The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
WHY FEED GROUND
ROOUCH RICE?
To All Rice Farmers:

To All Rice Farmers: o.
Always the price of rice is more or
less affected by the low grade rice,
which is difficult to sell at remunerative
prices. The price Of the medium and
high grades is reduced whenever there
is an Increased percentage of low
grades, and even the presence of an
average percentage of inferior rices
cheapens the better grades. Pro.
ducerS are always confronted with the
problem of selling their poorer rices at
profit,
The current season, with its great
injuries to grade on account of storms
presents the problem of disposing9 of a
larger percentage of inferior rice than
ever before in the history of the in.
dustry In addition to the usual per.
centage of red rice, there is large
amount of damaged grain that will
have to be sold at comparatively low
prices, and it is apparent that there is
some damaged rice that will never be
converted into grocer's grades. All
this low grade and damaged rice hurts
the price of the better grades.
A feasible method of disposing of in.
ferior rices at a profit and without in
jury to the market for the better
grades IS to use them for stock feed.
Not less than 100000 sacks of low grade
rough rice might be fed to rice farm
work animals alone, and this amount
might be increased by the general use
of ground rough rice in stock feeds in
and near the rice belt.
There are three things to be taken
into consideration in weighing the
merits of rice as stock feed:
First-IS it fit for feed?
Second : Is it practicable to use it?
Third Does it pay?
To answer the question, us it fit for
feed?" DR.. w. H. Dalrymple a scien.
tif1c authority of undouted reputation
is called to testify. His testimony,
based on scientific study and expert
ment, shows that ground rough rice,
when used in combination with other
ingredients necessary to make a
balanced ration, has a feeding value
per cent higher than that of an equal
amount OF corn. The full detail of the
Dalrymple experiment taken from Bull
letin No. 122, Louisiana experiment
station is here given, with DR.. Dial.
rymple's conclusions and deductions
and applications. ~
The question, us it practicable to use
! it?" is answered by the fact that the
ingredients used with the ground rice
are cheap and easily procurable, and
the cost of grinding the rice is low.
The question, Does it pay?" is an.
sWered in the affirmative in several
ways. 1t pays the rice farmer because
it gives him better feed for less
money outlay, markets cheap and even
unmarketable rice at high price with
out interfering with the market for
the better grades; relieves the market
for his better rice; keeps his money at
home; relieves him of the necessity of
spending money or borrowing to buy
feed. 1t pays the general feeder who
uses corn, because it gives him a better
feed for less money.
Study of this pamphlet will convince
| the rice farmer that under average
conditions in the rice belt it will pay
him to use rice instead of corn or other
grains in stock feed, irrespective of
market conditions. With lower grades
and damaged rices depressing the
market as they are this year, it would
be wise to dispose of this class OF rice
even at sacrifice, but the evidence
shows that the man who feeds rough
rice instead of corn, according to the
DalrYmple formula. is really paying
himself $2.55 per barrel for it. This is
on basis of 81 cents bushel for corn.
e. A. Eignus. General Manager Mgr,
Southern Rice Growers Association.
Feel Miserahla7