The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-24
MEET RfE HIGH PRICE OF MEAT.
How Farmers Can Make Money Out Of
Cattle. The Best Food Right at Home.

What makes the price Of beef 50
high? The price of anything Ia high
either because the demand outstrips
the supply. or because Of some conbi-
nation Of dealers TO artifciaHY raise
the price.
But whether a price s naturally or
srtifcIaYy high. the remedy ts the
sanle-greater production ON an inde-
pendent basis. Fortunately for con-
suszaers Of beef. and fortunately for the
southern farmer, there Is no trust Oh
combination that can prevent q most
lavish production Of beef. If only the
way ie pointed out.
The breeding OF cattle on farm, at
least IN an unsystemattc manner. Is
natural and almost spontaneous. Bat
In the absence Of some systematic way
20 follow up the subject. and select the
proper animals. and care for them
through tf,e 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
nake beef raising successful. The
climate rs such that there Is natural
tocase most Of the year. It requires
tast httse forethought TO provide for
Sbe few winter months The mate
ria}-cheap matefiai-fs always at
hand, cotton seed meal and cotton seed
hafts The meal and hulis are offered
tast as you want them by the Southern
Cotton Oh COMPANY. OF the Caroitnas
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,
~. G. Mixed in the proper proportion,
this makes the most nutritious and ac-
captable feed that is now available. 1t
Be feed. which by varying the proper
tons Will answer equally we'll for
sustaining ration or for a fattening
ration. II contains all the ingredients
Of nutrition. namely. fat. nitrogen and
carbohydrates. The cotton seed meal
contains fat and nitrogen and the hull
contains carbohydrates.
A good sustaining ration is made up
Of "a pounds Of hulls and 4 pounds OF
meal per day. and good fattening
ration rs 20 pounds Of hubs and B
pounds of meal. These proportions In
both cases must be varied to suit IN
Cfvidual cases, according to the con-
dtio0 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
put in good condition for the market
on 400 pounds OF cotton seed meal and
one ton OF hulis. At average prices.
the cost OF this feed In the southern
States would be about $500.
There Is great profit in fattening
beef for the market. even at ordinary
prkes. but at present the industry
should prove unusually attractive. The
following estimate Of the profit that
can easily be made in this business Is
taken from book which has been
carefully prepared on this subject.
Cotton and Cotton OIL" by D. A.
TompRins.
AVERAGE PROFIT IN FATTBNING
A STEER ON COTTON SEED
PRODUCTS.
Cost Of steer, 100 lbs, at l-2c. $50 w
Cost OF hMIs, 1900 lbs at $500 -.
Cost of meeA, 100 lbs, at 5000
per tOn.. "
Cost of attendance and sundries.. 90
Total cost Of fattened animal. ..SS9 90
Sale OF fattened steer, 1900 lbs.
at l-Sc.. ID ~
Profit per steer. :. % oV
The price quoted for the fattened
steer, It will be noted. Is very low. con-
sidering present prices.