The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-01

QUEEN CoTTONSEED."
Air Edward /. johnson 81 Fort BlL
s. g.. oa the herald OF queen Cotton
seed" Is publishing some pamphlets
which ought 20 have the attention Of
planter and others throughout the south.
lie Is firmly convinced mat thc monarch
whose praises Dc SINGS Is really more ben.
euccnf ana powerful Than King cotton. 2
ara ihit publle aekuow 'c1emeuf Of fhe
fact VIII havc TO le mad, one 81 ta.ac
auys Al present hoacv.r "Qa.au cote
tonseed" S. sadly neglected And tme
neglect MI johnson characterize as "the
crime 81 1861
Ills complain, is that thc seed 81 ,ho
cotton plant. which us intrlnsically more
valuable. according a. chemical aunig D..
ss "a food product pound Tor pound than
wheat" Is largely treated ~ waste
produ,t THIS Fri bcst and best animal
food lu agriculture" is compoatod with
other matcfuis. buried in the ground and
made to do the work ~ nsh SCRAP and
ammoniatod onl of an descriptions in
furnishing plant food Cor the growing Of
AAAAtt ANaIf tFftit' HtAtatfft fhsAffst
starved cattle" roam the dcnud.d fields
IN search ol food. Dr. short that whicR
would make cattle sleek. fat and valuable,
the seed OF the cotton, has been used aa
fertilizer. when only on innuitoeimal pro-
portion Of See real value can b. secured
Ia that manner I'VE talk about the
crime Of '73.' Gays ar johnson. we
get up on our hind legs ana howl for free
silver. We shed tears 81 pits for the in-
surreeto Flmplnos. W. illuminate against
trusts. wc rack our brains 10 raise more
cotton than the world wants. and yet We
never give i've minutes thought from
vear'a end to Years end 10 the Cot-
tonseod as a primary agricultural pro-
duct. although it stands ready II given
half a show. to pour into the lap Of the
south s1ooooooD year"
IL Is Mr. Johnsons opinion that the
cotton fleece should be the by-product Of
the plant. that the greater value D. to
be found 10 the seed. There IS more
money In cottonseed. he says. than 10
cotton. or corn. or wheat And he b.
li,vea that " farmers could just be
brought 10 the point OF seeing all the
good qualities oi the seeds and their pro-
duets. u would not be many years before
they would b, raising cotton for the seed
and thanking the Lord that Che cotton
brought enough 20 pay Tor ,he picking
the seeds and raising the crop" Mr.
johnson thinks there would be 40 difl-
Guilty In making the seed Of each pound
of cotton raised in the South worth four
10 four and a half cents. or approx innate
~ total Of t20oOeo0o for an average
crop.
Not enough attention. Mr.. johnson says,
has heretofore been paid to the possible
tiles OF the cottonsced. Il Is only within
the recent past that any use has been
made OF the seed at all. except To the
home manufacture of Fertilizers Now
great business In cotton oil has been built
up. ami people are slowly learning the
value OF the meal as cattle and stock
food. But the Federal Department Of Az
riculturc has never taken up the cotton
seed and studied u according 10 ~ de-
serts. nor have the farmers or the chem
lists. or the manufacturers given Il the
thoughtfui study which ITS merits war
rant. Mr.. johnson hopes by means of his
pamphlet 10 awaken interest IN the mat
ter. and 10 enlist great army 81 workers
under the banner Of queen Cotonseed