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ANITA HIGGINS
TO WED ON AUGUST 6
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Higgins of
Warsaw, Indiana, have announc
ed the forthcoming marriage of
their daughter, Anita Jean of
Palmer, to Noel William Woods,
son of Mr .and Mrs. Glen Woods,
also of Palmer. The ceremony
will be performed Saturday,
August, 6 at the United Protes
testant Church in Palmer by the
Rev. Brian Cleworth.
Miss Higgins came to Palmer
about a year ago and taught His
tory and Girls’ PE in the Palmer
High School this past year.
Following the wedding cere
mony a reception will be held for
the couple in the church base
ment. All friends of both families
are cordially invited to attend
the ceremony and reception.
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MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
'IMPORTS 4 HIVES
OF HOMEY REES
Four hives of honey bees have
been imported to the Matanuska
Valley by Dr. Richard Washburn,
Alaska Agricultural Experiment
Station entomologist.
Washburn said this week he
hopes they can, among other odd
jobs, help experimental Siberian
alfalfa to produce more seed.
Greenhouse gardeners and plant
scientists need the bees, also.
Hand-polination of greenhouse
crops is a tedious, time-consum
ing task. Horticulturalists want
the bees to fertilize small fruits.
Raising honey bees in Alaska
is not without its problems, says
Washburn. On chilly days the
bees stay home and eat instead
of getting down to the serious
business of pollinating crops.
Washburn has to feed them a
gallon of sugar syrup a week.
The bees haven’t been enthusi
astic about Alaska’s brisk winter
climate in the past and when
winter comes they may die. If
this happens it will mean Wash
burn will have to import new
bees—at ten dollars a hive, plus
air parcel post. He will try pro
tective winter packaging, hoping
he can help them survive the
cold weather.
The honey bees show a ten
dency to neglect their work
among the alfalfa fields to sip
nectar from sweet clover and wild
rasberry blossom. The “keel” of
the alfalfa blossom kicks a nec
tar-sucking bee in the face,
leaves him more surprised than
pleased.
Bumble bees, more robust than
domestic honey bees, are not
fazed by alfalfa. But, complains
Washburn, bumble bees are
scarce. A householder who is a
reluctant host to a nest of wild
bumble bees can help the cause
of research by calling on Dr.
Washburn who is pleased to cap
ture unwanted bumble bees.
Alaska’s wild bees, flies, and
other insects do most of the pol
linating now. Washburn plans to
collect and propogate them cag
ing them with plants to compare
their effectiveness as pollinators.
Washburn advises if you have
a hankering, for honey on your
hot cakes, better buy it from the
grocer. It’s probably cheaper-and
certainly simpler-than keeping
bees to make it for you. But if
you want to polloinate plants, the
bees can do it better than a hired
man.
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The Mixing Bowl Beaters met
at the home of Mrs. Henning
Blunck. Record books were
worked on and plans made for
the picnic. It will be held at
Barry’s Fingerlake the 27th of
July at 6:30 p.m. Parents and
friends are invited. We’ll have
pot luck lunch.
Phoebe Martin gave a talk on
4-H camp. Lunch was served.
Lila Hoskins, reporter
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'SKEETERS BOTHER?
NEW LEAFLET TELLS
HOW TO CONQUER 'EM
Mosquito control, a major
problem to Alaskans, is the sub
ject of a new federal publication.
Leaflet 386, “Mosquitoes—How
to Control Them on Your Pro
perty”, is now available through
the Extension Service office.
Suggestions for killing the lar
vae and adults are included.
Farmers and home owners will
find directions for use of sprays
outdoors and inside, repellents
and precautions for safe handl
ing of the poisonous material.
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