davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-08-18
By Professor George A. Olson

BY Professor George A. Olson
In the west, large quantities OF
sheep manure are accumulated In the
corrals. Formerly most Of the man
ure was exported to the Hawaiian
Islands and Japan, but more recently
the orchardists and truck gardeners
operating in the western states have
commenced to realize that applica-
lions Of sheep manure produce won
derful results In both growth and
yield Of crops.
The increased home consumption
has placed the sale Of this guano on
q keener competitive basis with the
result Of bringing about better prices.
In the trade, sheep manure Is sold
on the basis Of the fertilizer value
Of manure, and In the export trade,
in case Of dispute, these values are
determined by designated unbiased
chemists, as means for settlement OF
differences In composition which
may have been found by the chemists
representing both the seller and buy
err.
The fact that the composition of
the sheep manure might differ from
the time it leaves the seller to its
destination shows how important 1t
is to check deterioration of the pro-
duct. A manure which becomes fire.
fanged, heated or undergoes fermen-
tation is in the process of deteriora-
ton and will consequently show dis
agreement in analyses of fertilizer
values, whenever the element of time
becomes a factor. This is the main
reason why analyses made by differ
ent chemists do not always agree.
From what has been stated above,
it is evident that the fertilizer value
of sheep guano depends upon the
chemical composition at the point of
delivery and whatever losses in fer
tilizer value which might occur in
transit is a direct loss to the seller.
There are other losses continually
occurring in the manure pile as 1t
accnmulates in tie COZ rails or j.. the
process of preparation for shipment.
The biggest loss is nitrogen. which
happens to be also the most expen-
sive, and most valuable plant food
that can be purchased.
The nitrogen in fresh manure va
ries from It's to $50 per cent. If
the nitrogen is selling at thirty cents
per pound, the nitrogen value of the
fresh manure would range from
$1,000 to $500 per ton. But owing
to the fact that so to 20 per cent
Of the nitrogen may be lost through
careless handling or through fermen-
tation processes, it can be readily ap-
preciated that great care should be
exercised to provide means Of pre-
venting such losses and at the same
time obtain good returns from the
sale Of the manure.
The loss Of nitrogen Is due to the
chemical changes occurring in the
manure. Briefly stated. the nitrogen
ties itself to another element-hy-
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-08-18
NO SHEEP SCAB
IN THIS STATE
NO CATTLE SOAB OR HORSE
NANCE; TUBERCULOSIS LOSS
Is LIGHT
Horse Dourino, Which Formerly KILL
Cd Many IN Montana, Il Now Linn
tied to Few Cases; Nearly $4,000
Cows Tested for Tuberculosis; Few
Reactions.

At the present time Montana IL
FREQ Of sheep scab. q disease most
dangerous to sheep and which for
merly was prevalent in the state. &C.
cordtn4 to the report Of the COM
mittee on diseases before the Mon
tana Veterinary Medical association
in convention last week. Strict en-
forcement Of the quarantine laws has
resulted In making the disease one
Of rare occurrence, the report said.
Many other facts In regard to live
stock diseases were given by the COM
mittee It was stated that there is
virtually no cattle scab in Montana,
and not a single case of horse mango
was reported during the past year.
Horse dourine, which formerly killed
q great number of horses each year
in Montana. is now limited to a few
cases, according to the committee,
glanders this season. There have
been numerous outbreaks of hog
cholera, the report said, but inves-
tigation has shown that the majority
of these we're caused by feeding gar
hage.
More than 1890 cows have been
tested for tuberculosis in the state
during the past year, according to
the report. Ninety-four one-hun-
dredths Of one per cent of these re-
acted to the test and were destroyed
Immediately. There has been but
little lip and leg ulcer among Mon
tana sheep, the committee stated, and
there is no rabies in the state, des-
pite the fact that there have been
great losses from this disease IN Ida
no and Washington. The report
stated that there will be a big loss
in eastern Montana this year from
hairless pigs and considerable loss
of cattle from poor wintering con-
ditions.
DR.. Howard WEIGH gave the report
for the committee on diseases.
Rudolph Snyder. Of Helena, gave 4
summary Of the tuberculosis con-
ference recently held in Chicago. He
told Of the experiments which were
being made by experts in reference
to the manner of spreading of the
herds and the best methods Of pre-
vention.
Wayne Dinsmoor, secretary Of the
American Horse association discussed
the relative merits Of the horse and
tractor from the economic standpoint.
Dinsmoor presented many facts and
arguments to show that the horse
would eventually win out in the con.
test with the tractor.
An interesting account Of the
stamping out Of hemorrhagic septice-
mia in the buffalo herds Of Yellow
stone park by tho use Of bacterin
was given by DR.. Neil Plank, Of the
federal bureau Of animal industry.
e. D. Nash. IT Helena. gave paper
on coccidiosis in cattle.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-08-18
Shave With Cuticura Soap

