FARMERS' MARKET—
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in from $20 to $35 each market
*3ay.
According to Dr. Edwin Cake,
economist of the Farm Credit Ad
ministration, size of the town
doesn’t seem to have much to do
with the success of the market
or its ultimate sales. This conclu
sion was reached after a study
of 214 markets now operating in
the States. Almost any town big
ger than a village can support a
Farmers’ Market, he believes.
This is particularly true if half
a dozen farmers in an area are
particularly interested in a mar
ket and can sell a sizeable vol
ume on them regularly.—From
“The Produce Market Manager”
published by the Nat. Assn, of
Produce Market Managers, Wash.,
D. C. Vol. 1, No. 5, Dec. 19, 1947.
Suitable Site Important
Finding a suitable site in Pal
mer is important. These factors
must be taken into consideration:
Will it be near the residential
section? Is there ample parking
space? Is there room for expan
sion? Is it near a street or road
intersection? Is it near the shop
ping center? No one site will be
perfect, but we must look for one
having the most advantages.
It is proposed that the farmers
in the Matanuska Valley form a
Farmers’ Market Association with
articles of incorporation. There
would be a board of directors to
formulate market policies. There
would be a small membership fee,
and a charge of five to 10 percent
fee from the gross sales for booth
rentals. For the first year there
would be a volunteer market
manager who would direct the
business activities.
Watch the Valley Frontiers
man for notice of a meeting in
the near future of all persons
interested in joining a Mata
nuska Farmers’ Association
and obtaining a booth in the
Farrhers’ Market in Palmer.
Main object of the association
would be to promote an income
for the small farmers, and supply
a good quality of goods to the
consumer. The market would op
erate once a week or at any oth
er time the members wished. The
first year the association would
have little or no money for land
site and market stalls.
It is hoped that some civic
"Is Busting Out
All Over"
And if you have plans that require
help from a bank ... stop in and talk
it over. Sooner the better.
Buy and Bank in Palmer!
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings—5 to 7 P. M.
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
minded property owner will loan j
a site, that the members will do- '
nate labor and materials for a ‘
stand, and that the Extension Ser
vice and Department of Agricul
ture will give us a great deal of
guidance.
Will Bring Buyers
The consumers and farmers
would not be the only ones to
benefit from such a venture in
Palmer. People would be attract- ;
ed to Palmer from miles around, !
particularly from Anchorage. This j
influx would increase all busi- j
ness in the town. They would buy j •
gasoline and oil, eat in our res
taurants, patronize our movies, j
and shop in our stores. And most j
of all it would help to bring about
a better understanding and cor-1
dial feeling between the farm
Tomato Plants Have
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BROWN'S SHOP
GORSH!
Iffen my maw knowed I wuz a-singin' tenor, she'd say:
"Paw, I done tol* ye, nigh onto sixty year ago, we orta
drowned that young-un soon's he wuz horned. Now he's
nigh growed up, he's done larnl hisself to read outa
them new-fangled, high-falutin' classical music books.
An' he's a-singin' TENOR! Lawsy me!
"Paw, what is a Minnie-sterile Show?
'An' whatsa Kee-wampus?"
JUANP. (Puddinhead) MILLER
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