The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-23
UNIVERSITY RAMS A
BOOST FOR BREEDERS
WHY MOSCOW BREEDERS FORM
CENTER FOR GOOD SIRES-A
TIP ON ACID.

Twelve Hampshire rams from the
university farm, one yearling and IL
lambs, were sold today to Day &
Rothrock Of Spokane for one of their
clients.
The rams are unusually fine ami
mails, according to Dean E. ]. Idd-
ings. They were bred on the univer-
sity farm and were part of the herd
founded on stock from A. G. Butter
field of Weiser and other prominent
western breeders. One of them was
grand champion Hampshire ram at
the recent Interstate Fair at Spo-
kane where it was in competition with
the finest rams of Idaho, Oregon and
Washington.
A total of approximately 100000
pounds of picric acid, war salvage
product used in clearing stumps from
logged off lands, was received today
when the college of agriculture sent
to the United States department of
agriculture an order for two carloads
of the acid for farmers in Kootenai
county.
Orders ran from 100 to 1000
pounds to the farmers. One car will
be shipped to Occur d'Alene and one
to Worley, said County Agent J. H.
Rearden of Kootenai. A 24000-
pounds car has gone forward to Bon
ner county and Latah county has or
dered car.
Picric acid already has been used
successfully in several northern coun-
ties and preliminary to it's further
use.
eve used the picric acid under
varying conditions on the experiment
station farm said Professor Nc
Dole, "and found it, entirely salts
factory for blowing stumps. We used
it under different conditions on Mr..
Prichard's farm and found it salts
factory there also.
We used it under the same condi-
tions as one would use 2O-per cent
dynamite, which is used ordinarily for
blasting stumps. The acid, which is
put up in six-ounce cartridges, gave
equal results for the same number of |
cartridges as dynamite, which is put
up in eight-ounce cartridges, and
proves as efficient as dynamite, as
claimed by the government.
"In some respects the acid is a
little more desirable but it would re-
quire large number of tests to prove
this definitely. 1t has, however,
better lifting power and loosens the
ground better.
''The only objection to the acid is
in priming, in the difficulty of plac-
ing the cap in the cartridge. The
acid comes in : crystal or granular
form and when the hole is made in it
it does not remain open as in the case
of dynamite, with its more gelatine-
like texture
There are two methods of priming
The first is to unfold the paraffine
paper at the end with a pointed stick
to make hole, being careful that it :
does not fill again with the loose
powder. Then insert the cap, which
is crimped to the end of the fuse, fold !
The paper back and tie with a string :
around the fuse as is commonly done
in using dynamite when blasting un- {
Ter water. In this case, however, no |
grease or tar is needed to protect the {
end of the stick.
"Priming according to the second
method is done by unrolling the paper
from portion of the stock and in :
'erting the cap in the uncovered pic = =
-ic acid, then rolling the paper back g
'ver the cap and acid and tying Sc : :
,urely. Care must be taken to see Z
hat the cap is securely fastened to :
he stock.
"Size of the charge must be worked !,
,ut of each farmer by a few test y
hots under conditions of soil mois- !
ure and type of stump with which he
s to work. In general he will find Z
hat the same number of stocks will
'e required as of 20 per. cent dyna-
mite.
ssIt is recommended that no dyna- n
mite be used in connection with the a
cid. There is a possibility that the +, +,
ombination would produce dangerous !,
which might cause a pre- +
nature explosion if the charge were = =
o be left for some time without de- - -
onation. q 2,
"It is recommended that No. 8 ~ ~
lasting caps be used with the acid n
n account of the greater difficulty NJ
f decorating it. The agents who are "
istributing the acid are arranging ~
} distribute caps also II II
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