And double your razor efficiency al
well as promote skin purity. skin com.
fort and skin health. No mug. no
Shiny soap, no germs. no waste, no
irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap for all uses-shaving.
bathing and shampooing.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
Crippled Boy Run Down

Magistrate Benjamin Nlnton Monday
afternoon arrested and fined Morris
Berg. cattle dealer of Aiddetown,
$50 and costs. for alleged reckless driy-
ing and held hum in 81, 900 bail to await
the results of injuries sustained by
George d. Gam, boy, who has been Il
cripple for years.
1t was testified at the hearing that
Berg allowed negro to operate the
truck, who drove the car at high rate
of speed. As he attempted to turn the
corner in front of the Delaware Trust
building the machine ran upon the side
walk striking young Gam, demolshing
sis wheel chair and throwing the boy
hgveral feet, seriously injuring him.
Dr Joseph Carrow, OF Odessa, was
called and after examining George
found his crippled legs and feet badly
injured. The lad was taken to the
Delaware Hospital Tuesday morning
for X-ray examination. 1t is thought
ne was not internally injured. The boy
who was driving the truck, was unable
to be found after the accident.
Berg is said to have taken an appea
from the decision of Magistrate Vintol
and gave bail for upper court
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
'LOCAL.HAPPENINCS
Many Condensed New S Items Of
the Past Week
| IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Mrs. l.. A. Hick man, of near Milling
ton, reports having seen full grown
white buzzard in that section.
Miss Mable Conner and Miss Florence
Boulden, of Cecllton, Md, were dele
gates at the Epworth League Conven-
tion held IN Denton, Nd, last week.
The ladies' of Pencader Presby terian
Church will have poultry supper IN
the lecture room of the church at Glas-
gov, on Tuesday evening, Oct. Gath.
Maryland apples, in spite of early
Spring frost, are estimated to yield
1,950,U bushels big gam over the
previous year, but somewhat short OF
the average crop.
The wild duck hunting season in Del
| aware opened Monday and 1t Is lawful
to shoot them until March 18th, but the
Federal law closes the season on Janu-
ary 3ist. AS the Federal law super
sedes State law on such matters, the
end of the open season will be January
3lst.
/ There is no nut or stove coal IN Della
ware Guy, nor has there been any since
last spring. Inc coal dealers nave re-
celved shipments of solt coal ana pea
)
been unable to secure amy other sizes.
The dealers, however, have shipments
promised.
The woods along the deep cut of the
Cnes peake u Delaware Canal, Where
the Ganagan CONSTRUCTION 20. Is work
ing, caught fire last Week. Every
available man of the canal force "a
Chesapeake Ci.y ana OF the GahagaI
CONSTRUCTION Co., were rushed TO The
scene and succeeded In cutting oil 1t!
course after some hard work.
Starting Friday of this week and con
tinulna until October n, the intensive
drive will DE conducted TO raise s3UU,
UUO Tor the proposed memorial hbrar.
at the University of Delaware. Mucl
= interest has already Ueen aroused II
the campaign because OF the tact tina
the students and faculty Dt the ms ltu
= tion, the Rehabilitation students and TIL
people OF Newark have alre ady contrl
0 buted more than s22 900.
Stanley e. Hafer, of Philadelphia,
i in charge of and keeps in good RUNNING
:, otder all tpe big presses that print TN
:. Saturday Evening Post, the Countr
Gentleman and the Ladies Home Joul
q nal, has purchased OF Charles L. DaVl
80 acres OF land and the buildings there
a on, being portion or the heed 1arti
y u situate IN Appoqulnlmlnk Hundred Yves
i of Townsend, Del. Mr. and Mrs. Hate
y get Immediate possession and are lay
u ing plans TO have poultry plant {
large dimensions in the near future
d rne purchaser was ATTRACTED 10 Mlddl
\ wn througn the efforts Of David
y Peters, OF the Strouu Farm Agency.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD

