The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-23
MEET THE HIGH PRICE or NEAT.
How Farmers Can MaSe Aoncy Out Of
Cattle. The Best Food Riaht at Home.

What makes the. price Of beef 80
high? The price OF anything is high
either because the demand outstrips
the supply, or because Of some combi-
nation Of dealers to artificially raise
the price.
But whether a price Is naturally or
artificfally high. the remedy Is the
same-greater production on an inde-
pendent basis. Fortunately for con-
sumers Of beef. and fortunately for the
.so.,tl, southern farmer: there is no trust or
Sombination that can prevent a most
lavish production OF beef, II only the
way is pointed out.
The breeding Of cattle on q farm, ut
least In an unsystematic manner. IS
natural and almost spontaneous. But
in the absence Of some systematic way
TO follow up the subject. and select the
proper animals. and care for them
through the winter. and finally prepare
them to make. fat. tender beef. there
Is no proper beef production on the
farm. The farmer in the cotton region
is surrounded with all the elements to
make beef raising successful. Tho
climate is such that there Is natural
forage most of the year. Il requires
Just little forethonght to provide for
the few winter months. The mate
rial-cheap material-is always at
hand. cotton seed meal and cotton seed
hulls. The meal and hulls are offered
just as You '.ant them by the Southern
and Georgia. and may be bought at
any OF the local mills or from head
quarters at Columbia, S. c.. Atlanta,
Ca. Savannah. Ga, Charlotte,
\. {. Mixed In the proper proportion.
this makes the most nutritious and ac-
ceptable feed that Is now available. It
is feed, which by varying the proper
tions will answer equally we'll for a
sustaining ration or for a fattening
ration 1t contains all the ingredients
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carbohydrates. The cotton seed meal
contains fat and nitrogen and the hull
contains carbohydrat ties.
y good sustaining ration Is made up
of II pounds OF hullS and pounds Of
meal per day. and good fattening
ration is 20 pounds OF hulls and
pounds Of meal These proportions In
both cases must be varied to suit in
1ividual !i. cases, according to the con-
diton and taste of the animal. In
fattening cattle, the ration should be-
gin with more hulls and less meal and
The proportion OF meal gradually in
creased. a steer may be fattened ana
pui tN good condition for the market
ION 80 pounds OF cotton seed meal and
one ton OF hulls. AT average prices.
the cost of this feed in the southern
states would he about $500
There is great profit in fattening
beef for the market. even at ordinary
prices. but at present the industry
nh"uld prove unusually attractive. The
following estimate OF the profit that
can easily be made in this business Is
taAcn from book which has been
carefully prepared on this subject,
Cotton and Cotton OIL" by D. A.
rompkins.
AVERAGE PROFIT IN FATTENING
a STEER ON COTTON SEED
PRODUCTS.
Cost OF steer. 100 lbs. at 1-2c. .S25 90
Cost OF huls. 1000 lbs at $500
per ton. 90
Cost of meal. 400 lbs. at $1,000
per ton. :. . :. :. :. :. :. :. ! CO
Cost OF attendance and sundries.. 90
Total cost Of fattened animal. .Ss9 90
Sale of fattened steer, 1900 lbs.
at 3 1-2c.. :. :. =. :. :. :. :. :. As 80
Prcft per steer. :. :. :. :. IS 6 80
The price quoted for the fattened
steer. II will be noted, 10 very low. con.
sidering present prices.