TP': -'AT.LCY OFTTLBR is published-'"
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Valle-'; Parmer's Cooperating As
sociation at Palmer, Alaska
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the farmers of the ’ atm sua
Vr.l ley.
GRAIN GROWERS PORT' COniODTfir GROUP
During a Meeting, October 20, of
farmers interested in the grov/In^
Of grain in the Valley , th follow?
in.'" proposals were made:
1. That some provision be made to
run germination torts on seed
pra n.
2 . Th - - Cooi s ra t • - As >ciat ion
make arrangement to fill seed
orders for 1941 and *42 from
local grain whore possible.
3. That fanning mill be provided
to clot n and grade seed.
4. That Land Use Planning Committe
appoint a sub-got.'." it toe to work
with Co-op in selecting fanftinc:
mill.
During the discussion, the ques
tion res raised as to whether the
mill be contrail^ located or ight
be ov.’nod by a noirhborli'od - re
as has been done in the ease o" a
throc.ahihr outfit at earn 9. The
natter of frying gra v: 3 dis
cus 3od. and tho s,urge'st._on mode
that In connection with the ~or
mination t st, a mois tare test be
made .
GUESTS CF-VAILT/ (c& ' .:) •
The matter of a herd Lav; vas dls
, and tl3 su~ . s ti .
that the Grange Lord law " used
as a basis on which to work .in
considerin'* lo ?j sir. tion or this
subject.
hen cattle or hors-.s arc turned
out on rang., it is necessary that
some mark of idontification"bo
" rn o the animal. Tho ■. , d
bra d has boon surgestod the •
hef Growers and the gvosts vrero
d, by hr. A, J, Swanson, to
cons 1 ier tie. enactment of . brand
ing lav; along the lino of that in
crce in he. t and V/w n r.
The question of h rnirr~ the school
ov.r to the Territory was tro
'• need by i i*. H. L. Thuma . -
tionod some of the difficrlti„s **'
\ e 1 v , i. eh as the ho
ein 1cc fcci C - pro
h r » hr . St clc -> pr s: .... con
fidence in the abi 1 if' of .
Association and the oor . - ”d
Cc tier, to arrive at r ah: 3fac
tor'r p. '••r-. orient
P: cause of the -root anc
a r
- h a n a 1/ ■ h ' : . ]>a,
■ " ’ fchp t : v- tl: t >
sora seedsmen to he care5 s in
regard. , th their
, it t n d c
. es . "y pure seed 1 o-isle t' on ho
Ctyl to prevent t- inport: t5 m ■
o ' plant lisoss as and io;; ■
. Int th - Terr it y.
Irv/in of
id’
.. r.
the
o i.j coop ore :i on of
Experiment .Station in r.rrry
i'-‘f ovt the project, in t stin^,
samp]es of seed for ourit , hould
loaired legislation he pa ’
The su’ jo ct of pie tin;'
elk in the voile: os or
to the ro soiirco s of A1:
fctr cth- tourists and
was proposed 1
• and
It ion
r»
; n,
j : nt"’-r6 .
";1ho "pod.pl of t* e Valley
i pero
o ' -• - . fort made b 11
1”.*» 4 y> : t- .
i-' eir .'.ii jJr
! t shown
-o the Vails'”- to ’ :come
■ ora in "
ir r.c
•••?. anted v-ith oi r problem . .