Perfect attendance buttons for the
month of September We're awarded to
the following pupils in the st. Georges
schoo': Professor SaXild's room Eve
lyn Mccoy, Mary Camac, Florence Car
row, Elizabeth Snedeker, Martha Rash,
Margaret Bright, William Lester, War
rem VanHekle, Howard Deputy and
Harold Batten.
Miss Shorts room-George Snedeker,
James Roberts. Cooper Gravatt, Ed
ward Wilson, Charles Camac, James
Sutton, Harry Ratten, Charles StAatS,
Letitia Wilson, Virginia Carrow, lhel-
ma Reynolds, Gertrude Bright, kath-
ryn Rhoades, Margaret Walker, Iva
Morri son, Margaret Morrison, kuth
VanHekle Mary Evans and Grace Car
row.
Miss Wright's ROOM Wilson Nor
rison, Thomas Snedeker, Daniel Camac
Pauline Gibbons, Maybelle Reynolds
Leah Hughes, Martha Reynolds, Jeai
Bright and Carma Scott.
Good attendance: Prof. SaXlid room
Joseph Gam, Joseph Camae, Nlnso
Moore, Arthur Wilson, Lille Reynolds
Virginia Sutton, Kathryn Nanllekle
Thema Lester, Emma Wilson, Gwer
dolyn Gam.
Miss Shorts room Robert Gibbons
Claude Sutton, Pearl Moore, Berth
Moore, Emma Scott.
, Miss Wright's room-Harmeso
REYNOLDS.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
HIGHWAY REPAIRS

Instructions We're given to County
Engineer Grubb by the Levy Court in
Wilmington last week to have the road
between the Delaware City cemetery
and the colored cemetery repaired.
Work ON the repairs will be started at
once In order that better road can
be made TO connect the Red Lion and
st. Georges roads, it is planned to have
a strip of land on the Way Property
condemned, which will provide better
road leading to the two cemeteries.
Counties must bear one half OF the
engineering costs and condemnation
proceedings ON all road work under
taken by the State is stated in an opln--
ion lust received from the attorney OF
the State Highway Department.
1t was reported by County Engineer
Grubb that from present indications
| the bridge being constructed at Lum-
| brook, near Newark, cannot be opened
before the end of the month. The
County will complete the approaches
lust as soon as the bridge is completed,
| thereby opening the new road between
New ark and Wilmington for its entire
Permission to erect electric light
poles ON the Gap Road near Newport,
was granted to the Wilmington ana
Philadelphia Traction Company.
The contract for laying a concrete
Sidewalk on the Marshaliton bridge
WAS awarded TO John Tanning, OF
Mashalten, at a cost Of 81, 20.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
Large Yield of Sweets"

The sweet potato yield in lower Dela-
ware this year will exceed a million
baskets, according to >eaford broker
who is one of the largest buyers of
.'sweets" on the peninsula. The acre
age is one of the largest in the history,
of that section of the Peninsula, and
the yield is the most prolific 1t Is es-
timated that in the Sesford farming
section alone the yield will be upwards
of l25, 900 baskets. The price being
offered for the crop now is very low,
and rather than sacrifice their 'sweets
at the prevailing prices, the growers
are housing them, with the hopes OF
better prices in the winter Farmers
who contracted with brokers to gro"
"sweets' at % cents per basket are
now delivering them, and the brokers
are storing them also, in the hopes OF
a better market with the arrival o
cold weather. The prevailing price t0l
prime sweet potatoes is around 40 cent
per five-eight haskell.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
FOREST CHURCH NOTES
PRESBYTERIAN
" October ODD 1920


1890 A. NJ Morning service. Ser
mon by the pastor.
ll45 A. M. Sunday School.
73O P. NJ. Evening service. Ser
mon by the Pastor.
Mid-w week service Wednesday 730
P. M.
Boy Scout meeting Saturday, 7 P. NJ.
The pastor is very much gratitied
with the plans which have been made
for conducting the mid-week prayer
service. The meetings will be inter
esting and helpful. We trust that the
attendance will be kept up and in
creased. Every lJyal member should
do his or her part in this department Of
the church work Remember. nobody
| else can do that piece of work, as wei
! as YOU can, winch God has assigned t.
YOU. The church will function rs {
unit when each member is functionirg g
properly. The health, strength anc
vitality of the body can be measured
bv the energy and activity of the in
| dividual members. The church is the
body of Christ. Did you ever ask your
self the question. How much can Chris
accomplish through me Am | willing
to serve my Lord who gave his life t'
serve me ? Do not let spiritual lazines
on your part paralyze the body o
Christ "Quit you like men-b'
strong" l Corinthians 1913,
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
TO THE WOMEN OF DELAWARE

