IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING GRAIN FOR FEEDING AND FATTENING CATTLE to be as follows
Year: 1884

page_text: I LOUIS LEDERER, of 5 Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex Merchant, do
hereby declare the naturo of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING
GRAIN FOR FEEDING AND FATTENING CATTLE to be as follows:-
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According to my Invention I make use of any kind of grain which contains
of
farinaceous matter, but I use by preference the following mixture viz 40%
Maize, 30% of Rye and 30% of Barley or malt. Whatever grain may be
employed it must be ground as fine as possible for which purpose French
Millstones are the best. The grain must then be mashed and fermented as quickly
as possible, the usual time being from 20 to 24 hours and as soon as the bulk of
the saccharine matter is fermented which can easily be ascertained by means of the
saccharometer the whole mass is to be subjected to distillation by continuously
working stills as quickly as possible in order to extract the alcohol which it
contains. I usually employ about 75 gallons of water to each cwt of grain and the
whole of the solid matter goes through the same process. As soon as the products
of distillation appear they are conducted or pumped in special tanks always kept
ready for the purpose and at once cooled by refrigerators to a temperature not
exceeding 85° Farenheit. When all the clear liquid has been drawn off the tanks
are left at rest for about 10 or 12 hours during which period the solid matter
settles to the bottom and the clear liquid is then drawn off which can be done very
easily and inexpensively and the substance is then carried to other tanks which are
provided with steam coils and placed near to the stalls or feeding sheds and as soon
as these tanks are filled, the steam is turned on, and the substance slowly heated
again and thoroughly agitated in order to get it warmed in which condition it is
suitable for feeding purposes. The food should be made use of as soon as possible
in order that it may not get sour which may be avoided by further heating. The
live stock, especially horned cattle, require to be fed three times daily and do not
need any
other kind of food. From 15 to 20 gallons is sufficient for each bead of
Cattle per diem. The object of drawing off the clear liquid is to prevent the

page_text: stomach of the animal from being filled with fluid. And if my Invention is
properly carried out it will be found that animals fatten more quickly than they
usually do when fed on wash or "swill" The method of extracting the liquid can
be varied, but my process will be found both easy and unexpensive.
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I, LOUIS LEDERER of 5 Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex Merchant
do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING
GRAIN FOR FEEDING AND FATTENING CATTLE " and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Any kind of grain which contains farinaceous matter can be prepared according
to my Invention but I prefer a mixture consisting of 40% of Maize 30% of Rye
and 30° of Barley Malt.
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The grain must be ground as finely as possible and for this purpose French
millstones answer best. It has then to be mashed and fermented as quickly as
possible the process taking from 20 to 24 hours and when most of the saccharine
inatter is fermented which can be ascertained by the saccharometer, the whole mass
is then distilled by continuously working stills as quickly as possible, to extract
the alcohol which it contains. I use generally about 75 gallons of water to each
cwt. (112 pounds) of grain and all the substance remains and goes through the
whole process.
I make the arrangement that during the distilling, as soon as the wash begins to
run out of the still it is conducted or pumped into special tanks always kept ready
for this purpose, and is forth with cooled by refrigerators to a temperature not
exceeding 85° Farenheit. This is done for the purpose of getting as much clear
liquid as possible from the solid matter; after the tanks are filled they are left
quiet for from 10 to 12 hours during this time the substantial matter settles to the
bottom, I then draw off the clear liquid from the top which can be done very easily
and with no expense and lead the substance to other tanks which are provided
with steam coils and have to be placed either on the top or close to the stables and
as soon as filled, the steam is turned on and the matter slowly heated again and
several times well stirred up and mixed in order to get thoroughly warmed, and
then it is ready for feeding purposes.
The food must be used as quickly as possible in order that it may not turn sour
which is prevented by heating it again. From 15 to 20 gallons of this food is
sufficient for each head of cattle per day being divided into three meals.
The clear liquid is drawn off in order not to fill the stomachs of the animals with
liquid so that they fatten much quicker than when fed on wash.
The liquid can also be extracted by other methods which are however more
troublesome and expensive than the one described.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The distillation of the whole mass or "mash" (and not the liquid only)
substantially as herein described.
2. The cooling down of the "wash” by refrigerators as soon as it runs out of the
still substantially as herein described.
3. The extraction of the clear liquid which does not contain any nourishment
substantially as herein described.
4. The method of keeping the food in good condition by re-heating it sub-
stantially as herein described.