Vol.2
Au^u.'t
1939.
Falser, Air.ska,
'0.37
MA PAfUSKA VALLAY
laud-use survey
Under tb . sponsorship of the !>t~
ionr.l Pose ;r>ces PI mm ins 3oard a
number of oveminent agencies are
pooling efforts, forces, and
m ney carry out si comprehensive
land-ufu survey of the Matanuska
Valley.
Anythin, that has a bearing on
the present and future use of the
land will be included in this
survey. The physical phase of it
includes the mapping of soil and
cover types, and the study and
me pn in.; cf grasses, t imb er an d
wildlife. 'he economic phase will
cover all pro sent economic aspects
of the r ion.
At le wt two seasons will be re
quired ;r cumpleteing the survey.
The work on soil and vegetative ",
cover will soon be aided by'
aerial kotography, for which a
contract s recently been let.
This i the first land-vise pro
ject undertaken in Alaska under
the sponsorship of a coordinating
agency. there arc altogether
eight ^ men working in the field at
this time. The soil Conservation
3ervi.ee has a group of four man
in the field headed by Mr. W..A.
R'ockie Assistant Regional Soil
Conservator, who also has general
supervisee! over the study. His
associates are Mr. Clinton H.
Morgan, formerly head of the
Agricultural department of the
University of Alaska, Ur.James 2.
Caudle end Mr.Herbert A Hopper.
The Bure u of Agricultural
Economics is represented oy Dr.
V.Websdn.r Johnson, assisted by
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usu ME!-3r:H;-. ellctid
ON ARRC BOARD
The resignation of A#H#''icDonald
and E.R.Tarwator from, the ARRC
Board of Directors was read nd
accepted at the annual meetins
of the board held in Palmer
August 16.
P.omainingmembcrs of the Board
1 '• ;d ^.V.Ray attorn y
of Gev/rrd to succeed A.H.I.lcLonald
and A.A.Shonbeck of Anchorage
to succeed E.R.Tarv/ator. Other
members of the board arc
hoos L.Shcely, Frank Linn, end
Elllicsm Bouv/ens. General us In
cas was discussed after tu
election-of the new member, but
nothing was accomplished#
UOT-ICE TO VnirSTABLT] h’.C\.d..o
hotivo to '-.11 vegetable growers
of a special me -tin. to bo -.eld
at the ’creamery office Tuc. eh y
night, August 22, at O.P.b,
This meeting will bo for ti; pur
pose of diecussing the proced
ure of handling the produc tc
be pi. ccd on the market.
This meeting will be held v.dlh
the Co*op Board cf Directors and
is very important, '..11 v t bio
growers in the valley will be
expected to attend this "meeting.
D..NCE TOhfiRRO"'
"here will be a d.r.nco in the
community he. 11 tomorrow ni ’
The prodeads will pay lor
Rural Electrification survey.
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