Since the opportunity has been grant
ed by the Federal Government tor the
women of this Nation to share in the
duties of citizenship, 1t is vltally I'M
portrait for US to manifest our voting
privileges and as patriotic women per
form This sacred service at the next
election on Nov. 1th.
True patriotism is serving our Conn
try at all times, not only when the hor-
rors of war are destroying our homes
and devastating the Land, but every
day when we have the chance to help
build up our Commonwealth in the pro-
lection of our children, our homes and
our Nation.
On Saturday, Oct. q will be the last
opportunity for registration, which VIII
qualify US to exercise our right OF iran
chise. Let US not miss this chance tor
US to contribute our part more etilcl
emily in helping to choose the men who
will become the law -makers Tor our
State and Nation. We want to vote
| for men of ability, honor, pubic spirit,
| liberal in mind to the great human and
| educational issue and needs Of the day
| For men who will stand for the Enforce
ments of the Law and will support the
| vital questions which the platforms o1
the parties have adopted.
Let us as home-makers realize tina
these laws affect the home and dcommun
ity and fail not to meet this supreme
call to duty Let US not forget that w
stand for Peace. for Childhood, for Law
and Order. for Construction and no
Destruction.
Ii you are not already registered, nc
tice the date, Saturday, Oct. q, an,
thus perform righteous service.
Mrs. A. j. WARNER
Pres. Della. League of " omen Voter;
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES
EPISCOPAL

Sunday, Oct. 22d, 1922. The 18th
Sunday alter Trinity.
Services: III. 30 A. Nj. Morning prayer
and sermon.
ll.45 A. M. Sunday School.
7.3O T. M. Evening prayer and ad-
dress.
That which is OLD in our experience
in that which has become habltnal. The
good habits OF cnurchgoing, BiDlestudy,
Prayer, OF kindly speech should all be-
come haLitua. Yet new light, new
truths, new powers cali US to new
Things. The lite into which no new
motives, no new endeavors can come is
poor and barren life Christian char
acter needs a wise combination of the
old with the new.
You should become part of the
Church. Haif-hearted allegiance or un-
Willingness to let al the riches OF the
| burch possess you will avail nothing.
Be loyal Learn of the Church's past,
a ID the gIory of 1t. Learn of its pres
eat, Its needs, its struggles. DO moi
stand afar off and pretend to Judge the
| Church, and perhaps condemn or ig
more it, but share in its work and hopes
and ideals. Better be toller II
the Church than one indifferent or criti
cal. Then live this lille, whole-hearted
ly. Learn what dscipleship in Chris
means. For the Church is nothing
apart from Him. Share its faith and b,
true to him.
The Treasurer of the Parish inform
us that the amount OF Loo has beer
sent from contributors to the 'Nea
East Relief" This Is about double tn
amount sent last Year Persons il
foreign countries do not burden them
selves with the coin of the countr.
they have left. They translate it, con
, vert it, into money, such as is curren
in those places. TINS is the methot
recommended by Jesus in regard to al
earthly possessions. Let your light s
shine before men tt at they may Sc
| your good works and glorify you
, Father which Is in Heaven.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
ADVISED TO SETTLE

MANY misunderstanding and moor
ract INTERPRETATIONS of the income tax
laws are being disclosed as result OF
the drive upon which deputy collectors
from the internal revenue office have
been detailed.
In an effort to correct errors whlch
are being made constantly and to save
taxpavers from the penalties which
NAV be imposed upon future to COM
nlv explicitly with the law, the collec-
for. in statement issued. pointed out
that immediate attention shouli be
given to all correspondence relating to
tax matters.
Prompt action is recommended,
osnecially IN cases where additional tax
ia Relieved to be due. Occasionally in
dividuals receive notice of additional
tax but disregard them because the IN
d;vidual is not in financial position te
make settlement. However, reeardles:
of financial position. prompt reply OF
visit to the revenue office will enable
officials to make some arrangements
and the necessity for imposing a pen
sltv will be avoided.
The collectors office has information
concerning practically all who failed t
comply. not only for the year 1921. bu
for preyious years. 1t is. therefore
recommended by Mr.. Herring, that al
who are aware of their liability, call
the flee. Such action, ne SAID, WI
secure all possible leniency.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
Webb For Levy Court

