The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-26
cOTToN-sEeD MEAL.


Tor southern Farmers
Cotton-sccd meal j. coming into gen
raj use among the farmers of the
South. for feriilizing purposes. rs they
learn il j. a more cftectiv. manure
than the whole seed. II used 10 be the
custom 70 apply it alone 10 such crops
a. corn and cotton; but Of late years II
has become generally known that its
effects are obtained mos, advanta-
geously when il j. mixed with kainit
and acid phosphate
The meal contains nearly 3 per cent.
II ammonia. but only ?, Of pho~phoric
arid and y ~ potash. and therefore
when acid phosphate. which contains
l3l per cent. ~ phoSphoric acid. and
kainit with Is per cent. 81 potash are
added. il will b. seen that very pow
frful compound j. formed The usual
proportions are Loco pounds ~ the
meal. $40 pounds ~ the acid phosphate
and 500 pounds Of kainit: and when
mixed together the total cost Of the
mixture will b. about So per ton.
II must b. borne in mind that the
three chemical ingredients named are
those that are especially valuable 10
crops. and must he contained ia all
manurr~ that pretend 10 contain the
requirements Of plants And the ex-
periencc If cotton farmers has ds1ion-
strated that none Of the guano~ that
are sold for even much higher prices
ran approach this compound in eject
i've value.
The addition II a Ton II stable manure
forms. with the other three ingredients
the very best compost known in the
south This compost. which j. practi-
cally what j. known elsewhere a. .-Fur-
mans formula. has been ia n<e in
South Carolina since 1877. but has been
known in Georgia and the other States
during the past 1--WE wears only. II j.
simply in accordance with common
sense 20 mix together. in due proper
tions. the materials that contain the
elements needed by crops and il l.
what any farmer can do for himself
The meal j. more valuable for man
urc than the whole seed. because il il
more Immediately available 10 the
plants. and contains a larger per
centage Of fcrtilizing matter IN proper
ton 20 the bulk. When the whole seed
j. used. a considerable portion Of il
riots 80 slowly that the growing croT
fails 10 benefit by il. And in all cases
the oil in the seed retaris the rottins I
greatly; while this oil has IN nself M
value whatever. but only rcp
50 much value wasted when the \
whole seed j. used.
In ton Of seed about "a bushels
there are about - gallons Of oil. worth /
- cents per gallon; and therefore 4
ghcre whole seed j. used about 1925
aetual value Is thrown away: besides
which. one ton Of the whole seed 10
really not as effective rs the $40 pounds
Il meal that could BE- obtained from il.
one ton of whole seed has
an effective manurial value 10 the soil
" $3.50. while the $40 pounds 81 meal
haf IL contains has an effective value
II Sz3
Many ~ the oil mills. and there are
1856 81 them In the South. offer. 20 cx-
.hange with farmers one ton Of meal
or two tons a whole cotton seed. and
q pay the transportation both ways.
Wherever this can b. done II il very
advantageous arrangement for the
armcrs- hut il i suicidal policy foI
hem 70 sell their seen outright 20 the
Mills; for very few ~ them will ever
NY back the meal. and their lands will
y permanently impoverished II they
will persist In selling their seed. they
hould At least realize that even in lie
! hole state II has m effective value tc
he soil of fully thirty cents per bushcl.
nd when they are induced 10 part
nth II for less price. they are i'm.
oscd upon. farm and HomtsfcGd- II,