The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-06

Barley straw. $50 y II
oar straw, ............-.... 81, 10 Il rs
Potato 25e B 81 s p =.
Maugels ..-..-.........-- ft5 3 II !
tarfsts ...-.-..-- ~ II : II
By examining the above table it will be
seen that the cake obtained from decorteated
cotton seed contains the greatest proportion OF
the valuable constituents for fertilizer and
food II the whole seeds be used manure
they have very little value, since If sproutIng
doe. not take lace tue bull excludes the air and
moisture from the se~hy part Of the seed, ana
thus decay s. delayed Tor a long tame further
more. the oil which s. present also has ten
deucv to preserve the seed, and consequently
Juring all this time il j. useless ar n fertilizers
nm Ia the condition in which we fad tie cot
ton cake. II is admirably adapted Tor its pur-
pose. In u,e first place, the huh mas been
removed; secondly, it has been thoroughly
Iulyerjzed: and thirdly the oil has been eN-
1racted. Although the cake Is IN ? most favor
able condition Tor speedy decomposition when
szposed 10 the action Of the soil, atmosphere,
and moisture, yet it may be kept in barn or
any dry place without the slightest danger OF
decay.
When we consider how fe~ American farm
ers appreciate the value Of fertilizer, we can
not help expressing astonishmeHt. IL Is Il
most remarkable TACT that nearly all 81 this
cotton cake is shipped a broad where II finds
ready sale The European farmer knows the
value of H.: his land has been worked over
and over again until it is almost impossible
for him to utilize j. without artificial aid. But
the American farmeB never thinks about ex-
hausting his land lac work. il until 1t Is OF
little more value than a sand heap, thcn he
abaBdons it or possibly sows grass seed on 1t,
and clears Il new patch, Ehlch Is subjected To
the same treatment. hut ouF farmers are
gradually finding out the Importance 81 pre-
serving the land, especially those OF the &oFth
and East since the land iii that section Is
much more expensive and limited than that
of the West and South. think any sensible
man, when has attention Is drawn To Ilc SUD
iect will see the benefit derived from tertIllza-
ton Let him consider how the land Is to
keep up the supply OF nOurishnAegt which Is
being continually drawn from it, when nothing
is added 10 supply the piece, To be sure, some
nitrogen may be derived from the atmosphere,
but where is the phosphoric acid and potash
TO come from unless il Is added by artificial
means
Farmers think il useless Tor their boys to-
have a good education, when in reality it Is
most desirable. How much better would he
DE able 70 take care OF his land, ii he under
stood chemistry for instance! No two plants
require the same nourishmcnt. The manure
that is OF great benefit to plant is OF
very little use To another, a,id II the farmer
knew this he could put his money and labor
10 the best advantage. He would know whether
his ground required a bone fertilizer, feeding
stuff. or farm yard manure, in order to pro
duce the largest yield OF a certain 3Fcp. And
what is of more importance to him
The superiority OF cotton cake a. a TODD 1or
cattle has been recognized faF back rs 1864
by the Department OF Agriculture al Wash
jngton. In the report Tor that year, page 30,
it saws; . One OF the most valuable Of all
artificial foods j. cotton-seed meal" 1t also
states that the meal made from the deeoru-
Gated seed j. about twtce The value oil the
whole seed meal. Several cases are on record
where the whole seed meal has produces death
in young animals owing to the indigestibility
of the hard hull; but the decorticated seed
meal may be fed with impunify.
The value Of this food Tor cattle val be seen
from the following contained in the report al
the Department ot Agriculture Tor 1869, page
2S4: +" Horace Colburn, OF Winslow, Maine,
in November. 1865 purchased five hundred
pounds of cotton seed ueal AID the same
weight OF fine seed, and commenced feeding
two quarts of each material pee COW, III add
zion To hay. In one week the cows thus fed
doubled their yield of milk, the product being
also improved in quality, while the animal
made decided gain in appearance In the
same report, page 40, one farmer states that
in summer he gives each Goa two quarts of
cotton-seed meal daily, in addition IL paStur
age; in winter four quarts OF cotton-seed meal
and two four quarts of Indian meal, with
English and swale hay Ii out OF cottOn-seed
meal one day, his COWS shrink one quart each,
and neither Indian meal nor wheat shorts will
bring them up to the fuil quantity; after again
feeding the cotton-seed meal once day, they |
regain their usual product. Another cores
EDondent used mixture similar To the above, /
and ihe yield OF milk increased from twelve !
quarts 70 eighteen quarts daily.
Some officially may be experienced at first
in getting the stock T. eat the cotton cake, but
by mixing il with other ERe food, this trou-
bic will be avoided. As sooA as the taste 4
of the anima becomes accustomed 10 il, no
Il f1icultv ueel be aODrehendPd
Another article from an oil mills circular,
is by Prof Hilgard. formerly Professor of Ag- /
ricultural Chemistry at Oxford and State
Geologist which says;
The use of whole cotton seed, especially
when previously " heated" or buried too deep
for sprouting, is probably the least effectual
mode of employing that excellent fertilizer
and this for variety OF reasons, of which the
chief are the foiloSipg
FIRsr-The furZe aHd bull constitute very
serious obstacles to the aeeeSs. both of the
moisture which promotes decay aad eff the
rootlcts seeking nourishment.
1t thus happens that when the seed is used
In such a manner, that Sprouting fails to re
move these obstacles. Ii may lie in the soil
for twelve-month with little or no change :;
we shall find the hull almost intact, with
black shrunken kernel inside, enclosing all
the soil ingredients safe from the demands of
the growing crop. All that 1t does the FIRST
season is to stimulate the SOIL DN gases formed
in fermentation while the most important
portion has iein idle, and failed to bear its
own interest. This evil is enhanced by
SEcoND-The 0iiiaeSs of the seed, which
Obstructs decay che kernel being
as it were, 81 put mp in oil, y like sasdines or
olives, inside its hull.
Sprouting will. it is true, remove these diff
fculties but in the majority of eases this
involves serious Inconvenience, whether the
seed be first sprouted in piles and then labor
ously worked In, or be allowed to spFoHt ia
hills or drills, where it frequently chokes or
kills the other seed by lifting il out of the
surface to be readily available to the roots of
most crops. II
II Ia not enough that the sell ingredients be
g present. they must be in the Esoper con-
difion, and put in the right place Manure.
10 be profitable, must have its ingredients
readily available, and must be capable of /
being readily mixed with the soil around and
beneath the plant. The former condition re-
quires rapid and complete decay, the latter a | /
oowdery or granulated form Both are most
fulfilled in OF Cdke Heal,
which contains substantially all the soil ingre-
1ients er che seed from which il is made,
sxcept the snaH amount contained in the hull
and fnrz The 6J carries with il traces only
81 the soil ingredients, aAq its absence il an
1d1aalnge IN 80 far that decay takes place more
readily and completely for i muat be npdeF Z
Ia0od that che undfcayed vegetable o. animal ]