Democrats of the Sixth Levy Court
District, comprising st. Georges and
Pencader hundreds, whI are displea-ed
with the nomination of Thomas W..
Truitt as the candidate for Levy Court
Commissioner from that district, have
filed ticket of the independent
Peoples Party with Clerk of the
Peace John l.. Wright.
The ticket of the Independents diff
fers from the ticket of the democratic
party only that it Damcs Edward Z. F,
Webb, of Port Penn, as its candidate
for Levy Court commissioner, in place
of MIR. Truitt. No State Senator is tc
be elected from that district this year
The new party is confined entirely tt
the two hundreds. Its emblem is ;
dove with an olive branch in its mouth
The only tickets filed SO far are thos'
of the Democratic party and the lnde
pendent Peoples party. Time TO
filing tickets expired at midnight Wed
nesday. Two tickets are yet to be file
the Republican and the Forwar
parties.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
HOLSTEIN-FRiESlAN ASSO.

The Delaware HoIstein-Friesian As
soclatlon, OF which Mr.. J. X. Danks OF
Winterthur is Secretary, has again
demonstra Its concern III the rural
welfare OF the State in liberal dona-
ton II mas made 10 be used IN further
ing the work of the boys and girls
cubs. County Agent K. o. Bausman
OF Newark is in receipt OF cneck OF
S75. 90 from Mr.. Dsnks stating that the
Association desires ii to be used IN CIV
ing awards of merit to members OF the
New Castle County Junior Dairy Cattle
Club, and in other ways that will tend
to Undue the members Of the club with
the opportunities that agriculture al
| fords
The Delaware Holstein- Friesian AS
sociation was created eight years age
and Its purpose is to protnote the breed
| ing of and create deeper interest II
the Holstein-Friesian Breed of cattle
Through this means this Association
feels that it is doing worthy work II
furthering rural welfare. The direc
tors of the Association are: ID. .. Hast
ings. Wiimngton; ii. f. DUPONT, Win
terthur; H. b. Clark, Kenton; j. |
Dayett, Cooch; j. d. Reynolds, Middle
town.
| The New Castle county JUNIOR Daif
Cattle Club WAS organized i've year
ago with 80 members. Today Its mem
bership comprises l2O OF the most enei
getic country bred boys and girls c
lhe county. Since the inception of tn
, cluh MANY of these Junior farmers hav
canned their majority and are laying
: Foundation to achieve other aspiration
= namely to develop and own Holsteil
t Friesian herd of State and nation
: | note.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
Teachers Association to Meet

The Delaware State teachers Asso-
citation viii hold its fourth annual meet
ING at Dover, November 9Th and 10th.
Education leaders Of national reputa-
zion have been secured to address the
genera sessions and to meet with the
teachers in their round-taole discus
sions of their problems.
The speakers secured and the topics
of their main addresses are as follows:
Miss Florence NJ. Hale, Agent for
Rural Education Maine why Teach
School Today 2'' +.
DR.. Edward F. Buchner, Director of
school of Education. Hopkins Univer-
sity, The Question of Cost in Educa-
ton.
Clark University. The New Meaning
of Geography in American Education.
Or. Charles A Wagner, Supt. of
schools Chester, Pa, children Cap
abilities and the School Progam."
The Teachers of the Middletown
I Zone met in the Nliddletown School,
Monday night, Oct Is, at 100 o'clock,
at which time plans for the State meet
ing were taken up with special refer
ence to school exhibits.
Middletown transcript., 1922-10-21
High in Infant Mortality

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct lO.-Ihe
Department of Commerce will soon Is
sue a bulletin, based on 1921 figures
compiled by the Bureau of the Census,
showing for each state and each city
in the birth registration area the num-
her of births and the infant mortality
rate. together with figures for 1870
for comparison. These 1921 figures for
a population of 10, 425, ,7u5 show l,7l4,
26l births, S25, 5ll deaths at all ages,
and l29, 5SS deaths under year of age,
which give birth rate of 24.3 per
| 900 population, a record low death
rate of IL. I per l,000 population, and a
record low infant mortality rate of 70.
In 1920 the rates for the birth registra-
ton area were: Birth rate, 23.7 per
| 900 population; death rate, IL. per
600 population, and infant mortality
| rate, Sc.
For the states the lowest 1921 infant
mortality rate (5l) appears for Oregon
and the highest (68) for Delaware; foi
cities of 100, 600 population or more the
| lowest infant mortality rate (5O) ap
pears for Portland, Oregon, and thu
highest Q1D for Fall River, Mass
Wilmington shows SO per LOCO with
birth rate OF 235.