' Local Groups Hoar
U. of Alaska Grad
Relumed from Sweden
Herb Lane. 1RS1. University of1
Alaska graduate Just returned
from Sweden, wound up a long
week-end full of speaking cn
gagement>- in the Valley Monday
night to go on to Anchorage in ,
his Territory-wide speaking tour1
sponsored by the Extension Ser
vice.
% He spoke to the Palmer. Wa- ,
cilia, and Chugiak Vetorans-on- |
the-farm training classes, to th* |
Kiwanis Club, and to the Home-1
makers Council.
Lang was sent to Sweden, as a
northern country similar to A1
aska. through the International
Farm Youth Exchange which is
sponsored in this country by the!
Extension Service and 4-H Foun
dation of Washington. D. C. He
spent three months living and
working on farms with the peo
«. pie, one month was spent in a
small town just outside of Stock
holm. two weeks among migra
tory Lapps in the northern sec
tion. 1 month in the south cen
tral lake region, and two w-eeks
in the province of Skane. The
latter is the largest farming sec
tion of Sweden; it is one of the
smallest regions, but 95 percent
of the land is under cultivation.
Asked about comparisons of
Swedish farming with Alaskan.
*• Lang stated there is more manual
labor in Sweden and much less
machinery. Edda barley is grown
there, that variety having been
introduced from the Svalof Ex
periment Station there. Svalof
wheat is the variety most popular
in Sweden. The Swedish farmers
make hay whenever it is possi
ble, placing it on poles and racks
in the fields for drying. They use
oats and peas for silage.
The climate in Sweden is
warmer than that in Alaska al
though both countries are in the
same latitude. Perma frost is un
known.
An agricultural graduate spe
'V cializing in animal husbandry,
Lane was particularly interested
in the cattle.. Good producers in j
Sweden yield about 12,000 pounds j
per year, he said. About 65 per
cent of the cattle are of the Swe-;
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY DECEMBER S
AMERICAN LEGION and AUX
ILIARY Carp Hall. 8 pm
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7
OUTING CLUB RALLY Moose
Hall. 8 pm,
SQUARE DANCE CLUB, Caro
Hall. 8 p m
AAAS COOK INLET CHAPTER
BASKETBALL GAME. School
Gvm
DEMOCRATIC CAUCAS. Co-op
Club Room
ELKS INITIATION, Fair Admin
Bldg. 8 p m.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8
SOURDOUGH CLUB. Mrs Viola
Thuma home.
MONDAY. DECEMBER 10
UP LADIES AID, MARY MAR
THA’S, U. P. Church. 8 p.m.
CHEECHAKO HOMEMAKERS’
Christmas party, Mrs. Charles'
Wilson home.
CHAMBER of COMMERCE PAL
MER DAY. Anchorage.
KIWANIS CLUB. Co-op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
VETERANS TRAINING CLASS,
Co-op club room, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 11
VALLEY FIRE ASSOCIATION.
Valley Theare, 8 p.m.
MOOSE and WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE. Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING. U. P.
Church, 7:30 p.m.
WELL-BABY CLINIC, Health
Council Rooms, 2-4 p.m.
HOSPITAL FUND RAISING
COMMITTEE, ARA Bldg., 8
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12
CARPENTER’S LOCAL, Carpen
er’s Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13
NORTHLAND PIONEER Grange
Grange Hall. 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15
P-TA HARD TIMES DANCE.
Hosp. benefit, school gym, 10:00
p.m.
dish Red and White breed v.-hich
is closely akin to the Ayershire
breed here. Another popular
breed is known as the Northern
Polled Common. These cows have
no horns and can stand cold wea
ther. They are high in butter fat
—approximately five percent—
but are lower in milk produc
tion.
