The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
New Use For Rice.
beaumont Enterprise. J


In addressing the very successful
meeting of members of the Southern
Rice Growers association held in
Beaumont this week Mr.. Fred D. Glib
son Of Stuttgart, Ark, declared that
within a few years rice would be fed
to horses, cattle and hogs in lieu OF
corn. You will then fad men," he
said, "who will not sell any OF their
rice except in The form of beef pork
Mr.. GibsOn's statement gave rise to
considerable comment, the concensus
Of opinion being that it fOrecasted
situation that would prove imm enseiv
advantageous not only to the rice belt
| but to the entire southwest as we'll.
Cattle and hog raising by intensive
methods is due to become an impor-
tant industry in both Texas and Louis
lana. The passing of the big western
ranches and the growth in population
have reduced the supply OF cattle and
hogs to the point where the price OF
fresh meat is close to pr0hibitlve, and
the demaud for cereals Ct all kinds is
so great that western farmers no longer
find il attractive to feed them TO meat
producing animals. Such being the
case, Texas and Louisiana farmers
with climatic conditions in their favor,
and with an abundant supply OF rice
and cotton seed products at their
command, should be able to take the
lead in cattle and hog raising.
Rice has not received the attention
It deserves as an article either Of hu-
man or animal fooG. Many people
look on it merely as a component OF
desserts, an article Of diet for the
7 sick, or convenient element to the
{ preparation of an occasional "fill.out"
, dish, Yet rice is one of the best ce-
reals nature produces. 1t is infinitely
superior to any of the ground alfalfa
and peanut hull preparations that
} people dose themselves with because
I they saw them advertised in some
cheap magazine under q highsounding
) name. It does not turn to lead in ones
stomach after the manner OF oat meal,
: which looks like the makings OF q
plaster for the toothache When II
8 reaches the table. 1t is more nutri:
e1 tious than any OF the so-callsd wheat,
barley or corn compounds that pass
e for breakfast foods. Cooked with meats
= or served with them on tho side 1t j:
Z highly palatable. 1t improves soups
Z and serves as . good foundation 1ol
! number OF dishes that are as econOmi
! cal as they are appetizing.
= In spite OF its good qualities, how
! ever, rice does not grow in popula
I flavor at q satisfactory rate. For man,
Z wears the bulk of the rice used in TIL
! county was imported and the habl
: OF using 1t as o staple article OF 100
Z was not acquired. But the situatio
! is different now. The growing OF ric
! has become u big American industr
Z and there Is no longer any reason 10
: den wing this cereal tie place that b
! lonps to it on American tables. IL
: largely q question of advertising IN
! education to get rice to the from
: nevertheless. Such Improvement .
! has taken place i'll the demand In u
! last few wears may be, in lari
: measure, credited to the various csr
! paigns that have been conducted vii
Fla view to attracting the notice OF u
! public TO the value Of rice as reg
! lar article of food. Systematic ar
Z persistent work of the same kind VII
: In the end, win for 1t the general g
: TEEN 10 which it should be held.