The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-11

ags marketed under the ssme restric.
tioas Of the pure food laws IL regard
% registration and maintenance Of a
Uniform formula az are the poultry
feeda. Many of the manufacturers oi
these feeds would use kaiEcorn large
y IN their mixtures il the supply was
sufficient but they 90 not dare % I'm.
dertake its use now. When the sup
ply of kahrcorn il largely increased
K an immense quantity viii be absorbed
IN this branch Of The feed trade
Kafrcorn and milo are worth 90
per cent as much as the same weight
Of corn for feeding work horses. beef
and dairy cattle, hogs and sheep. The
limited supply on the markets and the
strong demand for these grains for
poultry feeds has kept the price at or
above that Of corn. This has made 1t
impossible for stockmen 70 buy these
grains for the regular feeding and
fattening Of livestock. A number Of
grain men stated that whenever the
supply Of kafrcorn and milo became
80 large that II assumed an important
place In the markets, that II would be
absorbed Just the came as corn. oats,
barley and other feeds, selling at
price compared with the price paid
for other grains proportionate to its
feed value.
When the terminating season
comes in the spring, there is strong
tendency n kafrcorn and milo to start
the growing process sufficiently TO do
'velop heat enough to iniure the grain.
Kahrcorn harvested III a dry fall,
thoroughly cured before being thresh.
ed and kept apparently bone" dry
through the winter in dry and we'll
protected bin will often, in warm, wet
weather ia the spring. become 80 hot
that one can hardly bear his hand In
1t. This heating often occurs in a dry
bin where there is no opportunity for
extra moisture 10 reach the grain, ex-
cept that contained In the air In the
building. Thoroughly dried kafircorn
and milo shipped from a dry country
into a moist country viii heat
in the ear, when the car reaches a
point where the weather is damp and
warm.
When kafir begins to heat, 1t must
be moved at once and air allowed TO
play around the grains. This will stop
the heating for several days, and
when the grain begins 70 heat again,
the aerating process must be repeat.
ed In small bins the heating can be
kept in check by shoyeing the grain
over as often as Il begins to get warm.
II is the custom IN elevators to take
kafrcorn when Il begins to heat and
move it from one bin to another, the
grain getting sufficient air in this
movement to KEEP It cool for some
time. II the tendency to heat is very
strong, the kafrccrn is passed through
a blast Of cold air az It is changed
from one bin to another.
A firm whose trade demands kafir.
corn that has never been heated has
houses at Denver, in eastern Kansas
and in central Oklahoma. At the Kan.
sas and Oklahoma houses constant
watch has TO be kept over the kafir-
corn in the spring to keep It from
heating. and IN some seasons It has to |
be aerated frequently. AT Denver
there has never been the slightest
trouble from heating in any season
or year The extreme dryness of the
air and the cool climate seem to pre-
vent all trouble in this respect.
1t seems that It would be practi.
eel plan for millers and grain dealers
In western Kansas. eastern Colorado
and New Mexico and the Panhandles
of Oklahoma and Texas to erect mod
ern concrete elevators and store large
quantities Of kafr and milo where II
could be held until needed for imme.
date consumption IN the rain belt
One Of the largest handlers of kafr.
corn in Chicago told me that he could
sell six months ahead on contract for
regular and large shipments Of kafr
and milo stored in modern bins In the
dry western couhtry, where the aIti
tude is sufficiently high to keep the
air cool and dry. Large storage
,enters for kafr and milo can be es-
.ablished proftably at Amarillo, Lib
sral, Philllpsburg, Norton and other
western points
Katir that is thoroughly dried before
and thoroughly cleaned be.
ore storing does not heat nor mould
ieaEly SO quickly as that which is
mixed with trash and dirt. These alb
Iorb the moisture that makes the
rain heat quickly in the spring The
'ulk Of these grains that Is received
l. the grain markets grade No. 3 on
Of the dirt Nearly all of the
Iahr and milo would grade No. 2 II
he farmers would clean II with
aiming mill as soon as threshed This
ieaning would increase the price. i'm.
rove the keping qualities and save
he freight charges on the valuseless
rash.
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