American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-12-23
From IKE american Farmer.
COB MEAL.

Delarars county, Penn, Dec :. 1925.
~ s SKINNER, Esq.
.Sir-In the last American Farmer, End a com
municstion the advantages Of cob meal I; like
wise an inquiry how long il has 3een in use in other
places, &c The neighborhood in which live is
one Of the Oldest grazing districts in country
Ii is inhabited by practical and i7teliisem farmers
who pursue il solely for profit, and OF close
observation. The machine mentioned by DR.
Mease, Evans patent,) for beskieg up the cob, |
Ihink has b-en in with US for many years, say
fifteen a, least When it was first put in opera.
tion u was thought 10 be great acquisition. prin
cipsly on account OF lis saving labor-lhs corn be.
ing taken direct from the Glib 10 he mill, saving
the labor OF thteshlng. But time has effected
wonderful change 10 The opinions oil the far
mers as regards the advantages Of cob meal In
conyersing with miller some time back, who,
believe, was The first that erected such machine
ne informed me that out Of all his customers per
maps from 20 to SOY who formerly had their feed
ground n that way. not more than one or two con
unued i. Besides, when the corn is ground in the
90, the miller takes eighth instead OF a tenth
as Is usual when threshed giving as reason. that
as The COB IS Of no use 10 them they cannot afford
10 grind II for the farmer for nothing. The idea OF
dissnding the stomach, BY introducing into indi-
eestbie substances for the sake Of quickenine or
facilitating its digestive powers. to me appears ex
trayagan, and absurd and believe is contrary 10
the doctrine Of all writer's on physiology. II we
we're feeding an OK Tor the purpose, as we are
told he camel drivers in Asia feed their beasts. il
might answer, TO endure long fas's, BY giving them
charcoal and other indgestibIe substances not for
nutrition but 10 absorb liz gastric Juice, thereby
mitigating us eorfodng influence on the coats OF
the stomach and is consequen, hunger To feed
an OK Tor profit. il is necessary iha, he be KEEP,
comfortable and healthy tina. he should digest all
his tood-thai !; should be nutritious and OF easy
digestion. and given IN proper quantities. r. The
latter iault often occurs either through careless
ness or desire TO feed them fast. they take too
much. ne SO" ash c!o,s. the OK looks sicky and
lank and Is several DAYS again before &c comes to
his appetite. " do Dot tlink neal alone the mos,
economical nooe OF feeding, either bu, as sub.
stute for corn B, would recommend either oats
chan, or cut straw, Tor Two reasons. First, that il
should undergo the second masiic alton For ths,
purpose u IS necessary that the food should be e
orousi tenacious. PUPPY substance. as the operation
OF returning the food from the stomach 10 the mouth
IS entirely mechanical one, tina, Of applying VI
unfairly, the lower end OF The Gsophagus to such
substance, then producing vacuum by expand.
ing the same organ ABOVE, it returns to the mouth
mere are les substances that possess less ienaci,y
than pure raw Indian meal. And. secondly a. ali
animals that i've entirely upon vegetable substances
nave weak digestive p'wers by givins them pure
meal, y becomes l9id mass on the stomach much
less liable to be acted on By the gastric juice con
sequenily passes 81 partially diges,ed
BY going into the stable where oxen are fed On
COB meal in the morning the smell resembles much
mat OF vegetable fermen alton. ard very diferen,
from that OF well diges'ed food By close exam
nation you will find every particle Of the cob en-
Iire' excepting what change il underwent between
me teeth. and believe totally indgestibe s,.ay
dust. few years ago was feeding number ri
ea',le on COB meal. mr. horses were hard at work,
and were led OF, OF the same garner, l noticed
their declining in flesh last, and mentioned the cir
cumstsnee to neighbor. who inquired wba, they
we're Ted on replied cob meal; he then mention,
Gu several instance. where it had operated in tn.
same way; Immediately changed 70 uhole ro-n.
and in one week there vas an evident change for
the better, although the work continued the same.
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