The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-05

mQmUMUMuT uTH0 0H0 0ful 4'Nu IHo o@~ r.&1.- s..A CT Cotte, Seed Meal for
 ''T 'Caftle on Fall PasturaSe.
 This inquiry comes from prairie esrfner: ..,,, your plan of beginning to leeo steer > while cattle are still on grass s an excellent one, but unfortunateiy .Se | have no experimental data in the Eo,,th comparing cotton with cotton seed meal when fed in connection with ~yaEx IL seems that cotton seed or cotton seed meal should give gooo re- suits and that the one to use snouio bS determined by, first, the price, sec ond, the character of the accompah! whether or not you desire to continue for a considerable period of feeding of cattle after frost.
 At the price given, namely SIP Tor cotton seed and s22 for cake. the ad- vintage in economy Is slightly with the sesd according to the best figures that We have, obtained. however. In tests snaae when cattle were on dry feed. If the pasturage contains considerable uoeliilotus, should be still further Inclined to the use of seed. An addi- tional argument for the use of seed should arise from this fact, that If fed seed while on pasturage, you should
  Yiod in witner on cake or meal without toxic effects think you are safe with either food and that the differences will be but slight.
 You are certainly wise in taking some precautions to prevent rapid shrinking during the latter part or the pasturage season, and in my opinion the successful feeding of cattle in the South will more and more be done in fall and early winter. beginning be- fore the grass is frosted. J. F. D. Analysis and Dikestibility of Johnson
 Grass and Timothy Hays.
 Your letter is at hand. asking my opinion as to the relative values of timothy and Johnson grass hay. Bas- luG my opinion both upon the analysis of the plants and upon the conclusions of those dealers in mules and other feeders who have had largest experi- encs in feeding both. I would say that in my opinion Johnson grass has decided advantage over most samples o{ timothy. The following data taken from the best and most recent author stiss gives us the theoretical side of the question. the data on composition being taken from Henry's Feeds and Feeding" and the figures representing digestibility being compiled by Jordan and Hall In the last table the two sets of figures are multiplied together sosas to show the combined results of conposition and digestibility.
 Pounds nutritive matter per 100 pounds of hay:
 Crude starchy Fat
 Protein. bermaterial. etc. hay: ,. .. .. 7.s es.5 45.s 2.1 Timothy grass
 hay. :. :. 5.s 2s.o ~.o 2.5 1ohnson grass
 Per cent of each nutrient digested:
 hay. :..41.4 s5.7 5s.s ss.4 hay ;. ..4s.i H.1 so.4 51.s Johnson grass
 DigestsbIe in 100 pounds of hay:
 hay. 2.s7 1872 25.11 8 hay :. .. 2.ss 1866 271s l.s tor in determining the comparative merits of two kinds of hay is the amount of protein (sometimes called muscle formers )actually digested. You will notice that, according to the fig uEcs quoted above. this Is greater in the case of timothy. It is commonly stated that the timothy shipped to the Southern market Is usually not the best grade. but that 1t is generally cut .,t too late stige of maturity, a point which sti1l further emphasizes the superiority of Johnson grass
 T. F. D. A Method of Burning Stumps. "A newcomer in the southern part of Alabama asks suggestions on getting rid of stumps. The assistance of read CTS is asked for this usually expensive operation. lead of with the follow ing as Q starter:
 As to the most practical method of getting rid of stumps opinions differ. If had many to remove I should cer- tainly want a powerful stump butler, the cost of which Is unfortunately high. Most farmers find it practical to re- move stumps when work is not pressing by digging and burning combined. One approved plan is to bore hole diagon- ally through the stump with a large A hele is dug out on that side of the stump where the auger hole termi- mates and a fire kindled there, the draft from which through the auger hole increases the speed and thoroughness of burning. On this matter I think you will be able to get number of useful hints from the practice of your neighbors in your new home.
 J. F. D. Improved Seed Corn by Selection and
 Breeding.
 Corn improvement is one of the most important subjects to the farmer of the South, for the reason that the price of corny on account of our export trade of this cereal and its manufactured products, will never be so low that the Southern farmer can afford to buy Western corn in place of growing it