The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-03
The Cotton Seed of the South.

The weight of the clean cotton crop of the
Southern States may be estimated at 1000, ,OOO
tons, and the cotton seed of the crop at double
that weight. We will deduct the seed necessary
for planting, inevitable waste and injury to seed
in bulk, and the distance of much of the seed
from market-there will result at least one
million of tons that should find a way to the
markets and manufacturers. This seed will
readily command $12 to SIS per ton in the New
Orleans market, and will thus show value of
$12,OOOOOO, which might be added to the in
come of the planter, less the expenses of trans
portation and SALE If to this estimate we add
the profit of the home manufacture there might
be realized in the South gross amount of S4O,-
100000 from this source. That we cannot be
charged with having made an excessive es-
innate, we adduce, as impartial, the New York
Tribune, which says:
''The oil contained in the cotton seed food for
farm stock is fully equal to that in corn for
making fat hogs, mules and horses, sheep and
poultry. True farm economy demands that a
good share of this oil be transformed into fat
bacon and hogs lard. Cotton seed meal gives
nearly ia per cent of fesh-forming substances,
or four times the amount found in corn meal.
1t is stated on good authority that fully, two
thirds of every planters crop is seed; that is,
inasmuch as he sells his lint by weight, and as
there are two pounds of seed to every one OF
lint, he really only sells and realizes on one.
third of the whole crop. To show the loss OF
the planter from his inability to utilize his cot
ton seed: If we take the average 1868
bales for each year, which at $50 pounds to the
bale and 1000 pounds to the ton, gives 622,542
tons of cotton, with two lbs. of seed to one OF
cotton, this estimate gives 1,345, ,0S6 tons to the
average yield of each year, half of which is
kernel and half hulls, equal to 25,500,0O0 of
bushels. Chemical analysis of the kernel has
shown that it is richer in hesh-producing ele-
ments than corn. AS substitute, therefore,
for stock feeding, for corn, it is not unreason-
able to place its value at an amount approxi-
mating to the price of corn on the plantation,
say $1.25 per bushel The analyses of the hulls
contain from 60 to 80 per cent. of fertilizing
properties Taking into consideration the price
paid for the very large quantities of manipu-
fative fertilizers now made by Southern plan
tiers and the absolute necessity in many Sec
tions for the use of some restorative to the ex-
hausted lands, it is fair to put the value of the
hulls at $40 per ton, showing a total value OF
the years crop of cotton-seed of over S44 4,OOO,-
00O"
These estimates differ in their Details but az
rive at similar conclusion, that the cotton seed
utilized would add about five per cent. to the
price realized by the planter upon the sale OF
clean cotton, and that if manufactured at home
it would add about fifteen per cent. to the
amount of cotton sales. This is an accession
to our resources worth the attention of planters
and factors. 1t should make regular market
demand in our city for an article SO valuable.
NJ o. Times.