Douglas Island news., 1920-09-17
WILL SOLVE MEAT
 PROBLEM IN NORTH
Chief of Biological Survey Visits Alaska to Assist in Developing
 Reindeer Industry


 Dr. E w. Nelson. chief of .ho biological survey. .. S. department 'of agriculture with headquarters In Washington. visiting Cordova on lam Inspection trip through Alaska n connection with Che federal Work m- der bis administration says Che cor- down Times This Includes Che laws land regulations for Che protection or Che land m bearing animals ot Alas ka and those protecting thc migra- uon of wild fowl such aa ducks and geese under a treaty w.th Great Britain Go prevent Che oxtormInauon .ol valuable birds m ho United State. and Canada
 One ol Che mos. important objects of Dr Nelams visit to Alaska Is for Che purpose ol establishing at una- lateot a reindeer experimental sta- Hou for Che purpose of helping de- yoIon tbs promising industry Tho experiment station has Q laboratory wal equipped with modern aprii- auoes Cor study oi Che diseases and parasites Of reindeer and for careful investigation ol Che grazing probe lcm which must bo solved In orlW To work out plans for grazing oliot- mmu for bcris under different own .rhIp Thc herds arc already so numerous on the Seward peninsula hat uc arIc.t ro bIc allotment of grazing arcaa Is needed Twenty eight years ago tho first reindeer ve-o brought from Siberia and Q total Of only l2S0 were introduced during Che following ten ycau The descendants Of ths small nroluo uou now number somewhere from 100000 to 100000 animals Wi,h he attention tbo government now plans to give Che industry even Che
 extraordinary results already ob- u.ucl may be cz.onol
 There win be plenty Of reindeer meat available in thc course of O very short Hmc. .o uppIy an Che re- ur.mmu or Na.sars In tho moat unc in lo opinion of Dr. Nelson who pointed out tbat Che natural .n- .rease m the uumberol reindeer has bam ur..ut to encourage Che be uc. Chat Che mme meat supply Of .h. territory Is amroi There arc in tto territory at Che proson. um. a00O00 r.udcer n addition to which 100000 have boou HIoi What ufa mcroa.e win be during thc nozt 10 ycu runs nto b.e figures
 and pr Nelson .s O. Che opinion that ne animals win Doe SO plentiful af .he oul of tle next 1.-Two years that tiaHam need mot look elsewhere for meat Thor. win be plenty Of rcndo. meat at a price chat win rc- move thc temptation to dl moose and caribou for tho loeoi markets
 Ono method of Improving Che herds win be to cro. breed chem with Che caribou of One Interior by capturing and placing yumr caribou bulls with ho raudoor Dr. Nclsou'a a.'a.ant .1fr. O.J Nmc. win make Fairbanks .M headquarters for Che coming year and win spend most ol h.s time .u- vosimHur Che great caribou herd. for which chat region .s famous .Tfs win ba for Che purpose of eot- unc information to bo used In tho breeding experiments The reindeer .nou being UoI for shipment out of |ho country dress about l50 pound. |oaoh and it H believed the weight lean ho brought up to nearly or quite doublc chat amount
 rho Lomen Brothers Company a ] Nome now own nearly 8O.0o0 roin |dcor Th. company a building cold storage plant at coloym hay and another at EeovIk D few miles from UualaEeot to prepare tae carcasc
 or shipment to soatlf NeN, oasoI .vm see Che hce'uuine Of regular oz .por.auou ol meat from Alaska whici within e few years win mol only
 oyc.lbo meat problem of his terri tory bu. win mako notable oddi Uon to Che food supply of the Unite. State.