Peninsula-wide Survey
Underway May Determine
Future Farm Development
A farmers’ committee, which
5s serving as temporary board of
a proposed association of Kenai
Peninsula farmers and homestead
ers. has been organized to find
ways of advancing agriculture in
this area.
Selection of committee mem
bers was made at the farmers’
meeting held Saturday night at
Riverside House in Soldotna un
der sponsorship of the area de
velopment committee of the Sol
dotna Chamber of Commerce.
The committee, which is com
posed of Charlie Stiles, chairman,
and Lew Fields, Homer Swires,
Larry Lancashire, Joe Kuehta,
Charle.- Foster, Glenn Moore and
C’ irence Goodrich, seeks cooper
ation from all homesteaders and
farmers in gaining facts on ag
riculture by means of a survey
now in progress.
The survey is the first step in
determining the amount of land
cleared in the Peninsula, how
many land owners intend to farm
the land or would be willing to
lease if for farming, the number
and kinds of livestock and other
pertinent facts.
Results of the survey w’ill de
termine whether or not it is feas
ible to establish a grain dehydrat
ing plant, a pelleting mill, or a
complete feed mill for use of area
farmers. Outline for the survey
form, which appears in this issue
of The Cheechako News, was
worked out by the committee in
a meeting held Tuesday night at
Charles Stiles’ homestead.
A second committee meeting is
set for next Tuesday night at the
Swires' home. Mile 104.3, located
on the Kenai Spur about three
miles out of Kenai toward Soldot
na. At this meeting, prices of de
hydrating and pelleting machines
will be studied, as will differences
and advantages between corpora
tions and cooperative associations.
An engineer from the extension
seivice department is figuring out
Farm Development Program
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]. Number of acres cleared on homestead .
2. Acres cropped to:
Grass .
Grain .
Potatoes .
Other .
3. Please check the machinery you own, include size:
Tractor or tractors ..
Disc harrow .
Spike tooth harrow .
Grain drill ...
Soil packer .
Forage chopper .
Combine .
Mower ..
Side delivery rake ...
Truck .
4. Please check livestock numbers you own:
Beef .
Dairy cows .
Heifers under 2-years-old ..
Goats .....
Hogs .
Sheep ....
Poultry .
Horses ..
5. Are you farming your homestead? .
6. Do you plan to farm your homestead? .
7. Would you be interested in cooperating with farmers in
your area? If so, what services would you wish to cooperate
in? (List):
8. If you are interested in how a farmer’s cooperative could
provide these services, please complete this survey and at
tend the Nov. 18th meeting of fellow farmers to discuss
this problem. The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m., Nov.
18th, at the Riverside House, Soldotna. If you cannot attend
the meeting, please mail your survey to:
CHARLES STILES, BOX 304, SOLDOTNA.
Legion, Auxiliary
At Ninilchik
Sponsor Benefit
The Ninilchik American Le
gion ami Auxiliary are planning
a variety show and pie social far
the benefit of the American Can
cer Society, it was announced
this week. The variety show will
start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
21, in the Legion Hall at Ninil
chik and will be followed by a pie
auction and dance.
An accordion trio, hula dancers,
chipmunks, barbershop quartets,
skits, instrumental and vocal
numbers by popular local musi
cians and a combo from K e n a i
high school are among the many
acts that Tiny Hicks, master of
ceremonies, will announce.
Admission is by donation to the
Cancer Society and each woman
is asked to bring a pie to be auc
tioned off by Emil Bartolowitz
after the variety show. There also
will be pie by the piece, coffee
and Cokes sold in the kitchen by
the Auxiliary later during the
dance.
Mrs. Elmer Banta, chairman of
the Ninilchik unit, is coordinating
the program.
Demo Caucus Set
A Democratic precinct caucus
will be held on Oct. 27, at 8 p.m.,
in the Kenai Public Library, it
was announced Wednesday by
Billy McCann, precinct chairman.
All Democrats and others in
terested are urged to be present.
Plans for the coming district con
vention will be discussed at this
time.
cost per ton for grain dehydra
tion and a report on this will be
made.
Officers and a permanent board
of the proposed association of
Peninsula farmers will not be
elected until a further meeting
and a decision is made as to whe
ther the organization will be a
cooperative association or a corp
oration. says committee-member
Swires.
Another Peninsula-wide meet
ing of farmers and homesteaders
has been set for Nov. 18 at a 7
p.m. no-host dinner at the River
side House. Those who will be un
able to attend the meeting are re
quested to complete the survey
blanks and mail them to Charles
Stiles, Box 304, Soldotna.
BIG SALMON PACK
Alaska’s canned salmon pack,
ar, of the week ending Sept. 24,
stood at 3,2tM),t)9tj cases for the
state. The figure compares with
2,551,532 cases packed as of the
same period last year. The 1961
total includes 1,311,409 cases of
reds and 1,328,957 cases of pinks.
In I960 as of the same date, the
red calch stood at 1,176,646 and
the pinks at only 681,815 cases.
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NOTICE
ALL
KENAI PRECINCT DEMOCRATS
A Democratic precinct caucus will
be held on Oct. 27, at 8 p.m.’ in the
Kenai Public Library. Plans for the
coming district convention will be
discussed.
Refreshments will be served.
Billy McCann, Precinct Chm.
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