Mrs. Jack Dunlap Is
Area Winner of Food
Preservation Contest
Marylou Lashbrook of the Uni
versity of Alaska Extension Ser
vice reports this week that the
Home Preservation of Food Con
test has ended in this area.
“The judge’s report has been
sent to the University office”, she
said. "This contest includes all
of Alaska, so our winner, Mrs.
Jack Dunlap, in this area, may
not receive the award given by
the National Garden Institute;
but she does win a hearty ap
plause for her fine storage of
food.”
The judges, Mrs. Neil Miller
and Mrs. Howard Estelle, gave
this report:
“It must be a very satisfactory
feeling for Mrs. Jack Dunlap to
look at the supply of food she has
put away for the winter, and rea
lize that she is so adequately pre
pared.
"At first glance, her meat sup
ply seemed a little low for a win
ter ahead, although she had an
enviable amount of frozen cari
bou and moose to lend variety.
Both canned and frozen chicken
gave promise of many good Sun
day dinners. Salmon canned in
1950 was sufficient for the sea
son ahead. She was looking for
ward to butchering a hog and two
young beef animals at such time
as there would be room for it in
the locker. These animals are in
the barn, raised by the Dunlaps,
so in a sense, should be consid
ered as stored food. Some bee
‘ soup stock and lard still remains
from last year’s supply.
‘ A few boxes of raspberries u
the freezer and a few jars of rhu
barb were her own fruits, but sh<
had a nice variety of jelly. Then
were many jars of celery relish
and she plans to make more vari
eties of relish ‘end of the garden
from her stored fresh vegetables
These include lettuce, carrots
cabbage, celery, beets, turnips
parsnips and potatoes. Greer
vegetables were plentiful in th<
freezer. All her foods were storec
in a neat orderly manner.
"In the freezer, the foods were
so arranged that it wasn’t neces
sary to dig throughout things t,:
find what was wanted. The can
ned foods were on substantia!
shelves, with food of a kind to
gether and so d splayed as tc
easily recognize wnat foods were
there. But it was the vegetable
storage room that was outstand
ing and should have special men
tion. The walls were well in
sulated—constructed to permit
free circulation around crates and
boxes of vegetables. Cabbage
hung from above, carrots were
buried in sawdust. A thermomet
er hung by the door on inside
wall where temperature could be
checked and regulated if neces
sary. Every food was easily acces
sible.
“While other contestants had
more food stored, the Dunlaps
had an adequate variety and
quantity for two. And if an out
sider might take over the prep
aration of meals in that house
hold, they would have no diffi
culty in discovering what was
available for use.
“Two kegs of saurkraut were
* I NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
BY RICHARD BLUE
1952 ACP Program
This news of the 1952 ACP Pro
> gram has just been received from
tne Fairbanks office, quote, “We
’ just received notice of the Alaska
allotment for the 1952 ACP Pro
'! gram which amounts to $27,000.
, This is a reduction of $6,000 from
our 1951 program. There has been
a general reduction in all the
States as a result of the mobiliza
tion program.
“After discussing the matter
with Mr. Lawlor, acting chairman
of the Alaska Planning Commit
tee, it was decided the money be
allotted as follows: $11,000 for the
Fairbanks area; $11,000 for the
Matanuska Valley area; $4,000 lor
the Kenai Peninsula, and $1,000
for the remainder of the Terri
tory. You will note that the de
crease in funds was made in the
Fairbanks and Palmer areas. As
soon as the Territorial Planning
Committee is fully organized,
they, of course, will make future
recommendations for the allot
ment of this money.”
near the kitchen stove. There
were plants of chives and parsley
on the window sill.
“The winner will be announced
at the Homemakers’ Short Course
October 26-November 4. Here’s
hoping the award may be brought
to the Valley and given to Mrs.
Dunlap.”
Winner of the all-Alaska con
test will receive the beautiful sil
ver vegetable dish which was on
display at the Fair.
The new handbook for 1952 has
not been issued so we do not
know exactly what each practice
will require or any limitations
such as the number of acres pe;
I farmer.
I doubt it there will be any ma
i jor change in the new 1952 hand
book. Prior inspection of the land
to be cleared, which is done by
the Soil Conservation Service,
will be the same as last year. A>
anyone knows the middle of win
ter is a poor time to make any
soil inspection, we don't have to
wait until the snow’ is deep and
it’s 30 below to make Lew Hanks
look at the land.
If all the farmers who plan to
clear under the 1952 program will
just let the Soil Conservation or
the Extension Service know how
much and where the clearing is
located most of the inspection
work will be done by the time a
formal application is made.
Phosphate Fertilizers
May Be Short
Our office recently received a
letter which indicates that be
cause of a critical sulfer shortage
the manufacture of phosphate
fertilizers, which use sulfer. may
AT THE TRADING POST
Kathleen Patton was back it
her job at the Trading Post th;s
week after a week :n the hos
pital.
Also noticed this week at the
Trading Post were Dana Nie
mann in the toy department anj
Hap Elmore in the grocery de
| partment.
be off from 8-10 percent next
year. There is apparently no
shortage of nitrogen or potash.
Don't wait until planting time to
order phosphate fertilizers.
Po*ato Yield Good in the Field
Labor shortage and bad weath
er have combined to cheat many
Valley farmers out of a bumper
potato crop. We probably can’t do
too much about the weather ex
; cept perhaps applying a chemical
: frost to kill potato tops. The la
bor problem is not an easy one to
solve. The potato grower who
plans to get the most out of his
labor force by good management
and machinery will he in a better
position to have a bumper crop
in the cellar when the freeze hits.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
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