Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-26

S. Department of Agriculture that an
item in the agricultural appropriation
bill gives ten per cent Of the national
| forest receipts to be devoted to the
improvement Of roads and trails with,
in them, or for any system Of roads
of which they may form a part. The
sum of S4,226.02 is now available from
this source for South Dakota and will
probably soon be distributed to the
counties having roads coming under
the required specifications, especially
those which have already done some
thing toward road building.
At Aberdeen the other day de.
mented man applied at the recruiting
office and wanted to enlist in the
navy, and remarked that he had be-
longed to the regular army only a
short time previous, adding that he
had been discharged on account Of
heavy brain work" The recruiting
officer wired to Washington and the
answer received verified what the ap-
plicant stated. He was told that the
government could not use him. The
real question is: If the man was dis
charged for being off, in the upper
story as is the saying, why did not
the government place him in an insti-
tuition and treat him or at least take
care of him instead of turning him
loose on the public? In the mean
time there are lot of silk-stockinged
men who in some instances were
clerks during the civil war, who are
drawing large pensions-but this man
was discharged and turned 1oose-for
heavy brain work" S$r
Secretary Sellers of the governors
office is keeping in close touch with
the outbreak of the horse disease in
Bon Homme county, and has secured
the assistance c. government veterin-
arians to work with State Veterinari,
marian Hicks. The state veterinarian
after an investigation of the situation
takes the position that a quarantine
would not accomplish anything, as he
holds the trouble to be bacterial and
that it is not Infectious, or communi-
cable from one animal to another. 1t
is believed that frost or colder wealth
er will eliminate the trouble which
appears to be in the pastures, and
new hay, not affecting horses which
have been fed on old hay. So far the
trouble has not spread outside of
Bon Homme county so far as is known
and it is believed that the coming of
cooler weather will assist in confining
it to the area now infected. Unless
there should be different view of the
cause OF the disease, there will be
no effort5to quarantine, as such action
would have no effect if the state ves-l
erinarian's view of the cause Of the
disease proves the correct one.
The Better Farming Association
of South Dakota gives the following
information and advice:
hen you see a farmer burn his
straw pile you can make up your mind
that he is d poor farmer An average
straw pile contains about 500 pounds
Of nitogen, 100 pounds Of phosphorus
and 900 pounds Of potassium. It these
elements were purchased commercial-
W. they would represent about $3.50.
In addition to this the straw contains
"a great deal Of organic matter or
humus, one of the things that our
soil needs very badly. Straw makes
very good manure and has an i'm.
limited value. The grain should be
threshed IN such a place that the straw
can be saved and where II will not
be in the way. The same ground can
be used each year and little space viii
be utilized. The time is here when
At II foolish to burn straw. II 1t can
not BE used for feed. it makes mighty
valuable manure
The Rapid City Journal gives the
clusion Of the trial III the wolf
bounty fraud cases, which resultea
10 the conviction Of the three men
on trial
Deadwood. Sept Without res
turning To the court room for ins
structions and after considering the
evidence submitted BY the government
and IN their own defense the jury III
the United States district court,
which has tried n II. ~ Hewlett, pressl
dent Of the Hewlett Hide and Eur
co.. and the Fall brothers, John 81.
county auditor, and David A., his
deputy. returned verdict Of guilty
g q; s !: o'clock this evening.
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