The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-26
IN CORN AND COB NEAL, FEED
ING CATTLE, &c.

Pvtract nf letter from the Rev. II. C..
p.rley. of New Bowlry, Mass, to the
EDITOR If the New Engldnd Farmer:
Tbers has bren, oflate years, two mills
arerted IN tbs quarter oi fhr country, to
grind obs and corn together, one In Da".
V,rs. and another in Andoyer, by |. Os-
eond. Esd, a very respectable gentleman
and farmer. Think, if people could be IA
yourrd by some lucid information of the
beopf of cob meal, they would be brought
into the general use of this discovery -
Though there may be an honor in the dis
eoyerr, ! mink there is much heneft to be
derived 10 farmers from a free use of the
cob. MyobleCt now, is Ia give Won some
account Of the time and manner OF the
discovery 6t me; and to ascertain whe-
the there was any use made of The In
dian cob. by grndng, previous to the time
! shall mrHiiuu AID # there was, by
whom add when 1he discovery was rnadr.
lpthe winter of l807-8, my corn thresh-
l0g machine hrcane out of repair, SO as 10
sdnn pieces Of cob thrO' the rack of j, 4,
and ,one If an inch long, which had not
time to separate from the shelled corn.-l
sent all to the mill together, and found the
meal came hane as fine TO appearance as
when the corn mad 30 cob among IT.
When found this to be- the case, design
edlr sent the grist to mill With an Increas-
ed quantity OF the cob among the corn uu.
Ill questioned the boy To know # thr mil
Ter made any observations On my not
Cleanios my corn. His answer was, yes /;
Mr.. Cross 1.-THE mlller,) said, If Mr.. Perley
Was too lazy to clean his corn, he would
not do il for him after this | visited the
miller. and informed hi of my design /;
aud ayr, I'd with hin, Ia grind my cobs, #
ter had pounded them suificientl, fine to
get through his mill il the corn, md
make decent meal-whlch attended to,
and had cobs and corn ground together
and put bat about one peek of corn 10 =
bishrl of cahs. Meal made TO this com
position, scnIded, aod made aboui 40
tekas common hasty pudding or mixed
about one peck uf the mea with three
petas Of bollrd potatoes, thickened 10 the
caaslsehc, of padding. With this kind
nttold, and what wash was made ia the
amIy | constantly fed my swine there
Efrp none 10 the nplghbonrhnod grew SO
last, or we're fttO Kill 81 soon IN the au-
tamo. The neighbours we're furprised
that my hogs looked 50 white and grew ST.
we'll being fed as they were. with cob
neal, potators, and the wash of fuur cows.
Some ndlrnlpd the notion -others dlsput-
cd and dsbeleved the account; but inal-
" all were obliged to believe the fact,
though 10Th to try the experiment. They
tnqnr'd II ny iabonrins man, who work
ed o. the fem thai and III f1llowng year,
and prepared the cobs for The mill. VINO is
nos very respectable mechanic and far
ner IN Methuen, 10y the name of William
Ptrke,.
The account Of the discovery spread
folnd and among my friends in Rn" ey
ana Bnytod, and even sent il {" the east
ward To the county of Cunhcrlaud /; aud
Ells year live 90 iarm in New Rowley,
where am using the same discovery aud
Pfaress of The mead, and can show better
swine than any of my neighbours can pro-
n'e" OF the sane age: if prnpl" will not
''ae't' they must come auI SET for them
selves
nave also made further discovery of
'"e Use OF cob meal 10. otler purpose be-
sa', f'"dlng swine and cattle.
= mad one batch of coarse brown bread,
,S.oe OF II ground about half and h5lf;
so'i as o,nai, and the application of The
us'a' quantity nf ~" meal. The bread
'h as hIsh eoloursd. as light, rs sweet and
asiapla' as that made uf pure Indian and
,ye neal though | think it will dry rather
soonrr Peter Martson, Esq. ate of HE
"sld hrfare ne vas formed of the COM
p',il"n and afterwards declared he had
~. ~ nI'trnst II was aade any other than
'af usual oay.