 24
Thursday, Au. ust 24, will "be
Field 1)8 j nc the Fat anus lea Valley
Exi criment Farr,:, ibis has be
come an annual event in the his
tory of the'valley. Each year
on t’-'is clay, Ton Irwin, superin
tendent in charge conducts a tour
or the riops and- carefully ex
plains the experiments which
have been run on different crops.
On the nv.noorcus test plots can
be seen the results of various
fort Hirers and thc.ir effect upon
that crop. Advice can be had
unon the best types of grains
and arden Varieties adaptable
to this section of the country
and climate.
Another Important item on the
program, is a discussion of crop
diseases and their control.
This year Mr,Irwin will be assist
ed by Howard Mstolie and Miss J,
Hazel limine man, Speakers on
the program will be Loren T,
Oldroyd from the University of
Alaska, Robert Judd fror Unit
Lake City, ana WsA*Hockie, ' -
supervisor in charge of the soil
survey In the valley. Each of
then . sneakers, can . give some
vnlatle scitir.tif ic information
in connection .with farm problems
whi h w uld bo impossible for
the average farmer.
All this information is free,
and t: osc. truly interested will
take advantage of it by being at
the Experiment farm on field Day,
FL.IL ALLEN OF MATANUSKA
TAKEN BY DEATH
FHil /lien oldtlne Alaskan and
hotel keeper at Matanuska died
Sunday evening at the Palmer
hospital. Death was caused From
diabetes r lso«, gangron complica
tions in one Foot, hr.Alien
entered the hospital on Ac dno-a
day Aug* 2,
Allen had been in the Territory
since the early days and leaves
many friends to r.ourn his death.
Alien cane to the Matanuska valley
in 1916 and worked most oF the
tine as hotel and store keeper,
ho was noted by all those who
knew him For his generosity and
kindness to his fcllovanen.
/.lien was born In ',7atert?own Y.Y.
74 years ago, bc never nan-led,
.He la survived by four sisters
now living in II,Y, state. Several
years ago he nado his first trip
outside to visit his sisters and
staydd for several months,
I r, and Mrs,Carl Martin of Anchor
age were at his bedside when ho
died.
’The body was taken to Anchorage
where the funeral will be conduct
ed by the'members of the Elks
Lodge.
ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PRODUCE TO
BRING TO THE CANNERY THIS YE«R
FLEASE NOTIFY THE CO-OP OFFICE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, OP THE
KIND OF PRODUCE YOU HAVE AND THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT.