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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1980
Fowl stuff used to
power generators
United Press International
STEPHENVILLE — At Tarleton
State University, some electric
generators, a hot water heater and an
air conditioner are running on what
was once chicken manure.
Dr. Edward Fulton, a poultry sci
ence professor at Tarleton, has de
veloped a poultry plant that turns the
waste from 2,700 hens into methane
gas and is applying it around the uni
versity.
The plant was unveiled last May.
At its core is an anaerobic digestion
unit that turns the foul, raw materials
into natural gas.
“Right now it’s just doing beauti
fully, Fulton said. “You know con
sidering you’re dealing with chick
en. ...”
The process is simple; Fulton said
it has been used for at least 2,000
years.
“It’s a natural thing,” he said. “If
you take anything that will decay,
put it in a container in the absence of
oxygen with some water and keep it
warm, you get anaerobic digestion.”
The container is a 7,000-gallon air
tight metal vat with a heating ele
ment that keeps the manure at a con
stant 95 degrees. The material de
composes without air by drawing ox
ygen from the water.
The unit’s design makes some con
cession to the aesthetic sensibilities.
“We find we get the best results if
we agitate the material and it needs
to be stirred,” he said. “It’s all auto
matic. You don’t have to get some
one to shovel it.”
The payoff of this anaerobic diges
tion is methane gas which bubbles to
the surface of the mixture and is
pumped out into storage containers.
Fulton said a single chicken will gen
erate enough manure to make about
a third of a cubic foot of gas daily.
About a fourth of that is needed to
run the digestion unit and the rest is
pure profit.
“A lot of these commercial chicken
houses have 80,000 birds which
would yield about 27,000 cubic feet
of gas a day,” Fulton said. “At the
price of butane and propane I feel
the process is commercially feasible
now.”
The anaerobic digestion system
also solves other problems, Fulton
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said. Aside from killing the smell of
barnyard wastes and eliminating a
breeding ground for flies, sealing the
material into a vat stops a source for
pollution of groundwater.
But just in straight cash — which is
a big consideration in the face of ris
ing fuel costs — the digester at Tarle
ton State produces about $750 worth
of gas monthly over and above what
it consumes.
Fulton estimates a 60,000-bird
plant could be built on a four-year
loan for about $65,000, During the
time it takes to pay off the loan the
plant would produce $72,000 worth
of gas.
And that, of course, is not chicken-
feed.
United Press International
SAN ANTONIO — Rep. Henry
B. Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, term
ing the assassination of Federal
Judge John Wood Jr. “a crime
against the very fabric of our socie
ty,” is calling for Congress to post a
$3 million reward to solve the case.
Wood, the first federal judge in
history killed in the line of duty, was
shot in the back and killed May 29
outside his San Antonio apartment,
and a massive FBI investigation —
rivaling in size the one into President
John F. Kennedy’s assassination —
has not produced any charges.
Gonzalez said he submitted a re
solution in Congress late last week
asking for the reward money to be
approved by the House for informa
tion leading to convictions in the kill
ing of Wood and the ambush of for
mer assistant U.S. attorney James
Kerr.
Wood, known as “Maximum
John,” and Kerr both had reputa
tions as being tough on drug traffick
ers in the Western District of Texas,
and Kerr often prosecuted cases in
Wood’s court.
“These are crimes against the very
fabric of our society and cannot be
tolerated,” Gonzales said in the re
solution, which strongly urges Presi
dent Carter to order the attorney
general to offer an unprecedented
reward.
Gonzalez called Wood’s murder
“the crime of the century,” and said
he feels strongly that underworld
narcotics dealers were responsible
for killing Wood and the unsuccess
ful attempt to slay Kerr, who escaped
with minor injuries when his auto
mobile was riddled with 19 bullets
on Nov. 21, 1978 — about a mile
from where Wood was later killed.
“The assassination has resulted in
impairment in the normal processes
of the federal judiciary intimidating
judges as well as agents of the federal
criminal jurisprudence system,”
Gonzalez said.
British firm hopes there v stil
silver in West Texas hills
United Press International
AUSTIN — The American sub
sidiary of a British firm will begin
silver mining operations next year in
a West Texas area that once pro
duced the bulk of the gold and silver
mined in the states.
