The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-02-02

there are some wlio. if clearly reminded
of the farm value of tho seed, will de-
mnnd q certain price of the mill men or
use the sccd at homo upon the farm.
Especially should this be done by the
farmers living upon the poorer lands of
the state-land that is not sufficiently
fertile to begin with, and that will rap
idly grow poorer as each annual crop
of cotton is sold and nothing returned.
Upon richer land of the state, like the
black waxey and the alluvial river bot
toms, the seed is Of less Importance;
but even there they have a great feed"
ing value that should not be thought
lessly disregareled.
TIE SEED NEAL AS FERTILIzER.
\ ton of cotton-seed meal on an aver.
age yields approximately, 1000 pounds
of meats, $40 pounds of bulls, and 20
pounds Of lint. The meats yield about
500 pounds of meal, and 200 pounds. or
80 gallons of oil.
At this time the seed is worth about
Sc at the mill, the meal SIG. and the
hu]ls 81 at the same place; the oil at
q, cents per gallon, and the lint 3 cents
per pound. The mill man. therefore,
converts So for the seed into S1o47 for
its product, difference of $40. A., even
at the very low present price of Oil and
meal. At Il future time will estimate
in bulletin form the profits to the mill
man in this s1o.47. At present shall
confinc myself to the farmers side of
the question.
The average composition OF q ton OF
the seed in fertilizing material is co.
pounds of nitrogen, 23.2 pounds of
phosphoric acid, and e5.1 pounds
Of potash. The money value OF
ton of meal is Sic, and at that
pose fertilizer which the farmer
can buy. Add 50 to this for hauling
home. and the price becomes sls per
ton. But how does its price compare
with price of the seed at ST a ton2 The
average fertilizer composition of a ton
of the meal is 13c. S pounds of nitrogen.
$50 pounds Of phosphoric acid and
1886 pounds of potash This would
make about tho following valuation
per pound of the above ingredients:
Nitrogen. 10 cents; Phosphoric acid, 6
cents: potash cents. These prices
would give money valuation to cot
ton seed themselves of SS-io. So when
the farmer sells seed at So per ton. and
buys meal at SIG per ton, he is losing
about $50, not counting the cost of
hauling the seed to the mill or nearest
market. This estimate is based on the
fertilizer value clone. Hut to apply
raw seed or meal i. the most wasteful
way to use them for fertilizer, since
their feed value is thereby lost Let
THE FEED COMPOSITION OF THE TWO.
The seed contains. per ton. 3.4 pounds
of protein. or heterogeneous material.
514.s pounds of nitrogen free-extract,
incl uding starch. sugar. resins. 'etc. =,
4l4. 8 pounds OF oil. The meal contains,
per ton. SAC pounds of protein. i.e
pounds Of nitrogen free-extract. 262
pounds OF oil. It is difficult to place
nythinS like II correct money value on
116,1 1,<,xy ~ Ep,f -S1,
the seed are richer in oil--too rich. as is
| we'll lSnown-and in nitrogen free-cx-
tract. than is The meal But the meal
contains two and one-half times the
amount of PROTEIN in the seed. There
fore. SO far as chemical composition is
concerned, two and a half tons Of seed
used would more than compensate for
one of meal. But the meal costs the
farmer S1s. and he receives SIS for the
seed, q loss of 50: It may be said that
the meal is a better feed than the seed
practically. regardless of chemical corn.
position. In some respects it is better.
but can no more be fcd without rough.
ness or course fodder of some kind than
the seed.
In an extensive feeding experiment
covering two winters, it was shown by
Professors Gully and Carson bulletin
No. g. at this station, ''that for differ
cnt cattle foods. Il ration made up OF
cotton hulls and cotton neal is equal
if not superior, to a ration of any other
two feed stuffs used for fattening cat
tie, but a cbea per ration may be com
pounded of silage and cotton seed. OF
of corn, hay, and cotton seed at the
prices given, namely: Forty cents z
bushel for corn; $50 a ton for cottor
| seed meel. silage at 50 per ton. So pei
ton for hulls. and 81 per ton for cottor
seed.
conclude. therefore, that if The
farmer wishes to make a choice be
tween seed and meal for fertilizer pur
| poses only, at the present prices, he
| loses about $50 per ton if he decide.
| in favor of the meal. If for feeding
| purposes. lie loses about 80 per ton
| That is. if we assume the manure from
! a ton of seed aEd a ton of meal to b<
| worth the same or nothing. But sinc>
| that from the meal is worth a littl>
I more, it would bring the loss in either
case to about the same-$2. SO for ever,
| ton bought and sold. The only excus,
! for such = practice is then, 1st: tn,
| land is SO rich it needs no fertilizer. 2
| Ono owns mere seed than he can feed
| And it is doubtful whether a farmer i
| ever justified in having more cottol
| seed at this price than he has cattle t,
eat then.-H. H. Harrington, in Texa
| Farm and Ranch.
swine BREEDING.
| This Time.
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