The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-03-14
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From the Gssssee fsm.n
cnRN AND cor MEAL.

There are lew ~ iils rrruub nl cuuHlt,
sho endorse the sweeping prescription d
corn and rub meal which lately appear
ed ID yunr paper. We have heard ihl
subject somewhat extensively discussed
sine the appearance Of ii,as article; bal w
have vet ls meet with The fTsl individual
whose experience cninrides with The Wi
ler's views. They say" said one inaI
IN my hearing. {" corn and cob meat j.
poison 10 a horse. bnl. in my view. Those
horses are The worst of lllal cant &c
enough Of il 10 eai II"
would sooner trust Tie instinct Of the
animals themselves than theories or care.
lrssly couiurird experiments of any anna.
mur farmer. WHY do lhs eat them! Per.
h4ps Il will lie SAID. ~ nan is reported
O. have drunk pail Of water for the sake
Of The gill Of rum which il contained, so
they eat The Cubs TO obtain the corn meal.
Bui, then, the Eases are moi parallel. The
appetite 81 The man had become deprased.
Initiated and unnaiural-reas0n itself was
topplsd from lis seat. Ills case was an
exception. and SO would be the instance
Of an animal Ian instance yet To be repor-
ted which should be found 10 hesitate
over a mel tub. because Of The presence
OF ground robs. lave not our hogs and
cattle been observed 10 eat them in the
rough! have Witnessed mine do 50, be.
fore the cohs had become hardened b. age.
with eyiden, guslo. May not The TACT that
The pra;ice is no, more habiiual. be rrfera-
bic as fairly TO the circumstance that other
food is generally al hand more easily mas.
treated, as 10 The superstition Of indigesii.
bIlily!
What Is the testimony establishing lis
hunlul naiurei Assertions are, doubtless.
evidence; but not conclusive pfoof. The
courts generally require, not the inference
or conclusions OF a witness, hut the parti
rular facts within his knowledge infinitely
described. We have right 10 suppose
that eating so large proportion Of perfect
ly indigesuble slul1, rosliveness would be
one Of the necessary results. Who has OBJ
served III On ihs contrary, do they moi ap.
pear more loose and natural than when
supplied with corn meal, which tends TO
constipation, aud does mol an admixiure Of
cob meal restore the healthy STATED
But. while there il total absence.
heretofore, of all experience Of the huriful
qualities Of cob meal, testimony in its "a.
yor is various and positive.
Grinding the cob with the corn. il is
said, adds one third 10 lis value for feed.
ings." Eiisworih's Report.
Experiment has satisfied us that
given quantity Of corn, ground in cob, will
accomplish as much as twice the quantity
fed in the ear, in fattening hogs; provided
the meal is iermcnted BY mixture, for a
few days. with water. We would recon.
mend that il be thoroughly ground into
meal; as We have fund, from our own
experience, very decided advantage from
this mode Of feeding. and are fully salts
fed that il is moi over.slaied." III. u.
Baihanl.
previous TO the Purchase Of the crush.
er we averaged oil ears Of corn. Our
stuck average seven head. One hundred
and sixty ears (for the last two years. are
now run through the crusher. The differ.
ent appearance Of the horses and their bet
ter ability 10 work. prove. beyond doubt,
that The crusher affords more nutritious
aud healthy fond. Il will also be seen that
II places to our daily credit iiity-four ears
OF con." Dr.. u. n. Tyson 10 american
Farmer.
We take the present opportunity oil
directing tile attention of Oui readers 10
.he great value oi meal. prepared by grind.
ing corn and cob, for stock; and from the
evidences of practical farmers, as well as
rom experiments of our own, we cannot
nal press il upon the attention of the pru-
farmer. That there is a nuiricious sub
stance in the cob, no one, we think. who
has paid any attention 10 the subject, will
pretend 10 deny. In throwing away the
cons Of our corn. we have been wasting
very good feed. Bun, besides the actual
economy, there is another advantage in
'''s way Of feeding corn. which ought 10
engage the attention of every farmer. II
notorlnnsly true, that the unground
gram Of corn j. heating 10 the stomach OF
81 ANIMALS, and Of difficult digestion, pro- !
u,ucing colo and other inhammaiory disor-
Gers, particularly in horses. They are
ueprlved Of the benefits derived from the
Hlinalus Of dlslen-ion SO proper TO the
health Of animalsl by being unable to eat a
sufficient buik 10 produce II befoge they
"come gorsed. Il il believed BY many
"''' ii'1re Is very little. na;rlmcnt in corn