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CROSS BREEDING
OF DAIRY STOCK
TO CEASE, KODIAK
DR. C. C. GEORGESON, DIRECTOR
U. S. EXPERIMENT STATIONS
ALASKA TALKS CATTLE.
TO MOVE # KODIAK STOCK
Hopes To Produce Ideal Farm Cow
for Territory Within the Next
Two Years Experimentation
Thirty-four head of cattle will be
shipped from the Kodiak Experimen
tal Station to the Matanuska station
where a herd of 50 dairy stock will
be maintained with the view of test
ing out three distinct breeds under
the same treatment, according to Dr.
C. C. Georgeson, director of the LT.
S. Experimental States in Alaska,
who was a brief visitor in Seward
last week. The learned agronomist
said he hoped that within a few
years, the Matanuska farm would be
able to supply farmers and settlers,
particularly those living in the In
terior regions, with cattle suited to
the climate.
Experimenting Cross Breeding
For many years,, Dr. Georgeson
stated he had conceived the idea of
cross-breeding two breeds of dairy
cattle, the Holstein-Friesians and the
purebred Galloways with the view to
develop a hardy farm cow. The
Holstein-Freisians is the best cow
adapted to the coast regions but they
are not milkers. The Alaska ex
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ORLANDER, the Jeweler
perimental stations has many enquir
ies for farm cows and the stations
did not have them, Dr. Georgeson
said, so, he first thought, feeling his
way along, that a milk strain might
be developed among the Galloways.
With this in mind in 1912, he vis
ited the States and traveled exten
sively. Later, M. D. Snodgrass, su
perintendent of the Matanuska Ex
perimental station joined him and
eleven Galloway milkers were pick
ed up and shipped to Seattle. At
about this time Mt. Katmai erupted
and due to the volcanic ash they were
not sent north until two years later.
In the meantime all of the cattle at
the Kodiak station had been moved
away for the volcanic ash had killed
the natural forage. At the expiration
of two years time the native feed re
turned on the island and the cattle
were shipped back and experiments
carried on. The cross-breeding of
these two dairy strains proved to be
a mistaken idea, Dr. Georgeson stat
ed. The heifers proved to be poor
milkers.
Now Making Short-Cut.
There are now a number oi' these
cross-bred cattle and though they
are not air good milkers, taken on
the average, they are better than
the pure Galloway, and richer in but
ter fat that the Holstein-Freisians.
There are eleven cows now being
tested, but in order that a more
thorough test be made with the short
horns, they will be moved from the
Kodial^ station to Matanuska where
careful records will be kept, such as
the yield per single milking, per
cow; the feed consumed, the cost,
etc., all of which will be summar
ized.
The characteristics of the cross
bred are all black and hornless, like
the Galloways, and have a hardy con
stitution, similar to that of the Gal
loways, which animal always face a
storm whereas the Holstein-Freisians
turn tail. The cross-bred, however, is
now as long-haired as the Galloway
which has long hair hanging below
its body like a skirt. Nature has
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FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
provided this hair garment for the
purpose of protecting the animals
when lying on the snow or ground.
In this respect the Galloway is quite
like the buffalo. Since this stock was
first imported to the United States
from Scotlaand, it is stated the hair
on the Galloways has deteriorated
somewhat. To sum up, Dr. George
son pointed out that if the experi
ments can infuse a milking quality
in the cross-bred, he believes an ideal
farm cow will be the result. This
he hopes to demonstrate within the
next few years at the Matanuska
station.
Another experiment has been start
ed by Georgeson, the cross-breed
ing of the Yak and the Galloway.
This experiment has been under way
at the Fairbanks experiment station
and the results which have been ac
complished to date, as explained by
Dr. Georgeson, will be published in
Monday’s issue of the Seward Gate
way. The agronomist also goes into
detail to some length, in Monday’s
article, with reference to past and
present conditions at the Kodiak
station.
JUNEAU DRY UNIT
HAS BEST SEASON
SINCE WAS CREATED
During the fiscal year ending June
30, last, the activities of the Federal
prohibition unit in Alaska resulted
in more arrests, a greater number
of convictions, the seizure of more
booze nad contraband goods, and
much heavier sentences than for any
similar period since the unit began
operations, according to figures is
sued today by Acting Director A. G.
Means given to the Juneau Empire.
During the twelve months ending
with June 30th, 272 arrests were
made by the Prohibition officers. Out
of that number, 245 convictions were
secured, 10 cases were dismissed, 10
defendants were acquitted, four bound
over to the grand jury and three cas
es are still pending in the courts.
Six thousand nine hundred and
sixty-three gallons of alcoholic bev
erages and mash were seized during
the same period. Included in the
seizures were 815 gallons of moon
shine whiskey, about 73 gallons of
alleged Scotch and Bourbon whisky,
2,186 gallons of beer, 44 gallons of
wine and 3,448 gallons of mash.
It was a particularly hard year on
distillers. Forty-twro stills w*ere nab
bed, just one less than the total
for the three years just preceding.
Fines assessed by the courts on
those convicted aggregated $38,226
and jail sentences totalled 27 years,
one month and eighteen days.
In 1924, wrhich was the most ac
tive year up to that time, the dry
agents arrested 196 persons, secured
164 convictions had 21 dismissals and
10 acquittals. It seized in the same
year about 380 gallons of white light
ning, 137 gallons of so-called import
ed Scotch aid Bourbon, 2,002 gallons
of beer, 187 gallons of wine and 2,
119 gallons of mash, and 25 stills.
Fines assessed totalled $29,960.25 and
jail terms aggregated 16 years, one
month and 16 days.
LATOUCHE PACKING CO.
FILES INCORPORATION
Articles of incorporation for .the
Latouche Packing Co., represented
by Frank R. Foster, of Cordova, as
resident agent, have been filed in
the office of the territorial secretary.
It is incorporated for $50,000 under
the laws of the state of Washington,
its capital stock being fully sub
scribed.
The company owns and operates
a herring curing plant in Prince Wil
liam Sound. Its officers are R. A.
Moen, president and J. N. Dion, sec
retary, both Seattle residents.
About the only advantage the no
bility now has in England is that
its scandals get more newspaper
space.
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