In the book "Farmer Boy" (I think) they went to a fair and saw a threshing machine and were amazed but commented that the straw that came out of the machine was unfit to feed the animals, and therefore wasteful.
@JackOfTrades99 The Little House books are definitely fictionalized versions of the Ingalls and Wilder families, but I bet they DID feed wheat stalks to their animals. Those hardy souls made full use of everything they had! Even humans will eat leather when they're hungry (see: "Donnor Party")!
In the book "Farmer Boy" (I think) they went to a fair and saw a threshing machine and were amazed but commented that the straw that came out of the machine was unfit to feed the animals, and therefore wasteful.
@JackOfTrades99
The Little House books are definitely fictionalized versions of the Ingalls and Wilder families, but I bet they DID feed wheat stalks to their animals. Those hardy souls made full use of everything they had!
Even humans will eat leather when they're hungry (see: "Donnor Party")!
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