The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
MEET THE HIGH PRICE OF MEAT.
How Farmers Can Make Money Out Of
Cattle. The Best Food Right at Home.

What makes the price Of beef SO
high? The price OF anything Is nigh
either because the demand outstrips
the supply. or because OF some compi-
nation Of dealers to artificiaily raise
the price.
But whether n price Is naturally or
artiflcially high. the remedy is the
same-greater production on an inde-
pendent basis. Fortunately for con-
sumers Of beef. and fortunately Tor the
southern farmer. there Is no trust Or
combina ton that can prevent a most
lavish production OF beef. IL only the
way Is pointed out.
The breeding Of cattle on farm, al
least in an unsystematic manner. IN
natural and almost spontaneous. But
in the absence OF some systematic way
to follow up the subject. and select the
proper animals. and care Tor them
through the winter, and finally prepare
them to make fat. tender beer. there
Is no proper beef production on the
farm The farmer In the cotton region
liz surrounded with all the elements 10
make beef raising successful. Inc
climate Is such that there Is naturai
forage most Of the year. II requires
lust a little forethought to provide for
the few winter months. The mate
rial-chcap material-is always al
hand, cotton seed meal and cotton seed
hul.s. The meal and hulls are onered
lust as you want them by the Southern
cotton Oil company. of the Carolinas
and Georgia. and may be bought AT
any OF the local mills or from head
quarters at Columbia. s. c.. Atlanta.
Ga. Savannah. Ga. or Charlotte'
y. &. Mixed In the proper proper tion.
this makes the most nutritious and ac-
ccptable feed that is now available. IL
is a feed. which by varying the proper
tinns will answer equally well for
sustaining ration or for fattenins
ration. IL contains all the ingredients
uf nutrition. namely. fat. nitrogen ana
carbohydrates The cotton seed meai
contains Fat and nitrogen ana the nun
contains carbohydrates.
\ good sustaining ration ls made up
..f ~ hounds of hullS and POUNDS Oh
meal per day. and g"oG tattcni's
ration is ~ pounds of hullS ana I"
hounds of meal. Those proportions ih
l,,th cases must br varied IN SUIT IN
dividual caSrs. according To the CON
Litiuu and taste of the animal. IN
C,,,.ninp cattl,.. the ration should be-
,.iu with more hulls and less meal ana
,h,. prnpuriinu nf meal gradually IN
CREASED \ steer may be faitcnrd ana
rui i'm good condition for th" market
ON 400 pounds Of cotton seed meal hHu
.,u. ton II huils. At av"raS" prices
ih.. cost uf this feed In IN" southern
Stltcs would he about $3.50.
Their. is great pr"iit IN la'teh'hs
l,..i for the market. even III oruinarS
rri,,s. but at present the Industry
sb,iId lrnv.. unusually attractive. Thc
f,,InNiu- ,s,iinat" uf the profit that
..,n ,nsiIy lm. made in this business is
,rL.u from = book which has been
mr., ,lilIy pared on this subject.
.,'.ttnn and cotton oil. by ID. n.
r"u!,kiu$. - .
>VEl:A';E PROFIT IN FATTENlN'
\ STf.f.l; ON COTTON SEED
PRODUCTS.
,..,,I at steer loo lbs. at ; | ID. " wv
.'rS, nr hulls. 1000 lbs AT $i~
per tom.
cost ur meal. 400 lbs. at SO"
per ton. - - ~,
,'nSt III :itt"ninnc- and sun!ri"s.. w
Fatal cost Of fat;"n,.d animal .$"' w
Sale Of fattcn-i steer. Loo lbs.
ut - l-2C. e. o. O.. - E. ID ''
''ruiit per steer. - -
The rr;c" quoted for the fatt"n""
.;i,,r !, will H.. noted Is very low. CON
.i.!"riug lI'H'ni pfrrs'