TIP-BU11N ON LETTUCE
Tip-bum. in a physiological
disease characterized by hr wring
■ r blackening of the nar.-ins of
the leaves. The injury after. dev
elops to a serious extent on let
tuce nutuning during hot v/eathor,
particularly following danp,warn
periods. Balanced and'nod/rate
fertilization, decreased irrigatior
as naturit * arpreacher,, and per
haps r at pruning as the heads ap
proach marketable stage are of 3one
value a. preventive no a cures, but
in no sense do they assure - control
v/>’en c nditions bo c one unusually
favorable for the disease. Tip
burn solden causes material loss
during cool weather. The Big Bos
ton variety is especially suscep
tible.
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'■'ATA'UolA VAXjLZY FAIR COTITINUI'D
prize winners of each will be giv
en ,/3.00. Suggestions regarding
rules and regulations etc. will be
received by Ton hoffitt«
Sunday, Amy Day, the fast
Air Corps Baseball tcan will play
the best talent available fron
Falr.cr and anchor ago.
anager AcVickcr has been
fortunate in getting Ton I:.'off it t
to assist hin during Fair '.lock, i
Lir.Licffitt will have direct charge
of all labor crows, and general su
porviaor* of field activities. Any
one interested in working nay see
hin or hr .I'.cVicker „
A nocting will be hold '.Vodnos,
day evening at 8:00 o’clock in the
Detention office for all Superin
tendents ,Assistant Superintendent:
and Depa tnent Heads of the J-,‘air.
The Board ./ill meet with then.
Any one wishing to servo
Lunch on Governor's Day in the Pig!
School 1-inch men’ get in contact
with Brs.! c.Vicker.
Y~ur season ticket will per
mit you to see all field activities
this year, as well as the exhibits.
They will not be on sale before
Friday 10:00 P.M. August 20.
Virgil ilcVickcr , Jr. sends
out a challenge to fight any boy
(Continued Ln next eoluiin)
DR.GRiVtfS R2TUKK3 TO PAL'. a CONT.
ting of cattle f or T. , and- Dangs
cli3oc.sc, included the cort initios
around .anchorage, Faiobanla , TTonanay
Seward, Kodiak, Kot; chi lean, drangoll,
Petersburg, Juneau, Skagvay, Haines,
Cordova, Sitka, and Hop j•
Total number of animals tested
1,859 included in this mr A r arc
15 goats. Seven'hundred ; evonty
head of cattle were tested in the
rairier area by Dr,Graves 1: .fore lea
ving the Valley this spring.
Six cows and one goat wore de
stroyed because of T.B,
Final figures on the rosultrs
of tests Made hrve not been eonplc
ted, but in tho process of tabula
tion it has boon found that the Mat
anuska Valley is rioro nearly free
of T.B. and Bangs than av ether
ccMMunitioS.
Du.ring the sever, and ere half
Months the Territorial Veterinarian
has boon on the job he has nc.de
443 calls.
five years of ago wulghin , not over
48 it for the Poo Woe Champ i.onship
of Alaska,
j1.11 exhibits must bo ln place
by 11:CO A,!', f'rida: Aug ;t 29.,
and judging will start at jnc o’
clock, IIo 4-H stock will be judged
unless the boy or girl is there to
■show it. Penalties will ' -• placed
ag; inot Boys or Girls that io not
take care of their livestock.
Miss 'fatherino Sponc
neat of Anthropology, Unie
Chicago is visiting the i •;
r, Depart
roily of
L- CL *. I’Ll 3 iC ow
Alaska - that cost t’- o United
States government o',200,000 lias
paid in minerals taken fr i it’s
soils since 1830 - ..'831,804,000.
Last years'gold output reached
a record of 126,178,000.
Our deeds determine us,as much as
wo determine, our deeds.
lliot