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HEY l HEY I
( ALASKAN FOR HAY )
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with the serious hay situation
confronting the valley, there is
no tine to shed tears which
would only add more ice to an
already frozen asset.
Every! farmer has had to figure
extremely close In order to be
able to keep his livestock and
have food for them through the
winter. And at that, many cows
have had to bo butchered.
With all this in mind and with H '
the idea of offering a suggestion
which may or may not have been
thought of, we wish to give a
few helpf\il hints. If anyone-has
a better idea we would be more
than pleased to hear it.
From the Experiment Station comes
the suggestion that a smell onc
horse A-shnpcd snow plow be made
to drag over the un-cut crop and
uncover enough every few days
for the stock. Do not uncover
too much at one time, because it
will only be wasted. Also, this
will tend to keep your stock on
that part of the field where you
want them to be. A bettor way
perhaps -- if you have an electric
fencer, stake off a small plot ard
t his will keep them, from tramp
ing the whole field.
We know of two farmers in the
valley who have experimented in
feeding un-cut crops to find out
the number of stock-days per acre.
Doth horses and milking cows wore
turned in when the snow was t ho
deepest. No other feed or grain
was used. The cows gained in
production and the horses fatten
ed to a point where it seemed
sdvisa.ble to take them out every
few days,
Results showed that 47 stock-days
per acre was easy t.o obtain.
At the end of this time there was
still some feed left which could
be fed next spring or used now by
sheep. No effort was made to plow
the snow on this field. This may
give some one a bases from which
to estimate his crop.
HOMEMAKERS COUNCIL
The Council met Nov. 6 in the
United Protestrmt 'church parlors.
Twenty members attended. Miss
Ethel McBonald was present and
gave a very valuable talk on
Project lenders. The Council
serve the lunch at the Benefit
Dance on Sat. Nov.11.
The Farm and Home Short course
will be held Jan.22 --25, 1940
The next Council meeting will
be held 3an. 8, 1940 at the church.
Pot luck lunch will toe served at
noon.
D. Sherrod, reporter.
NOW WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
Dear Editor:
I was among 11 those present"
at the M.V.F.C. meeting Sat. even
ing Nov.4, and while I was liter
ally frozen speechless, I did
hear Mr.Stock say that the produce
department is being operated at
a loss and that one of the larbe
expense items is sausage-casings.
.Now I have heard the Colonists
of the Matanuska Valley accused
of lacking in "intestinal fortitude
but this was the first time I ever
heard it.intimated that our hogs
and sheep are lacking in -
"casings "
Or it may be just the dumb
way I see things.
A Farmers puzzled wife
LOST
One swede saw in wooden frame
and one crocheted hand bag with
zipper, some place between
Clarence Quarnstrom’s home, tract
121 and Palmer. Tinder please
leave articles at creamery.
POUND-A good pair of gloves.
They may be claimed by any person
calling at the Co-op office and
identifying them.