There is Stii! Plenty of Time for
Christmas Portraits
and
Photographic Greeting Cards
PALMER STUDIO
Palmer Drug Building
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WITH SOMETHING FOR THE HOME
HOME UTILITY ELECTRIC SAWS
6 in. and 8 in. Blade
DEEP FREEZE and REFRIGERATORS at
Great Savings
RANGES, Electric and Gas
GUNS - SCOPES - CASES
Ammunition, All Sizes
Co-Op Warehouse
Territorial Soil
Conservation Bd. in
Semi'Annual Session
The Terri tori*] Soil Conserve- I
tion Board met yesterday and to* |
lay in the district office* of the
Soil Conservation Service here in
Palmer
Members from the Fairbanks
sub-district, Bert Stemple and
John Richard, and Enul Bartolo
witz and John McLay from the
Kcnai-Kasilof sub-district were
in town for the meeting lx»cal
members are Clarence Hoffman
and Virgil Eckert. Representa
tives from each of the sub-dis
tricts were also invited.
Meetings of Territorial board
are held twice yearly, the winter
one usually being held in Pal
mer.
Up for discussion at this w’eek's
meeting were needs for special
ized conservation and equipment,
feasibility of creating a sub-dis
trict in the Ninilchik area in com
pliance with requests, and re
vision of boundaries in the Kenai
Kasilof sub-district. The devel
opment of plans for continuing
detailed soil surveys in the Ter
ritory in 1952 was also on the
agenda.
GRANGE TO MEET
The Northland Pioneer Grange
will hold its regular meeting next
Thursday evening, December 13,
at the new Grange Hall.
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NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
By RICHARD BLUE
Report on Sweden
Herb Lane. Extension Service
Exchange student, Fum» up hi*
oiimtners work and travel in Swe
i« n by the following statement*
Comparable climate and soil* in
Sweden are devoted to lumbering
■*nd reindeer raising The main
igncultural regions of Sweden
have a climate and soils compi
lable to New York and Iowa
Much hand labor is still used but
increased amounts of machinery
are being introduced Most smad
farmers cultivate 20-30 acres of
land and 200 acres of woodland
as a winter occupation. It is a
great co-op country; 99% of all
milk producers belong to a milk
co-op.
Extension Director Visits
Lynn O. Hollist. Extension Ser
vice Director, and Prof. Art Bus
well arrived in Palmer on the
Tuesday train Director Hollist at
tended several meetings in the
Valley in conjunction with the
Soil Conservation Service terri
torial board meeting. Prof. Bus
well went to Anchorage to nego
tiate the acquisition of a green
house to be used at the Univer
sity of Alaska.
Coffey Insures Everyrhing—
Remember?
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First Annual Rally
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FREE Admission
8:00-10:00 — Enteriainmenl
10:00—Dancing
MOOSE HALL
December 7, 1951
EVERYONE WELCOME
Matanuska Outing Ciub
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WOMEN or THE MOOSE
BAKE SALE AND &AZAAR
SATURDAY AT CRASSER*
The Women of th« MooM will
hold a bake sale an ;,r»ar at
Crasser'* Hardware s»* rday D •- j
cembcr 8 beginr.ini : p a m.
Drawing for th< , .,r Chest
filled with linens. \ ha* been
on display at Gia ; for the
past week, will t place it
2 pm.
With these mom > <mg pro
jects. the Women • *e Moose
have tx>en equippm. • e kitchen
of the new Moose H. 1 so that
they can accommod. urge ban
quets there. Alrearl n hand is
a complete service f iishes for
V alley rrofilieraman
f
Philip Edelman entered Base
Hospital Monday morning tar
treatment there
72. Cooking utensils and ban
quet cloths have been ordered
and are expected soon
B&C. ELECTRIC
Tal. 55 Box 64«
AL HUEBNER
Shop in Shamrock Basement
POWER PLUGKi
“Electricity Is Your Cheapest Servant”
Many people who can't afford regular servants
get along very well with the finest little workers
in the world—their electrical appliances. They
have discovered how completely inexpensive and
easy it is to rely on electricity to give them the
helping hand they need.
Why not let electricity serve you in the same won
derfully efficient way it has served so many other
people. It's "wages'' are very low.
Matanuska Electric Association, Inc.
Lowest Possible Cost Consistent With Business Principles
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