Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-09
COTTON SEED MEAL
Considered % . reed for Horses asd
mules.

The Eagle has receiud tne io''
lowing ON the subject Of utilizing
cotton seed meal as portion OF the
ration of horses and mules, which
is given for the consideration and
investigation of those interested;
At meeting Of the South Caro-
| lima Live Stock Association held al
Columbia, S. c., on February 9Th
and 9th an address full Of practical
advice, backed by scientifc know
ledge, was delivered by the eminent
DR.. TAFT Butler, Of Raleigh, N. c.,
ON Practical Stock Feeding in the
South" DIR. Butler is recognized
authority on feeds and feeding and
what he says should have a special
weight and influence throughout
the entire South, and that part oil
his discussion touching the feeding
of horses, mules and colts is oil
special Importance to the Southern
breeder.
In the official report of the gen.
eral discussion which followed DIR.
Buffers address, this occurs. DR..
Butler was asked:
"You speak of feeding horses cot
ton seed meal. What about the
muscular forming properties Of cot
ton seed meal, on the animal, COM
pared to corn and oatsf'
DR.. Butler: There is enough
known about feeding horses cotton
seed meal for me to state that If you
had a horse that you were feeding,
"a pounds of corn daily, that you
could take out four pounds Of that
corn and put in two pounds Of cot
ton seed meal and get better results
Not because corn is not the bes,
feed we have for supplying heat
and energy, but there is another
thing needed. When that horse
supplies you muscular energy he is
burning up his muscles just as yor
burn coal in furnace to supply
energy TO run the machinery il
your factories, and he has got t
have something to build up thes,
wasted muscles, and corn does no
contain it in sufficient quantity. 4
little cotton seed meal is better thar
: an additional amount of corn
When you are already feeding you
!, horse slower and ten pounds of corn
: / would rather have two pounds O
: cotton seed meal added than fou
{ pounds of corn. / would rathe
have two pounds of cotton see
: meal added than four pounds O
, oats. Corn is splendid horse feed
but we are wasting two million dol
! lars year in South Carolina feed
, ing an all-corn ration"
"In what proportion would vol
feed corn and cotton seed meall"
DIR. Butler: THAT will depen'
upon the hay"
Plenty of hayl"
DIR. Butler. "An average ratio
for thousand-pound horse dom
{ real hard work, is about IS pound
of grain and IL to IS pounds o
hay. Instead of IS pounds Of fod
der and IS pounds of corn, ] woul'
take S pounds of peavine and 7 to
. pounds of slower, and then add 4
pounds of corn and pounds Of cot
, ton seed meal, and get better re
suits. i'll had oats to feed ant
had some peavine hay OF clover hay
l do not think / would feed an,
cotton seed meal at all. because
is bad TO feed unless you can mi'
it with something else. If / di'
not have any peavine or clover hay
! l would certainly put some cottol
seed meal in the ration of a har'
working horse. unless had p!cut,
of oats. and they were cheap"
A comment on the above says
This is important testimony iron
the highest authority, and shout
interest every farmer and hors
. owner in the South. We SEN
, thousands of dollars into the North
west every year for corn. We SEN
into the Northwest every yea
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