The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-29
Como Products Are Well Bal
anced RatiOns Designed to
Keep Live Stock in Very Best
Condition.

Condition.
Never before in the history Of scien-
fific and really f'~.ness-like aGrlcui-
tural effort has there been so great
demand for scientific rations for farm
animals, live stock and poultry. For
some years past, peculiar crop COndi-
tions, price conditions and the shortage
Of food for human consumption have
literally forced attention of formers,
planters and experts to consider the
use Of truly economical, balanced ra-
tions for their stock. Consequently the
DEVELOPMENT Of the mixed feed bust
ness has been enormous, as this bust
ness actually met the demands Of the
times: to make stock and poultry rails
ing. despite the scarcity and price sit
uation, more rapid and economical.
No small factor in this development
has been the wholesaler. Large and
sound business institutions like The
Lewis Bear Co. have performed a scrV-
ice which is as yet little realized b.
the public As distributor Of foods and
feeds, this company has made it posi-
bic for many a worthy and economical
food and feed to reach the consumer
and user in the most economical way,
and through lis keen insight and
public good articles at the lowest pos
sible price No article is handled by
Lewis Bear Co. without passing a most
exactng inspection.
In feeding stuffs. until recent years,
guess work, experience" and other
inadequate rules and practices held
sway generally. Some raiSerS still felt
that an animal was merely an animal
after all, and any old thing was all
right to feed them, so long as they
seemingly got along all right.
Through the vigorous efforts Of such
concerns as TIL Lewis Bear Co, a big
successful educational campaign has re-
suted in the use Of definite feeding
practices, with feeds that are exactly
equal TO the requirements Of the feeder,
the animal AMI the ultimate consumer
who Of course profits by getting bet
ter values at lower prices than would
otherwise be possible. No one can es-
innate where prices of meats, eggs.
butter, milk, tic, would have scared
in these recent times but for the
growing practice of scientific, truly
economical feeding
Feeding for meat, eggs, butter, etc,
is in a sense like any other "manufgr-
turing" process. The cost of the final
result Of the process is equal to the
materials used the labor involved and
q living profit.
The Lewis Rear Co. has continuous
~ distributed the COrnO line Of feeds.
the highest quality based not only on
materials used but on scientific mix
ing of rations cor the purpose of eX-
actly filling tn: requirements. The line
includes horse and mule, dairy, poultry
and hog feeds. and every one is a scien-
tific ration.
The Corno line is manufactured by
the Corno Mills Co.. Of international
reputation. and in business since 1905.
From q small mill the business has
grown into a very large one. The COM
pany has three large mills, at East st.
Louis, H.. Peoria, ILL.,, and Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. The mills have over Is
acres of floor space. and every facility
for proper manufacture, loading and
shipping.
The Lewis Bear Company after
early recognizing the coming opportu-
nifty of the mixed feed business, care
fully chose the manufacturer whose
feeds it would distribute. The fact
that il chose the COrno line and has
continuously handled it, speaks for it
self.
J. r. Matthews. president and treas
Arer, and John C. Reid. vice-president
and general manager. started the Como
Mills Co. and as very young men.
Indeed. they are still within The So
called draft" age. Their little mill
has grown into a tremendous institu-
tion, the result of initiative and I'M
wavering adherence to the square deal.
Mr.. Matthews was an office man, and
Mr. Reid a salesman. Their capital
consisted entirely of mental energy and
strong muscle when the business Was
started in 1901 The growth Of the
business reads like romance II is
the real article in the way Of building
mp a business. from the bottom up.
In fact. they personally looked after
every detail Of the business at the
start with only one office girl
Between 1919 and 1920 the already
enormous capacity of the Corno Mills
has been doubled. In 1904 the mill |
was no bigger than a barn, and not !
large one, either.
The Corno line, as distributed by The !
Lewis Bear Company, includes the fol- |
lowing highest grade products: Corno |
Horse and Mule Feed, CoTnO Sweet /
Feed. Corno Dairy Feed (2i per cent !
portein. of which 81 per cent is digesti-