EXTENSION SERVICE NOTES
I just- received a wire'tod^y '
(Jan. 6) stating that Dr. Loftus
will be in Anchorage on Jan.12.
This may mean that he has chang
ed his plans and rill be in the
Valley the following week to test
cows. If you have not yet turn
ed in your name -and rant your
cows, tested be sure to let me
know at once. Stick a note under
my office door before you leave
town; or send a note in by the
school children; or call the
Experiment Station from the De
pot or hospital or drop a card
in t he mail. There are various
ways of doing it. The main thing
is to do it now before it is too
late. Or.ce the Vet is gone we
all can’t cry enough to bring him
back until another year.
During the past month I heve re
ceived three requests regarding
the use of antiseptic in drink
ing wstor for poultry. Following
is e paragraph copied from
"Turkey I'anagaent " a new bool:
just out by Liars den and Martin.
This information, although writter
on turkeys would hold true for
chickens also; "Experiment re
sults fail to show that antisep
tics placed in the drinking
water* serve t o kill disease
germs'through the drinking
water. The hypochlorite solu
tion (sodium and calcium hypoch*
lorite) are quite effective1
antiseptic if they contain at
least 2.6^ of available chlorine
by weight. The chief disadvant
ages- of these solutions are the
cost and the instability of
chlorine which soon loses its
germ-killing power In the pres
ence of organic matter. These
solutions ' may be used in 'the
drinking water at the appropri
ate strength indicated on the
container. They may also be
used to clean out and disinfect.
ant for the water pans, feed
containers, egg trays, and
other equipment. Potassium per
manganate is fairly effective
at the rSte of a level'teaspoon
to 10 gallons of water, tt cor
rodes metal, so should be"uses
in crocks or wooden drinking
vessels. It yoon loses its germ
icidal value v oxidizing pro
erty ) and when it has turned
from a clear wine oolor to brown
it Is no' longer of value.
Copper sulphate, conr.onl2r called
bluestone, is of value in killing
germs in the water, but renders,
the water unpalatable to turkey
and they will drink elsewhere i
possible. It has a tendency to be
toxic to turkeys if stronger than
1 quart in 500. ( 0.2 %)".
Howard Estelle
District Extension Agent,
LEGIONS NOTES
The members of the Locr.l Legion
Post who were not present Tues
day nite missed o meeting v.’hich
v.t.s tops for (Entertainment and
fun. A group of fourteen visiters
from the Anchors go iost arrived
by chartered bus and proceeded
to- start the fun-ball, rolling .
We envy the Jack uenry Post of
Anchorage and if it were in order
would try to coerce some of. the
live wires to transfer here.
Proceedings during the short bus
iness session were stopped fre
quently to allow one of the
visitors the floor. Some r:ised
objections to the valley weather
and other things while others
praised the same subjects. The
real object of t he joint meeting
was a presentation of a citation
to the Mntanuska Valley Post for
I'eritorious services to. the
Legion. The presentation.speech'
was ably delivered by C.C "orris,
departmental Vice Commander.
Seth Cook presided as master of
ceremonies and both visitors and
locr.l members came in for some good
old fashioned razzing. A'hls in
cluded members of the two Auxil
iaries who were present. Every
one enjoyed the meeting immensely.