Extension News-’-April 23
The 4-H Victory Club met r.t the
Virgil Eckert home April 21. Mem
bers Fire enr lle^ in the bakin^ and
clothing pr .jects and hrve selector1
M|*s. Bill Curtis ns their 1 cal
leader. The officers elected were:
President
Vice-Fresidont
Secretary
Treasurer
Son<_ Lender
Cheer Lender
Leola LoLnnd
Janet Sherr d
Barbara Lindstr:m
Barbara Becker
Gayle Eckert
Esther Kerttula
The next meeting will to hold nt
+ e Prnnt h.mc May 21 at 2:00 o' -
lock, at which time new members
will be admitted to the club.
Barbara. Lindstrm nn^ Karon Bryant
will oivo a muffin demonstrati n,
and ffonn -Hamann a demonstrate n 'n
clrthin^,. Gayle Eckert and Esther
Korttuln have charge .f the initia
tion cerom-'ny end recrr.nti n pro
rnm.
The Wnsilla Homemakers Club will
meet at the Her Id Gershmcl h"rr.e
Tuesday, April 27, A don nstrnti:n
on the retyin^ of springs will be
_iven by F'ae Stephenson, Listrict
Horae Demonstrat 1 o n ont.
4-H club work is a fine illustra
tion 'f Domr.crecy in action -- vol
untary membership, volunteer lead
ers, much free will su port. ThrcuJ
yur 1'ct-.l club meetings y u rural
yunt. people clan your activities,
w rk together, sint and play to
gether, and select y.ur own officer:
and lenders t,s heir you carry out
ur pr yraT, f work.
To be selected as the officer f
n 4-H club is n Oront h'-n-r and a
w nderful opportunity tr help de
velop fine American citizenship.
Much, cf the resnonsibility f r
the success of a 4-H club depends rr
its fficers, under the guidance f
its leaders.
Hach 4-H 'fficer n..w has the re
ap msibility of helpip^. tc carry out
the national "Seven P.„int Victo'ry
Program f c r 4-H Clubs":
1. Interpret to the c *mmunity the
four freedoms: Freedom of
Speech, Freedom of Worship, Free
d-ora from Want, and Preedv.m from
Fear
2. Produce an'5 conserve needed
fojds in 4-H club pr jects
3. Save for vict.ry--prevent waste,
c llect scrap metal
4. levelop individual and c immunity
hoc 1th
5. Learn useful technical and mech
anical skills and v lunteor f- r
civilian defense work
6. Practice democratic procedure
7i Understand, the s.cial and eouno
ic forces rt w rk in this coun
try thr U(.h discussion ^rcups
and other r^anized community
activities.
THE " SETTLER " ackn wledpcs with
pleasure the interest of the new
settlers in the Valley, in the news
c nccrnint_ our community, by sub
scribing tr the Settler. vll pe
that we can provide articles f in
terest al:n,_ with the news that
will enable them t« learn m re a
bout the Cc-operative >nr forming
methods, that can be used success
fully.
Horrid1 Rice wrg o visitor in the
Velley this week and 1' ^s line in
uniform. bhei le the Army pa ins o
{."or1 non, the Volley will rise
Kar l'3 and his excellent w rk as
extension A^ent, here*
evidence of spring is sh v;n by
the boll players on the Community
park this week. The Army has some
C~ d players w rkinL cut pr/', with
the local h-'ys be^innin^ tc j-.rno
tice, we may lock f rward t some
interesting Oomes this summer.
The main feed cr,p raised in the
Hr.tanuska Valley is the Ort end pea
combination. This can be used ei
ther f r creen ensilaoe or r dry
hay crop. Hnrvestin^f. r si lapc en
ables the farmer to cut and fill
sll even if the weathex* is < amp,
which is the main disadvanta_e in
cutting and curing f~r dry hay.
Siloce cutting may start in August
and be cut <f the way before har
vest usually begins. Try hoy may
be cut with binder and shocked in
field t cut with mower and set on
P les, which insure proper curin^.
Victory '-ats and Ca.nadian Pi old
Peas are mixed f r this cr and
the usual mixtures are 80# f oats
to 20# pens. Some use av-re peas and
plant from 80# to 140# per acre.
The feodinw quality of this cr .p is
6 <d f ’r dairy feed when fed with
cmccntrnted feeds* This crop is
considered a sell.builder if suffic
ient peas are mixed in the seed.
Pens are n t cood for horses.