The March Hare: July 1996
Issue 8

Correction

In "Lessons from the Northwest" (May 1995, Vol. 1, Issue 2, page 4) Rachel Freifelder related her visits to several Oregon communities, including the venerable Alpha Farm. We have recently been informed that some of the data regarding Alpha Farm was inaccurate. In particular, Alpha's income does not come primarily from Alpha-Bit (their cafe/store); rather, it is an important source, but several others are equally important. We believe this was the most qualitatively significant error. In addition, several numbers were incorrect. Alpha's 280 acres consist of 200 acres forested and 80 acres clear, not the reverse. The two postal routes are 70 and 90 miles in length, not 7 and 9. The commute to Alpha-Bit is one-half hour each way, not one hour. Finally, and to the author's embarrassment, Alpha is in the Coast Range of Oregon, not in the Cascades as the author erroneously wrote. We apologize for these and any other errors and thank the members of Alpha Farm for bringing them to our attention.