The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-02-01

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sure in "r1er to get out all the oil, or even
the greater part Of it. The cheapest hy-
draulic press which We know of costs com
pieted ready to attach $1,000, and oil men
tell us that the expense of working one press
is the same as four. No oil mill can be
worked to advantage. they tell US. by no one
that has not capital of at least S2O, 900.
and 10000 will be found much better.
GOOD FOR STOCK.
On this subject the writer has sotae inter-
esting statements which cotton planters will
o well TO remember. He says:
We come now to the last use for bulled
cotton seed in case the planter does not wish
to sell it for oil material This is as food
fer stock. Of its value with the oil still in
it's kernel we have hnt few dsrn. During
the war, when feed was scarce, it was fed to
COWS and pigs with the hulls on, and re-
peated attempts have since been made un-
successfully to use it as a feed by cook ing
it. But with the hull on it is certain death
to pigs. and very injurious to young cattle.
1t fed in sufficient quantities to milch cattle
it gives their milk an oily appearance and
taste. This is the unhuled seed. Of the
decofticated oil cake we have numerous an
alyses and experiments, aud there is no
question as to its great value.
While corn contains but eleven per cent
of gluten and albumen, and linseed oil
twenty three per cent. hulled cotton seed
contains thirty aeven rer cent. corn contains
of flesh formers II per cent linseed cake %
per cent hulled cotton seed, 81 per cent.
Corn contains fat formers, 66 pc r cent, lin
seed cake. 4S per cent and hulled cotton
seed, 46per cent.
Analysis shows cotton seed cake to be o
rich and highly concentrated food, contain.
ing less water than corn, not so good as corn
as a tat former, bat three times as good for a
flesh former. AS pared with linseed
cake it Is about equal as fat former and
in ali respects superior. This is the oil CAKE
after the oil has been pressed. With the oil
still in the seed there can be but little doubt
that the results would be even more favor.
able. In feeding such rich food, however,
care mus; be taken that it is given in small
Quantities and mixed with a large amount OF
coarse fodder. II thus used there seems
TO be no reason why it may NJ t prove a
substitute for cornwith cattle, and yal-
uabie adjunct with other stock.
Considering it as only of the same value
an corn it is a more profitable crop because
it will yield more to the acre. Thirty bush
els of cotton seed is not an extraordinary
crop, bat thirty bushels of corn is above the
average. But even if the number of bush.
els raised per acre were the same, cotton
seed as we have shown is worth more to feed
than corn.and would be still more profitable
crop. Take it in an another way. Thirty
bushels of cotton seed to the acre weighs &
thousand pounds. which. gives 500 pound.
kernel and 500 pounds hull The kerne
yields 16 gallons of oil, which at 55 cents i.
i---'- s"tN oso s~Unas o,I uuAr wo,.h ~v
and the hull may be estimated at 81 so
Total $40 40. An acre of wheat must giv'
more than fifteen bushels at a price NOR,
than the price to be had now in most of th'
towns of Iowa to do better than this. 60 tha
the statement of Mr.. Atkinson was after al
correct and cotton is worth raising for tn,
seed alone, even if there we're no lin
attached.
Chemical analysis of the kernel has showl
that it is richer in flesh producing element
than corn. As substitute, therefore, il
stock feeding for corn it is not unreasonab!
to place its value at an amount approximat
ing to the price of corn on the plantation
+ say 81 25 per busheL =