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Page 7 Legals/Business Foster County Independent : : Monday, January 21, 2019 Producers need disposal plan for dead livestock DAKOTA DATEBOOK Disposing of dead livestock quickly prevents the spread of disease and Petrolle, Fargo Express protects water quality. Think of North Dakota boxers, and you probably think The death of animals Virgil Hill. But Hill is not the only great boxer to come out is part of any livestock of the state. Back in the 1920s and 30s, there was a light- operation. weight, Billy Petrolle, who went by the name of the “Fargo “With lambing underway Express.” He is ranked as one of the two greatest fi ghters and calving just around the to have never won a world championship. corner, now is the time William Michael Petrolle was born in Berwick, Penn- for producers to have a sylvania, in 1905, and Jan. 10 is his birthday. At some plan for disposing of the point, Petrolle moved to Fargo where he and his brother, mortalities quickly,” says Jimmy, launched their boxing careers. Billy was only 5’ Mary Keena, North Dakota 7”, weighing between 130 and 144 pounds, but he soon State University Extension became renowned for his body punching. Petrolle’s manager was legendary “Deacon Jack” Hur- livestock environmental ley, a fl amboyant promoter who once said, “Putting an management specialist at ex-fi ghter in the business world is like putting silk stock- the Carrington Research ings on a pig.” Extension Center. “Timely The WBA reports that Petrolle won his pro debut with a disposal of these mortali- 2nd round knockout over Kid Fogarty in Fargo on October ties is critical to preventing 27, 1922. His style was one of reckless abandon, and he the spread of disease, as Adding cover material such as straw or old hay is the last step in creating a compost pile always gave the crowd a good show. well as protecting water or windrow for disposing of dead livestock. (NDSU photo) Over his 10-year career, Petrolle fought an amazing quality.” 157 bouts with 63 knockouts, often fi ghting three times a Rendering, incineration, an acceptable last-resort ing one animal. ing. The pile needs a good month. Many boxing greats have said it was one of their burial and composting disposal option. • Build a windrow if cap to keep predators out career highlights to have beaten him. In fact, Petrolle was are approved methods of Burial is a common composting several ani- and seal in heat. so feared in his day, that he was given only one title shot. carcass disposal in North method of carcass dispos- mals. To maintain the com- It came from Tony Canzoneri, who Petrolle had beaten Dakota. al, but selecting the proper • Use material such as post site: twice before. In one fi ght, Petrolle knocked him out in the “Carcass abandonment burial site and maintaining straw or old hay for the • Leave the pile or win- fi rst round, and in the fi ght right before Canzoneri won the is not considered an ac- it are important. Areas with base, manure or spoiled drow undisturbed to keep crown, Petrolle soundly beat him in a ten rounder. ceptable disposal practice,” sandy or gravelly soil and a silage for the bulking ma- heat sealed in during the It took a little over two years, but Petrolle fi nally got Keena stresses. shallow groundwater table terial, and straw, old hay very cold winter months. his title shot, but unfortunately for the Fargo Express, the Rendering is the process fi ght was on Canzoneri’s home turf in New York City. They must not be used a burial or sawdust as cover mate- • Aerate the pile every fought a grueling fi fteen-round battle, and Canzoneri got of converting animal car- site. rial. two months using a loader the nod. Sports writers reported that the fi ght was a tough, casses into pathogen-free, Also, burial is diffi cult This is the process for from early spring until late close battle, but they thought Petrolle was the victim of a useful byproducts such during the winter and isn’t composting: fall. hometown decision. a feed protein. The proc- an option during fl ooding or • Start with 2 feet of • Make sure the pile or Besides Canzoneri, Petrolle fought and beat two other ess involves using high- in areas prone to fl ooding. base material in a windrow windrow always has suf- Hall of Famers: Jimmy McLarnin and Jackie “Kid” Berg. In temperature, pressurized The disposal site should or pile, depending on how fi cient cover material. 1934, he fought another Hall of Famer, Barney Ross. After steam. However, rending be away from residences, many carcasses will be For more information: losing that one, Petrolle retired from boxing and moved to no longer is a common drinking water wells or composted. • Contact Keena at 701- Duluth to work in the foundry business. disposal method in North shallow aquifers. • Lay the carcass on 652-2951 or mary.keena@ That same year, famed author John O’Hara put Petrolle Dakota because of the lack Keena says the best op- top of the base. Have at ndsu.edu into his fi rst novel, “Appointment in Samarra.” He wrote, of facilities and the cost. tion might be composting, least 1 foot of base mate- • Visit NDSU’s livestock “Al read his paper. There was always some stumblebum Incineration is the ther- which is a naturally occur- rial between the perimeter environmental manage- from Fargo fi ghting in Indianapolis. Every time you picked mal destruction of car- ring process that breaks of the carcass and the edge ment website at https:// up the paper and looked under Fight Results, there was casses using fuel such as the carcass into basic ele- of the base. www.ag.ndsu.edu/lem/re- somebody from Fargo doing a waltz somewhere. Either propane, diesel or natural ments via microorganisms • Cover the carcass with sources they were all would-be fi ghters in that town, or else they gas. It requires consider- and heat generated during 8 to 10 inches of bulking • See NDSU’s “Animal just used the name of the town and didn’t come from able energy. The cost of composting. Composting material. Carcass Disposal Options” there at all... Al wondered where Fargo was. It was past incineration may be a limit- is a simple process that • Cover the entire pile or publication at https://tiny- Chicago. He knew that. They had one good boy from that ing factor for some produc- town. Petrolle. Billy Petrolle, the Fargo Express. But the requires few materials and windrow with 2 feet of cover url.com/CarcassDisposal rest of them! God, what a gang of tankers they were. He ers. Also, large carcasses minimal maintenance. material. The cover mate- or “5 Easy Steps for Com- wondered just what was the angle on there being so many often exceed the incinera- Here are Keena’s tips for rial should be placed on posting Dead Livestock” at fi ghters from Fargo.” tor’s capacity. Open-pit composting: the top and sides, with no https://tinyurl.com/Step- Well . the rest of the world has now mostly forgotten burning of carcasses is • Build a pile if compost- part of the carcass show- stoCompostDeadLivestock Billy Petrolle. But the World Boxing Association hasn’t. In 2000, they inducted the Fargo Express into the WBA Hall of Fame. Written by Merry Helm. 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