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M.V.B.A. NEWS
BY ERNEST HARRINGTON
N*wk and Commtnli
I w they have a chemical
grass killer called T C. A for
quack grass It would be great if
they could develop a good killer
for Wild Barley or "Fox Tail” as
a lot of us call it.
Here are some interesting facts
and figures from the University j
of California Extension Service
scientists.
When she's working at top ef
ficiency. Old Bossy turns grass
into milk at the ratio of two and
one half to one.
A cow eats about 125 pounds of
five inch grass a day. enough to
produce fifty pounds of 3.5 per
cent milk. But where the grass is
only two to three inches high she
eats only 45 pounds a day.
Bossy grazes approximately
seven and a half hours each day.
regardless of how much feed she
gets. She does 60 per cent of her
■"grazing during daylight hours
and 40 per cent at night, with 50
to 70 bites a minute. On the ave
rage she chews her cud seven
hours a day and spends 12 hours
lying down, at nine different
times. While grazing, she travels
two and one half miles in the
daylight and one at night. She
drinks ten times a day.
If a cow chews her cud while
lying down it does not necessarily
mean she is satisfied. Unless she
,s given other feeds, she has to
'et along on what she eats in sev
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Valley
Theatre
Friday, Saturday
AUGUST 17—18
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee at 2 p. m.
Sunday, Monday
AUGUST 19 & 20
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Sunday Matinee: 2:00 p.m.
EVE ARDER
COLURS • FRARK Me HU CM
Wed. • Thursday
AUGUST 22 & 23
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
with Edward G. Robinson and
Loretta Young
“THE HATCHET
MAN”
SECOND BODY FOUND
AT BIG LAKE
The body of Pvt Robert Sholin
was recovered August 17 at Big
Lake where he and hu fishing
companion. Eugene K r a n i c h
drowned June 24. when their boat
appatently capsized
A Tenth Air Rescue plane was
dispatched to the lake when no
tified of the find. The body was
taken to Fort Richardson.
Sholin was born and lived most
of his life in Homer where his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sholin
make their home. He was em
ployed by the Alaska Road Com
mission until he entered the Arm
ed Forces last January.
Besides his parents he leaves a
sister Mrs. Richard Guse of Ta
coma. Wn.. a brother Dale and a
younger sister Lois, the latter two
of Homer.
en and a half hours of grazing,
whether she eats 40 pounds or
125.
WASILLA
PERSONALS
By BARBARA CARTER
A picnic for member* of the
Waatlla Homemaker s Club and
families and friend* will be helft
at the home of Mr. and Mrs Gles
Barnes on Friday evening. Aug*
ust 17. at 6:00 p. m. Pot-luck sup
per will be had.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mommson
are visiting this week at Cant
well.
Mrs. Walter Teeland left on
Tuesday night's train for Anch
orage and from there flew to Se
attle where she will receive medi
cal treatment. She expects to be
! in Settle about a month.
The long-awaited rebuilding of
Cannon Hill on the Knik road
was begun this week. The road is
being cut through the hill there
by eliminating two dangerous
curves and the steep hill.
A homesteader playing cow
boy sustained bruised limbs and
back as a result of attempting to
CO-OP-MIUTART
FRATERNIZATION
Mew Sargeants from the Post
will be curst*, of the Co-Op to
morrow for luncheon in the Co
Op Club Room.
Although the invitation is
strictly in the interests of good
v.ill, it is hoped that Valley food
products will be advertised in a
very advantageous manner.
Another opportunity for Co-Op
and military fraternization will
come up soon when four men
from the army spend 10 days in
i Palmer to learn all about the pro
cessing of recombined milk at the
Co-Op creamery.
Need Help?
Units of the Alaska Command
are the Co-Op's best customers.
| Acting Manager Carl Rasmussen
announced still another plan, of
ride one of his young heifers last
Sunday. Ray Redington. Knik
homesteader, is hobbling around
Teeland’s store waiting on cus
tomers this week. Ray says these
Alaskan heifers must have some
Texas blood.
Brownies Enjoy Hike
Brownie Girl Scout Troop 15
met at the home of their leader,
Mrs Maunne Zetmeir, August 9.
Members took a short hike and
I trail signs through the woods.
Those attending were: Mary
Ratliff, Judy Everett. Lorinda
Westgate, Charlotte Campbell
and Theo Zetmeir. Ice cream at
the Frontier Cafe followed the
hike.
There will be no further meet
ings until after school starts. Mrs.
Zetmeir announced.
mutual benefit to Co-Op members
and the men who stand in line
to get the food they produce. Any
one wanting help during harvest
time or any time during the year
is urged to leave his name at the
Co-Op office. Many soldiers from
the Post, eager to do any kind of
work, are available Saturdays
and Sundays, and sometimes on
short furloughs of longer dura
tion.
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