Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1893 — Good for Chickens and Hogs. [ARTICLE]

Good for Chickens and Hogs.

Four years ago Joseph Mativln, who has a farm near 8 tan wood, Wash., discovered a peculiar head of grain in a field of barley. Since then he has been propagating It, until now he has considerable land sown to this strange grain, which yields about 100 bushels to the acre. The grain Is of a deep brown color, resembling scorohed wheat grain, and is similar to wheat in form. The bran or shell is thin and tough. The grain is not fit for milling purposes, and a brewer who Examined it said that it was useless for brewing purposes. It makes, however, excellent feed for chickens and hogs. A shoemaker says: "As soon ns a man comes into my shop and takes off his shoe I can tell whether or not he is a good walker, and it is astonishing to find how few men know the proper way to step out. If the shoe is worn down at the heel, not on the Bide, but straight back, and the leather of the sole shows signs of weakness at the ball of the foot, a little greater on the inside just below the base of the great toe, I know that the wearer Is a good walker. If, however, the heel is turned on one side, or is worn evenly throughout, and the sole is worn most near the toe, I know that I have to deal with a poor pedestrian. The reason of the difference in position of tho worn spot lies in the fact that the poor walker walks from his knee and the good one from his hip."