The Valley Settle:? is published
every Friday by the hataruska Val
ley Farmers' Cooperating Associa
tion at Palmer, Alaska.
, ng.Bditor - Irving kewville
Subscription rates: 01.00 yod’r
By mail: (,51.75 year
hailed anywhere: .10 copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Katanuska valley Far
mers Cooperating Associations
work, problems, accomplishments,
also news of local and general in
terest and to foster the coopera
tive spirit of the Farmers of the
Matanuska Valley.
Another I.Iatar.uslra Valley Fair
is over. Long live the Fair,
Fair visitors enjoyed ninest
perfect weather during the four c.ays
of the annual event, and while the
exhibits were not as numerous as
could bo wished, those displayed
were of high quality. Special fare;
and free transportation of live
stock; by the Alaska railroad helped
greatly to make possible the con
tributions fron Seward, Anchorage
and other distant points.
Local farmers taking advantage
of the fine weather to harvest thoii
crops felt disinclined to ep^nd
much tine on the Pair. i/iany non
away fron their fame, working on
defense and other projects spent
Sunday and Labor Day in the fields.
Hats off to these whose splen
did efforts contributed to the suc
cess attained in the face of ouch
odds,
The Fair Association in plan
ning next years exhibition, announce
the purchase of 14 acres fron the
A.R.R.C. for the Fair Ground and
that the Corporation has donated
their interest in the buildings
which assures the future of the I'.at
anuska Valley Fair an a permanent
institution. It is the plan of tho
Fair Ass’n to erect permanent build
ings as it is able, to completely
house exhibits from all industries
of Alaska - Mining - Pishing - Man
ufacturing - agriculture an ', tho
products of tho heme*
A mooting of the Pair hoard
will bo hold tomorrow night in tho
intension office and a mooting of
stockholders and all intern:tod
persons will be held in tho very
near'future to lay plans for 1942
fair, ’Patch for Announcement,
All premium checks have been
issued. Anyone having any complaints
to be considered or corrections to
be made please notify the board at
one o,
Exhibits or materials not tak
en by the owners may bo called for
at tho Extension office,
Space in one issue of the Val
ley Settlor will not. permit a com
plete list of the prize winners at
L;ho Fair. Among the exhibitors
fi-Hers who won prises arc:
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Potatoes
Cabbage -latt 2nd
Onions 3rd
Brocelli 2nd
Parsley 1st
Pcans 3rd
b'ether Lanb 1st
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Potatoes
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Carrots
Lynn 3 and vile
2no Prize
Barbara Lchllistor
1st Prize
3rd i:
i<ros
Celery
Onions
Beets
Potatoes
Cabbage
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1st prize
Prize
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Rhubarb
Onions
Late Cabbage
Lynn
Brocalli
Late cabbar.o
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f Beans
1st
3rd
3rd
1st
Donald iloag
1st Prize
1st “
2nd •'
1st *'
Sandvik
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3rd
prize
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Kenneth Lvale
2 heads lettuce
6 rutabagas
2nd prize
2nd prize
2 heads cabbage 2nd prize
Donald Barrr
nr.
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