Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-21
NO.. 1O2.

1000, ana many experiments snow that,
pound for pound, cotton seed Is fully
equal in feeding value to corn. Exper-
iments with cotton seed and corn, as
with cotton seed meal and corn
meal, have not been generally Of such
a nature as to enable us to arrive at
the exact comparative value Of these
two materials.
At the Texas station, cotton seed in
rations produced cheaper and more rap
i'd gains for short periods than
either corn or cotton seed meal. In
long periods the seed loaded the an
imals with fat so quickly that the
rate Of laying on flesh was greatly
decreased. Raw and boiled seed at
seven dollars per ton made cheaper but
smaller gains than cotton seed meal at
$50 per ton. Rations with corn were the
dearest ones fed. Two experiments at
the Texas station show that pound Of
cotton seed equals in beef producing
value 1.21 pounds Of corn. An incom-
plete experiment at the Mississippi sta
tion shows that pound Of cotton seed
is equal to 1.06 pounds Of corn-and-cob
meal. Averaging this and the Texas
results give 1 pound of cotton seed
equal to 1.13 pounds Of corn meal.
Comparative Feeding Value of Cot
ton Seed Meal and Cotton Seed.
| Many experiments have shown that
pound more beef than cotton seed, but
only limited number Of these expert
ments are of such q kind as to give
anything like a definite idea Of the rela-
tive beef producing powers Of the two.
Two experiments at the Texas station,
already referred to, and one now In
progress at the Mississippi station show
one pound Of cotton seed meal to have
produced as much beef as 1.54, 1.36, and
1.50 pounds of cotton seed, respectively.
This shows as an average of the three
experiments that pound Of cotton seed
meal has made as much beef as LAT
pounds Of cotton seed. While 1t is not
contended that this represents the ex-
act relative feeding value Of these ma
| terials, 1t is believed that their values
as feeds, do not differ widely from the
relation represented by these figures.
1:1.47.
Market Price of Corn, Cotton Seed
and Cotton Seed Meal.
The market prices Of cotton seed, cot
ton seed meal, and corn are about as
follows:
Per ton.
Cotton seed, 10 cents per bushel,
equal to 30 cents per 100 pounds.
equal to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. w
Cotton seed meal, so cents per 100
pounds, equal to................. 16 %
Corn, 40 cents per bushel, equal to
II cents per 100 pounds, equal to IA 20
Combining the comparative feeding
value and selling prices Of corn, cotton
seed, and cotton seed meal, the follow
ing are shown to exist:
First. One pound of cotton seed meal
equals 1.73 pounds Of corn meal.
(a) When corn Is worth 40 cents per
bushel equal to II cents per 100
pounds, cotton seed meal should
be worth $1.23 per 100 pounds.
equal to $24.60 per ton.
90 When cotton seed meal Is worth
80 cents per 100 pounds, equal to
SIG per ton, corn should be worth
46 cents per 100 pounds, equal to
258 cents per bushel.
Second. One pound of cotton seed
equals 1.13 pounds Of corn meal.
(a) When corn is worth 40 cents per
bushel, equal to II cents per 100
pounds, cotton seed should be
worth 80 cents per 100 pounds.
equal to 26.6 cents per bushel and
SIG per ton.
(b)When cotton seed is worth 10 cents
per bushel, equal to 30 cents,
per 100 pounds, corn should be
worth 26.6 per 100 pounds equal to
149 cents per bushel.
Third. One pound Of cotton-seed meal
equals LAT pounds of cotton seed.
(a) When cotton seed is worth 10
cents per bushel, equal to 80 cents
per 100 pounds, or Sc per ton, cot
ton seed meal should be worth "A
cents per 100 pounds, or $3.50 per
ton.
% When cotton seed meal Is worth
80 cents per 100 pounds, equal to
SIG per ton, cotton seed should be
worth SIS cents per 100 pounds.
equal to 1873 cents per bushel, or
$ll per ION.
These statements. though they are
statements. as I believe, Of facts, may
be somewhat Of surprise to many of
you. They are rather concentrated, but
not more so than the feeds with which
we are dealing. 1t may be difficult for
you to accept them and digest them.
yet the animals have digested the feeds
and given us the facts and we cannot
question the findings except through the
medium Of other animals in other ex'
periments. This method Of recourse Is
open to everyone, and the oftener the
statements are questioned and answer
ed in this way, the better will 1t De
for the real truth and the knowledge OF
these most valuable feeding materials.