The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-23
S1.50 FER. ANNUN.
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
nigh? The price of anything is high
either because the demand outstrips
the supply. or because oI some combi-
nation of dealers to artificially raise
the price.
But whether price Is naturally or
artiiicially high. the remedy Is the
Same-Sr greater production on an. inde-
pendent basis. Fortunately for con-
'Cmcrs OF beef and fortunately for the
southern farmer, there is no trust or
S"innination that can prevent a most
lavish production of beef, IL only the
way is pointed out.
The breeding of cattle on n farm at
east in an unsyStematic manner, is
natural and almost spontaneous. But
IN Ihe absence of some systematic way
10 ioiI"w 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 Ii" proper beef production on the
iarm. The farmer in the cotton region
is surrounded with all the elements to
make beef raising successful, The
climate is such that there is natural
forage most of the year. 1t requires
Just little forethought to provide for
the few winter months. The mate
rial-cheap materal--is always at
hand, cotton seed meal and cotton seed
hullS. The meal and hulls are offered
Just as you want them by the Southern
cotton Oil company, of the Caroinas
any of the local mills or from head
quarters at Columbia, $. c.. Atlanta,
Ga, Savannah, Ca, or Charlotte
n. G. Mixed in the proper proportion.
this makes the most nutritious and ac-
ccptable feed that is now available 1t
is feed, which by varying the proper
tons VIII answer equally we'll for a
sustaining ration or for Il fattening
ration. 1t contains all the ingredients
ol nutrition, namely, fat. nitrogen and
carbohydrates. The cotton seed meal
contains fat and nitrogen and the hull
contains carbohydrates
y good sustaining ration is made up
"f % pounds of hullS and 4 pounds OF
meal per day. and a good fattening
ration is 20 pounds of hullS and
Iounds of meal. These proportions in
both cases must be varied to suit In
diNidual cases. according to the con-
iition and Taste of the animal. In
idttcninE cattle, the ration should be-
gin with more hulls and less meal and
the proportion of meal gradually in
creased y steer may be fattened ana
put IN good condition for the market
nh 800 pounds of cotton seed meal and
ono ton of hulls. AT average prices
the cost of this feed i'm the southern
tatcs would be about $500.
There is great profit in fattening
ccf for tho market, even at ordinary
I,lC'S, but at present the industry
should prove unusually attractive. The
following estimate of the profit that
nm easily be made in this business is
aECn from Il book which has been
nI";u.ly prepared this subject,
cotton ana cotton Oil" by ID. A.
.uDkins.
EEAGE PROFIT IN FATTENING
: STEER ON COTTON SEED
PRODUCTS.
Of steer. 100 lbs, at . l-2c. .$25 90
''si nr huils. 2,O00 lbs at $500
st of meal. 400 lbs. at $1,000 ~
per ton :. :. :. :. =. :. -. :. 4 90
'oSt of attendance and sundries.. 90
'"tal cost of fattened animal. .s39 90
sale Of fattened steer. 1900 lbs,
1t l2c.. O.. o.. .. :. =. E. :. E. As so
'roit per steer. . =. =. s. so
Tho price quoted for the fattened
'eCr. it will be noted, is very low. con-
i3"rin% present prices.