every Friday by the Matanuska Val
ley P'armer’s Cooperating Associa
tion at Palmer, Alaska.
Pnr, Editor: Irving Fewville
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and.
news of the Hatanuslca Valley far
mers' Cooperation Associations
work, problems, accomplishments,
also n-.ws of local and general
interest and to foster the'Co
operative spirit of the Farmers
of the Matanuska Valley.
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Again the local Post Office
calls on the people of the valley
to cooperate v/ith them in the
handling of the mail between now
and Christmas. The fine way the
patrons have always responded is
much appreciated. This year the
problems are even renter than
ever before, ’hie to problems
confr'uting the Tost Office De
partment because of the ational
emergencm, mail is getting con
gested badly at times and be
cause of expenditures of great
amounts in other Departments the
need of practicing economy in
our Department is a, vital rec
ces sity, Ho extra Christmas help
has been allowed this office this
year dospite the largest year
by far in the history cf Palmer,
Wrap your parcels securely.
Do not seal parcel post unless
a printed tag is placed thereon
stating, "This parcel may be
opened for postal inspection."
Address only one side of the
package plainly and with a return
address. Insure parcels of un
usual value, Christmas seals
ITUST bo placed on the back of
the parcels, never oil the front.
Do not expect unusual ser
vice. To accomodate one person
may jeopardise the dispatch of
the entire mail. To grant
specials favor’s may hold Vac': the
delivery of packages to all the
other patronso Remember, when
the windows arc closed it "s for
the purpose of getting ma?" 1 ready
to go out on a train that runs
on schedule or to prepai . mail
for delivery to all patrons of
the Post Office. When you insist
on service at that time, ; u are
insisting that your mail in more
important than the mail 1 of all
the rest.
hail to the East coast should
be In by December 1st. To the
Riddle ’.Vest December 8th. To
the coastal states not 1; .r than
the fifteenth. Your kind coop
eration in the past year is sin
cerely appreciated, hspe cailly
is the response to the . ftuse
Securities program showing the
interest of public spirited and >
patriotic citizens in this com
munity. Why not give a b nd for
Christmas ?
Your Postnrster
V/ord has recently been re
ceived at the ‘extension office
fro:. Secretary of A gricutturo
'.71 eke. r d that the Uni ted 'it a t c s
needs another increase in swine
production for 1942 of at least
eight mill ion head, which './ill
total pig crop of about 91 mil
lion head* The product:* on for
1941 has been estimated by the
Department of Agriculture as 83
million head.
Hog prices throughtout the
States have gone up at a very
rapid pace during the past 10
months, and grain prices have
also shown a marked increase.
But the margin between the
cost of feeds and the price re
ceived for finished pork *s wide
enough that hogs can stil" bo pro
duced at a profit.
The Department of A[ ricul
ture has also estimated that the
supply of high protein feed will
bo five to ten percent grater
in 1042 than in 1941. A larger
production of soy bean cake and
meal is expected to offset the
(con't c.n page 6)