Community
i Calendar
TODAY
WASILLA Vets on farm training
class at Community Hall at 8
p.m.
‘CONCERT at Palmer Gym at 8
p,m.
SATURDAY
•SPORTSMEN’S game dinner at
Palmer Gym at 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
GREAT BOOKS Discussion
Group in Neal Wright Bldg, at
•7:36 p.m.
MONDAY
^CIVILIAN defense meeting at
Palmer School at 8 p.m.
VETERANS’ on - farm training
class at former library at 8 p.m.
KIWANIS Club luncheon at for
mer library at noon.
BETA SIGMA PHI at Palmer
School at 8 p.m.
TUESDAY
'WELL Baby Conference at
Health Center at 2 p.m.
P-TA in school lunchroom at 8
p.m.
MASONS at Carpenter’s Hall at
-8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
"CHAMBER of Commerce at for
mer library at noon.
PINOCHLE party at Northland
Pioneer Grange Hall at 8 p.m.
THURSDAY
VALLEY Health Council at for
mer library at 7 p.m.
AMERICAN Legion at 8 p.m.
AMERICAN Legion Auxiliary at
Carpenters Hall at 8 p.m.
FRIDAY
WASILLA vets on-farm training
class at Community Hall at 8 p.m.
Coming Events
Oct. 21—Grange Harvest dinner.
Oct. 24 — Fair superintendent’s
dinner.
Oct. 24—Fair Association mem
bership meeting.
Oct. 28—PHS Carnival at Gymna
sium.
INov. 2—Lutheran’s annual dinner
and bazaar.
For Sale
2 lots in business sec
tion; close-in. Terms.
Town Lots in Airport Ad
dition. Terms.
Lots on Tex Cobb Hill;
good location.
^Choice Dairy Farms.
JV1. D. Snodgrass
Realtor
' (Inquire at Home Farm)
Yugoslavian Farmers Turn to Co-Ops
As Agricultural Way Out for Them
large on the horizon of the Yugo
slavian farmer and agricultural
worker, a Christian Science Mon
itor article reported recently.
The news story told of a vil
lage, in which 600 of the able
bodied inhabitants were members
of the farm co-operative. Others
of the town’s 1,600 population
were old folk and children, un
able to work.
The co-op was formed - three
years ago, under strong govern
ment encouragement. Farmers
simply voted to pool all property,
except a garden-spot adjacent to
their home, and all farm tools.
Each received a share in the co
operative proportionate to the
value of the land and tools he sur
rendered.
On the garden plot he retained.
Nov. 3—4-H Club Achievement
Day.
Nov. 4—Kiwanis Club charter
night.
Nov. 9—Homemakers’ Achieve
ment Day.
Nov. 10—PHS Junior play.
Nov. 11—PHS Junior play.
Nov. 19 — St. Michael’s annual
bazaar.
Nov. 19—Beta Sigma Phi barn
dance.
me i-dimci uuuiu raise garden
produce for his own use, as well
as keep a cow, sheep, pigs, fowl
and a horse.
There are two types of mem
bers in this Yugoslavian co-op,
for farm workers who had no
land to turn in still may earn a
share in the communal holdings
through work in the fields or
stables.
Working hours remain essen
tially the same, as when farms
were operated by individual own
ers. Specific work assignments
are made by a council of nine,
elected by members of the co-op
erative. An executive board of
three men carries on the admin
istrative work of the co-op.
However participation in the
executive or “paper” work of the
co-op does not excuse a member
from his field chores. All mem
bers must perform their work in
the fields, regardless of position
in the co-op.
The farm studied by the Mon
itor reporter had about 4,600
acres of land under cultivation I
and produced varied crops. At
ihe time he observed the farming
aperation, there were 580 acres
planted to corn, 270 acres in sugar
aeets, 60 acres in grapes, 620 acres}
n wheat, 200 acres in potatoes
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and an experimental 20 acres in
soy beans. Other small plots
were used to grow hemp, broom
corn and sunflowers.
Most of the food needs are pro
vided by the produce raised. In
adition a worker earns some cash.
The government gets its cut
through a quota of the produce. |
If any produce remains after i
workers get their food allotments I
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and the government share is paid,"*
it may be sold at market.
A typical food allotment for a
worker was described as follows:
Twenty metric cwt. of wheat.
10 of corn, six of potatoes, 140
pounds of sugar and 600 quarts
of wine as well as certain other
quantities of straw, hay and
honey.
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