The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-24
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~. 4AtsURE. numerous and
ei1fIy Conducted experiments in Eng
Ethna and Germany 9 prove that oil cake
Stands very high as manure. whether
applied by, itself, or in combination with
Fotheti manures. IT, is ist.adapted 10 all
kinda. .of. .cropa. since it contains all the
ingredients necessary to the growth of
plants. and, especially, since it contains
in large quantity of those most necessary
ingredients, nitrogen, phosphorus aoid
and potash lcl
The oil in the seed and in the oil cake
contributes nothing to its efficacy rs ma
nure. On the contrary, it is rather a
hindrance since it retards decay. It fol-
lows, therefore, that the cake is greatly
superior to the seed, and that the more
thoroughly pressed the cake is the bet
ter.
Oil cake is (from the large quantity of
heterogeneous matter and the ease with
which it tdecomposes,) essentially n stimu-
lating manure, like Peruvian guano.
The following table gives the value of
Aot>o oSS0 S"hO GO COupdESu Will Quiet
valued manures. Cotton seed cake is
still richer, both because the cotton seed
Is more nitrogenous, and because the
cotton seed cake is free from hull:
l owt. rape seed oil cake, equal to
1920 cwt. stable dung.
~ owt. rape seed oil cake, equal to l
cwt. bone dust.
cwt. rape seed oil cake, equal to
cwt. good Peruvian guano.
There can be no doubt TINT the rela-
tive value of cotton seed cake is greater
than indicated by this table
AS PROvEHDER.-As flesh producer.
and therefore as food for growing or for
laboring animals, oil cake is probably
superior to the grains.
According to the experiments of
Lawes, the distinguished English Aeri-
cultnralist, the manure deprived from
stock varies immensely in value accord
ing to the nature of the food on which
the stock is fed. The manure of stock
fed on cotton seed cake stands first on
his list, being more than thirty times as
valuable rs the manure from an equal
weight of turnips, and four times more
valuable than the manure. derived from
an equal weight Of Indian corn.
The following is Mr.. Lawe'e table,
showing the actual gold value of the ma-
nure derived from l ton $1,000 lbs.) of
different foods:
Cotton seed cake. (hulledl S27.S6;
rape seed cake, $21.0l; linseed cake,
S19.7 72; ltdust, $18. 81; lentils, $16. 81 !;
linseed, $I5.65; tares, $15.75; beans,
SIS. rs; peas, $l3.3 .3S; locust beans, $4.S1;
oats, 7.40; wheat, $7.08; Indian corn,
&C. .65; malt, S6.65; barley, $6.32; clover
hay, So. Ga; meadow hay, Sc. 43: oats
straw, $3.50; wheat straw, $2.69; barley
straw. 81. .25; potatoes, S1.5O; mangolds,
$1.O7; Swedish turnips, 91c.; common
turnips, &c.,; carrots, $50.
There actual values are of course only
correct for England, but the relative
values are of universal application, and
for this reason, this table deserves to be
studied by every farmer. The relative
values seem to be closely connected with
the amount of nitrogenous matter con-
tained in the food.
It is quite possible that this indirect
method of using the cotton-seed cake as
manure may prove most profitable to the
farmer. If so, the use of cotton seed may
largely replace the use of corn in stock
feeding.
CONCLUSIONS great value of cot.
ton seed, as manure for corn, is we'll
known to every farmer. Its value also
as proyender, when stock will eat it, is
also well known. Now. there can be no
doubt that for both these purposes, the
oil cake is greatly superior to the seed
AS manure, it decomposes readily, and
may be applied to all kinds of crops,
alone or in combination with other fer
tilizers. AS food, it is eaten readily by
stock, and is easily di0estihle ThaIieve
that given Quantity of seed hulled and
pressed into cake, though greatly di-
minished in weight, will go farther, both
as manure and as provender. thar The
seed from which it was pressed.
JOS. LECONTE, NJ. D.
Lindley Murray, whose grammar is 80
curlously incorrect, is said to have resi-