The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-26
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ten bales Of cotton, and who desires to
change his system Of all cotton. To
begin with, he would reduce his cotton
acreage, and plant for seven instead of
ten bales, using the extra acres for
pea vines, alfalfa, millet, corn or other
feed stuffs; he would have from his
seven bales of cotton three and one-half
Tons of seed, and as one-half ton would
be sufficient for seeding another year,
ne would have three tons Of the finest
cattle food in the world, and enough
with his pea vines or other hays to
feed six steers for one hundred days
II the six steers weigh 1880 pounds
ana are worth 4c per pound, or in all
Tl92, in one hundred days the steers
would weigh $50 pounds each, or in all
o,10O pounds, and be worth 5e per
pound, or $3.50, difference of $93, or
$40 in the value Of each steer. thus
making the cotton seed bring him S3l
per ton, less the value Of the hay used
IN fattening the steers The manure
saved from the steers would be Of
great value to the farmer in maintain
ing the fertility of his soil.
This demonstrates the fact that cot
ton seed thus used by the farmer adds,
at least Sc per pound to the price or
his cotton; for if each steer gains in
value $3.50 by the use of one thousand
pounds of seed, (which is low esti-
mate of the amount of seed from one
bale of cotton of 500 pounds of lint)
then the seed has added this additional
value to his farm work; and besides
all that his seven bales of cotton would
fot Ia. 1,
under his former system.
1t may be said that the same values
are realized by the country at largel
IN the sale of cotton seed, oil, cake
meal and hulls, as if fed to cattle. THAT
may be SO, but how does that benefit
the farmer who produces these great
values and receives but a trife Of their
worth?
Feeding cattle is a new enterprise in
the South, but manufacturing was also
new few years ago, and it is now a
demonstrated success.
For the same reason that it is profita-
bic TO manufacture cotton where it is
raised, those interested in the cattle in
dustry will try TO provide ways and
means by which ships may be induced
to come TO Southern ports to load with
fat beef, just as they do for cotton.
Slaughter houses will, in time. be
provided through which fattened beeves
from the pens will be slaughtered ana
prepared for the markets Of the world
just as is now done in Chicago and
other points, thereby saving long rail
road hauls, freights, shrinkage and gem
eFaI losses consequent upon such long
trips. The remains consequent upon the
slaughter of cattle will also be saved.
such as hides, hoofs, horns, etc, all of
which under the existing system are
siost to the cattle interest, and aid very
materially in building up great cities in
the North and West"
COTTON GROWERS CONVENE.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 25.-James Barrett.
of Augusta, GA, vice-president of the
State Agricultural Society, called the
Cotton Growers Convention to order in
the coliseum at Piedmont Park today.
In the temporary organization Congress-
man l.. L. Livingston presided In open.
ing the convention, Mr.. Livingston advo-
Gated the adoption of some method by
which the condition Of the Southern
farmers may be benefited. The first ad-
Icss WIS hidue ny IeEcy IHolIpsoh, Oh
New York, who explainded the opera
ton of the bonded warehouse plan, and
argued the aid these institutions are to
the farmer in holding his crop when the
market price is low. He said in order to
perfect the warehouse receipt for the
purpose of collateral it should show on
its face these four things:
THE amount of property.
2-the kind Of property.
Sits grade or quality.
IAN adequate guarantee behind these
things.
Hon w. G.. Lowering. of Massachu-
setts, was introduced. and spoke on
Preparing Cotton for Market and How
to Prevent Its Enforced Sale"
The attendance was not large.