LOCAL TALENT TO FROVIDE
MID-WEEK ENTE RT AINMENT
The first appearance, for this season,
of the Community Chorus under the able
direction of Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, will
be on December 7 at the Community Hall,
At that time the Chorus will present
many Xmas songs and carols on the second
half of a program of all-round enter
tainment.
The first half of the program will be
a vaudeville sketch which will include
many humorous numbers - black face,
singing, dancing, etc. The "Matanuska
Maid" chorus which made such a "hit"
with theatre-goers over a year ago, will
make a return performance by popular
request.
The hula dances are really beautiful and
something which havn never been seen here
before.
Admission prices have been reduced and
performers are expecting to play to a
full house.
HOSPITAL SUPERINTENDENT
TO VACATION IN STATES
Miss Elaine A. Farkinson, Superintendent
of the Matanuska Valley Hospital, left
Palmer on Thursday for a six-weeks visit
with her family and friends in the
States. This is Hiss Parkinson's first
vacation since she joined the Hospital
Staff in August, 1938. She expects to
be back at work the first part of
February.
Miss Parkinson was the honor guest
at a Bon Voyage party held in the
Dormitory on November 27 by the Nursing
Staff and ether friends.
After many hilarious games had been
enjoyed, a lovely black patent leather
bag was presented to the henoree. A
delightful luncheon of cake and coffee
was served.
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USE OF PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT
(By: Howard Estelle, District Extension
Agent)
Farmers buy such expensive feeds as
Fish Meal, Linseed Oil Heal, Cotton seed
Oil Meal, Tankage, Meat Scrap and others
for one purpose in particular ’whether
they are aware of it or not. That is to
add protein to the feed.
Protein is an expensive item in winter
feeds but it is necessary. Because of
the high protein content of the above
feeds they are referred to as "Protein
Supplements". That is, they supplement
or add to the grain and hay in order to
balance the diet. Eggs and Milk contain
considerable protein. Therefore chickens
and cows must have protein in their feeds.
Lean meat (muscle) is high in protein;
therefore, young growing animals must
have protein.
In summer, protein can be gotten more
cheaply when stock get it from growing
grass which is higher in protein than
hay and grain. That is one reason why
we advocate not keeping young stock pen
ned up in the barn all summer. Protein
is cheap in grass if the stock is allowed
to get it.
There are two classes of protein - that
of animal origin (fish meal, tankage,
*>at scrap, etc.) and that of plant ori
gin, namely Linseed Oil Peal, Soy Bean
iileal and Cotton Seed Oil Meal. These
[proteins are almost but not exactly alike.
The 'combination of the two kinds makes a
more perfect or better balanced protein
feed than either alone. For some animals
there doesn’t seem to be siich a great
benefit derived from feeding a mixture of
both proteins. For others, especially
hogs, a mixture of the two, fishmeal
(animal) and Linseed (plant) for instance,
there is a noticeable benefit derived.
Therefore, a mixture of proteins will pay
|you back more pennies for each penny
spent than by feeding of either a plant
protein or an animal protein alone.
New in buying protein feeds they are
expensive - yet necessary in order that
your stock get the most out of other feed
which you have ’worked hard to raise,
(Cont. on Fage 8.)