Gold Fields Mining Corp., a sub
sidiary of Consolidated Gold Fields
Ltd. of London, plans to mine in the
Chinati Mountains in Presidio Coun
ty near a mine that has been closed
since 1942.
Herb Osborne, manager of mines
for Gold Fields, said mining opera
tions in Presidio County will begin in
April 1981 and should reach max
imum production of up to 1,500 tons
of ore a day by mid 1982.
The new mine will be located ab
out 43 miles south of Marfa on U.S.
67 near the old Presidio Mine. A
1975 report by the Bureau of Econo
mic Geology said about 93 percent of
the silver produced in Texas from
1885 to 1955 came from the Presidio
mine. Also, about 99 percent of the
gold produced in the state from 1927
to 1952 came from the mine, it said.
What’s up at Texas A&M
TUESDAY
DANCE ARTS SOCIETY: Tap classes will begin at 7 p.m. in 267 G.
Rollie White Coliseum.
A&M CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 402
Rudder.
AGRONOMY SOCIETY: J. B. Dixon will speak on Saudi Arabia at
7:15 p.m. in 103 Soil and Crop Science Bldg.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS: Mark
Wilson will speak on “Choosing Between a Large and Small Com
pany” at 7:30 p.m. in 203 Zachry.
SOCIOLOGY CLUB: Will meet at 6:30 p.m. in 106, Bolton Hall.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE: Will meet in MSC Main Lounge at 7 p.m.
Anyone interested in joining is invited to attend.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 108
Harrington.
AGGIES AIDE: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 502, Rudder.
CLASS OF ’80: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 404 Rudder.
BUSINESS CO-OP PROGRAM: All students in the College of Busi
ness Administration interested in learning about this new program
are invited to attend a meeting at 7 p.m. in 200 Harrington.
COLLEGE LIFE: Dick Purnell will speak on “Why Couples Break
Up” at 8 p.m. in 601 Rudder.
WEDNESDAY
NURSING SOCIETY: Will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 607 Rud
der. Anyone interested in joining is encouraged to attend.
PHI THETA KAPPA ALUMNI: Will hold a meeting in 402 Rudder at
7 p.m. New officers will be elected and members are urged to
attend.
LAMBDA SIGMA: Will hold a meeting in 504 Rudder at 7 p.m.
AGGIE SCOUTS: Will hold a meeting 137A MSC at 9 p.m. The Girl
Scout cookie sale will be discussed and cookies will be distributed.
TAMU STAMP CLUB: Will meet in 137 MSC at 7:30 p.m. A trading
session will be held.
RUDDER’S RANGERS: A meeting for juniors only will be held at
7:15 p.m. in Spence Park.
COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN: Will hold a meeting
in 401 Rudder at 7:00 p.m. The topic will be the Special Olympics.
COLLEGE LIFE: Dick Purnell will speak on “How to Live with
Yourself and Like It” at 8 p.m. in 601 Rudder.
THURSDAY
SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS: Will begin a car work
shop and tune-up clinic at 7:30 p.m. in 203 Zachry. Anyone in
terested in the clinic may call Lindsey Lee at 845-2184.
AUDIO ENGINEERING GROUP: Will meet at 7 p.m. in 223 B
Zachry.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Will meet at 7 p. m.
in 212 MSC.
PRE-LAW SOCIETY: Will meet from 7-10 p.m. in Sausalito Apart
ment complex Party Room.
COLLEGE LIFE: Dick Purnell will speak on “Sex and the Search for
Intimacy” at 8 p.m. in 201 MSC.
DANCE ARTS SOCIETY: Modern dance classes will begin at 7 p.m.
and Jazz Dance class will begin at 8:30 p.m. in 267 G. Rollie White
Coliseum.
NATIONAL AGRI-MARKETING ASSOCIATION: Will meet at
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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: Dr. I. Warner of
the Chemistry Dept, will speak on “How to Make a Presentation” at
7:30 p.m. in 504 Rudder.
FRESHMAN AGRICULTURE SOCIETY: Will sponsor a dance from
8-12 p.m. in the Quonset Huts. Admission is $1; dates get in free.
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