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DON. L. IRWIN, SUGGESTS FEWER
BUT FETTER /.ORES THIS YEAR.
Where time and many people are
involved in an all out war effort,
each individual is r part of the
^reat war machine. Some of us can
he of the createst service by doint
ie things we know best hew to do,
without takin0 time to change over
and learn somethin^ new. Here in
' the j.'atnnuska Valley wc know how
to raise food. True, that i-s not
spectacular; but it is a direct
service and very necessary. Pro
ducin& .food to our limit will save
shipping space needed for men and
war material. It will furnish the
food in a better, more palatable
form because it is fresh. The
food, produced here, that cannot be
used can be stored, is readily a
vailrble and will occupy no stor
age space necessary for military
supplies and equipment.
The Cooperating Association has,
at various times, indicated the
produce that is in greatest demand.
Concentrating our effort on some
particular products will rid mat
erinlly in the total food supply
and also in marketing. Scattering
our effort over a wide variety of
products, producing only n little
of each item, is energy wasted.
Plcntin0 a crop and letting it
row up to weeds is contributing
the enemy. Seedin0 a larger
crop in a slipshod manner, is in
eficiency. Plant only what can be
handled, not mcro acres; but acres
better prepared and better cared
for. That means higher yields an^
a higher percentage rf marketable,
quality products. It morns less
effort and loss expense; it means
a higher, total net profit to the
producer. It means more and better
food to the consumer.
Some dairy farmers, in the valley
last year, had an average butter
fat'product!on for each ccw in
their herd, of over 300 pounds.
The average butter fat production
of other herds in the valley was
less than half that amount. One
farmer, last year, produced as
much as 18 tons of potatoes to the
acre. Several others averaged loss
than 6 tons to the cere. That is
what I mean by plantin0 only what
can be handled well; not more acres
but better acres. That means rais
ing the low factors in our farm
business. Let us decide definitely
what products are most needed and
' .1 what quantities. Using our head
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COOPERATIVE BOARD ORGANIZES FOR
COI1ITO YEAR.
The Cooperative B .arc? of I ' rectors
met last Saturday evenin^ fc r the
first time since the annual meeting
and the follow!nt officers rare el
ectee1 to serve for the next year.
Don Parks was electee1 by acclama
tion to stuccoed himself as President
of the Association anc1 Chair n of
th-o Board.
Virgil Eckert was electee /ice
President succeeding Harold Iinkel
who has served for the past , ar.
C.C. Erix was elected Sec- Ir usur
er, succeeding Roland Sn"dtn sn.
0wino t the lcr0e amount * work
new required by the Sec-Trersorer
for the keep in., of the records of
the Association it was felt that the
Secretary should have a lar r re
muneration than has been all v/od
here-to-fore, so it was voted to
allow a salary of $99.00 per month
for his services, wo i cl: will n t
conflict with the Amendment to the
By-Laws.
■Manager- Stock announces that the
hours for opening and clcsir the
Tradin^ Post will be change1 back
to the same time as before.
TRADING FOST WILL OPEN 8:CO A.M.,
CLOSES AT 5:00 P.M., start;" next
■MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 8th.
I.1ATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING.
.The M.E.A. Cooperative hcl thieir
i.rjnual Meetinc last Monday : nd re
port 3 of the management worv. ^iven
:.nd while the M.E.A. has hat any
problems to face in the last 'r ;r.r
uut the trend at the presor* t’.ie
joints toward a more frv.'ri : 2 con
altiin in the future.
The follow!n0 Directors vf rc el
2cted and now hold the folic in^
positions:
Edward Christensen
Arthur Harsh
Win. Casler
Kenneth Foster
Seth Cook
The Association has
inr] 200 members, some
leaving and others
the Association nt
Pres.
Sec.
Troas,
Vi ce-i. res.
between 175
people are
are comdi ,v. into
present,
it comes very nearly balancing.
O
so that
Mr. Walter Mnu is mnna0er.
BUY WAR BONDS AND WAR ST/MPS