STOCK PURCHASES
Mr,I.M.C.Anderson, Stock Export
forthe Extension Service at
Fairbanks, i3 on his' way to the
States to complc-tc : the- purchaso
of additional dairy stock for .
the farmers of the Matanuskh
Valley,
This stock will be located throu
•gh-fche combined assistance of. the,
Washington and Oregon State Ex
tension Service, This stock
will be chosen for production
purposes, with the idea of in
creasing both quality and quality
of dairy products in the valley.
It is expected to obtain the best
for the money expended,
"And, as before stated, these
cows will be placed according to
the farmers ability to feed and'
care for thorn. In this respect,
the farmers credit standing'will
be taken into consideration,
altho, the purchase of addition
al dairy stock will not be a
cash transaction. After a given
period the Corporation will ac
cept y~ung dairy stock as pay
ment for the ones now received.
This is considered an unusually
good investment for the farmer
- not often made available to
dairymen.
.4iiH ACHIEVEMENT DAY .
The Annual 4-H Achievement Day
will be held in Palmer Nov.5.
Club members who have not al
ready made public exhibits this
year will be expected to -exhibit
their projects at Achievement
Day, in order to receivfe their
pins.
Recommendations for outstanding
members will be made and awards
will be prbsented at this time.
Therefore, it is important that
every '4-H Club member be present
at this time.
Also, every father and mother is
urged to come and attend the 4-H
Achievement Day program in order
to more-fully under- stand the
work and accomplishments of our
SPRING PASTURE
Word has been received frun Mr,
Howard Sstellp, District Extension
Agent, who: has ' been'looking for
a good pasture grass that hb felt
could be- well rccomniendr'ed to the
farmers of the Valley. .In place of
the wild, grass wo now have,
Mr,Estelle says: "Oscar Anderson
at?,.the 4-corners has a fine field
of Reed's Canary grass. This
grass grows best in low wot ground
where other crops often will not
grow. It may freeze out on w ell
drained soil but ice and water •
does it no harm. It's home is
in the swamp.
Mr,Anderson sowed his seed in the
spring of 1937 but had only a few
spears of grass. He let %the •
ground lay and last spring it was
disked. Following the disking
there was a crop of grass.
Usually it comes the first year
just as will timothy.
Canary grass should be the answer
to many'problems horc on spring
pasture. It is best in the spring.
It‘grows rank with broad blades.
It spreads rapidly by underground
stems and what may appear to be
a poor crop may develop into a
good crop after a year...
A few other farmers in the Valley
have sowed some Reed's Canary
Grass seed for pasture.
Johan Johnson, I believe, broad
cast some Canary grass seed in
his swampy woodland to -improve
■his spring pasture.
* •
If you are interested in having
some spring pasture to replace
.your swamp I am sure those farm
ers who have Canary Grass growing
on their farms would bo.glal to
show you their crop,"
boys and girls.
4-H Club work is for the purpose
of constructive influence in .the
important training of boys and
girls fop farm life. They learn
to become number one farmers
from a scientific as well as
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