New Farm Quarterly
To Serve Local Area
The first issue of the Kenai-Ka
silof Subdistrict newsletter, a
quarterly publication beamed es
pecially to persons with agricul
tural interests, is off the press
and is being distributed.
The bulletin is free for the
asking as all costs are paid by
business advertising. It may be
obtained by addressing the Kenai
Kasilof Soil Conservation Sub
district. Box 21, Soldotna. A mail
ing list is being compiled for the
mailing of future isues of the
quarterly.
The purpose of the newsletter
is to fill a need for more sources
of local farm news, facts and
technical information. Ideas and
questions are solicited.
“As a soil conservation sub
district, our primary interest is
in conservation and water. But,
that does not mean we can divorce
soil and water conservation from
the many other phases of agricul
tural development. Crop varieties,
fertilizer, financing, irrigation.
Peninsula Couple
Return to Iran
After World Tour
Leonard and Lucille Catledge
Leonard and Lucille Catledge,
old timers on the Kenai Peninsula,
recently completed a flight around
the world and are back to work
for another two-year hitch in
Iran.
With their two-year furlough
nearly ended, Mr. and Mrs. Cat
ledge emplaned at Kenai Airport
after spending the night with Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Weaver in Soldot
na and having visited old friends
in both Kenai and Soldotna.
The Catledges homesteaded in
the Ninilchik area in the late
1930’s, still have a home in Hom
er and formerly lived several
years in Soldotna where he was
employed as a welder by the old
Alaska Road Commission.
Catledge is now on loan from
the Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Public Roads, to the
Iranian Ministry of Roads as an
American advisor. He has been
stationed at Sanandaj, Iran for
the past two years. He advises
about shop work, instructs native
workers in welding and use of
American equipment and offers
experienced assistance in road
construction.
Len and Lucille, as their Penin
sula friends best know them, left
Sanandaj in November. Their
flight to Alaska included stops in
Beirut, Athens, Rome, Paris, Lon
don, New York City Washington,
D.C., Minnesota and California.
Much of their Alaskan vacation
was spent in Homer with a mar
ried daughter. Carol Lee.
After leaving Anchorage, their
return flight included short visits
in Tokyo, Hong Kong, New Deh
li, Bangkok and back to Tehran,
Iran, and Sanandaj. Mrs. Cat
ledge is adept at languages and
may be employed during the next
two years to teach English to na
tive residents.
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engineering, marketing—all have
a place in this letter,” the first
issue states.
‘‘If you have a question, write
to us. If we don’t know the ans
wer. we may call upon one of our
state or federal agricultural
agencies for information. Each of
us needs to know what is being
done — who is doing it — and
what results have been. We in
tend to make the newsletter a re
liable source of local farm infor
mation.’’
The Kenai-Kasilof Soil Conser
vation Subdistrict is a locally or
ganized. locally governed and lo
cally financed subdivision of state
government. Its purpose is to lead
and encourage a program of good
land use — whether this is farm
land, rangeland, forestland, or
municipal land.
The subdistrict program is ad
ministered by five elected super
visors, who serve without pay.
The board presently includes I. ,1.
Charlton, chairman; Dick Hills,
secretary; Homer Swires, treas
urer; Ed Meyer, equipment super
visor, and Tom Denman, super
visor. Jack Bradford is serving as
an alternate supervisor.
The Soil Conservation Service
provides technical services to the
subdistrict and its members. The
subdistrict utilizes the services of
specialists of many agricultural
agencies and one SCS technican,
Art Hawk, is presently assigned
to work jointly with the three
subdistricts on the Kenai Penin
sula.
l he overall subdistrict program
is under the administrative super
vision of Sigmund Restad, the
state director of agriculture.
The new subdistrict newsletter
in its first issue featured an ar
ticle by Ed Liebenthal, extension
agent from Homer, on the grow
ing of cereal grains in the im
mediate area; information con
cerning rental machinery avail
able from the subdistrict; an ar
ticle on the ACP cost share in
centive program set up by Con
gress, and many other items con
cerning soils, crops, and govern
mental agencies available for ad
vice and aid with area problems.
Kachemak Bay
Island Named
As Historic Site
Yukon Island in Kachemak
Bay, off the coast of the Kenai
Peninsula, is one of the six addi
tional sites in Alaska that have
been approved by Secretary of the
Interior Stewart L. Udall for re
gistered national historic land
mark status.
All six sites are identified with
Alaska aboriginal culture with
Yukon Island being the oldest
and most continuously occupied
of Cook Inlet sites. Each of the
six will be recognized by the Na
tional Park Service with a cer
tificate and bronze marker.
In addition to Yukon Island,
the other sites recently approved
for recognition are; Palugvik on
Hawkins Island in Prince William
Sound, marking the eastern range
of Eskimo archeology in south
ern Alaska; Shaluka on Umnak
Island, a large village mound;
Cambell on St. Lawrence Island,
a source of data on Eskimo pre
history; Wales on Seward Penin
sula, containing materials from as
early as 600 to 800 A.D., and Bir
nirk at Point Barrow, a seriate of
mounds giving clues to the devel
opment of Eskimo culture in the
northernmost part of the United
States.
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Ed Meyer’s Ridgeway Feed Co.
KENAI SPUR ROAI)
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Complete Line of
Feeds and Hay
BOX 21 PHONE
SOLDOTNA 283-7665
Homer Conservation Subdistrict
Joins National Farm Organization
Homer Soil Conservation Sub
district has officially joined a na
tionally known and active farm
organization — The National As
sociation of Soil Conservation
Districts.
This action was taken by unan
imous vote of the hoard of super
visors at the regularly scheduled
January meeting. It follows close
ly a similar move by supervisors
of the Ninilchik Soil Conservation
Subdistrict. It is hoped that the
supervisors of the Kenai-Kasilof
Subdistrict will join soon in the
attempt to gain an Alaskan voice
in national programs effecting
the agricultural interests of Kenai
Peninsula farmers.
Gust Lofgren who has just fin
ished a term as chairman of the
Homer board, has led the attempt
Grain Testing
Advised Now
“Although the recent warm
weather was a little premature
for a spring breakup, it should
get us to thinking and planning
for spring work,” says Sigmund
H. Restad, director of agriculture.
Palmer.
Fertilizer orders, field plans
and machinery repair should be
underway. Those who have not
had soil testing done are advised
to send it in for analysis as soon
as practicable.
For those needing germination
and purity tests on grain, Restad
said the Division of Agriculture's
inspector would appreciate receiv
ing samples as soon as possible to
eliminate an overload of work,
causing a delay in return of re
sults before seeding time.
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Classifieds are news.
to initiate joint action Dy me
Peninsula subdistricts. It is hoped
that by acting together, active
representation and participation
may be achieved.
The NACD through its many
committee assignments repre
sents farmers and ranchers in
matters relating to soil and wa
ter conservation programs and
legislation.
TAX RISE CONTINUES
The Merchants and Manufac.
turers Assoc., Ix>s Angeles, says
that in the past six years, So
cial Security taxes have risen by
78 per cent, not counting ule jn‘_
crease which went into effect this
past Jan. 1. When the plan was
instituted, it was forecast that
the maximum cost would be $90
for each employee and employer.
Now, however, the figure is ex
pected to reach $222 each by 19(58,
according to the Industrial News'
Review.
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