The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
BEST FOOD FOR HORSES.
Save Money and Have Better Stock.by
Using Cotton Seed Meal.

At a meeting of the South Caro-
lima Live Stock Association, held at
Columbia, S. c., on Feb. Sth and 9th
an address full of practical advice,
backed by scientific knowledge, was
delivered by the eminent, Dr.. TAFT
Butler, of Raleigh, N. c., on "Practl-
cal Stock Feeding in the South" Dr..
Butler is a recognized authority on
feeds and what he says should have
special weight and influence through
out the entire south, and that part
of his discussion touching the feeding
of horses, mules and colts is of spec
ial importance to the southern breed
er.
In the official report of the general
discussion which followed DR.. But
ier's address, this occurs. DR.. But
ler was asked:
"You speak of feeding horses cot
ton seed meal. What about the
muscular forming properties of cot,
tonseed meal compared to corn and
oats?"
DR.. Butler: There is enough
known about feeding horses cotton
seed meal for me to state that II you
had horse that you were feeding
IA 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 best food
we have for supplying heat and ener-
gy, but there is another thing needed.
When a horse that supplies you mus
cular energy he is burning up his
muscles just as you burn coal ID
furnace to supply energy to run the
machinery in your factories, and he
has got to have something to build
up those wasted muscles, and corn
does not contain 1t in sufficient quan-
tity. A little cotton seed meal is
better than an additional amount OF
corr. When you are already feeding
your horse stover and ten pounds OF
corn, I would rather have two pounds
of cotton seed meal added than four
pounds of corn. I would rather have
two pounds of cotton seed meal add
ed than four pounds Of oats. Corn
is a splendid horse feed, but We are
wasting over two million dollars a
year in South Carolina feeding an
all-corn ration.
I'm what proportion would you
feed corn and cotton seed meal?
DR.. Butler: That would depend
upon your hay"
Plenty of hay?"
DR.. Butler: IAN average ration for
thousand pound horse doing real
hard work, is about Is pounds OF
grain and IL to Is pounds OF hay.
In stead of Is pounds of fodder and
is pounds of corn I would take
pounds of grapevine hay and I to
pounds Of stoyer and then add ~
pounds of corn and pounds Of cot
ton seed meal and get better results
If I had oats and cotton seed meal at
all. because it is bad to feed unless
YOU can mix it with sometime else.
If did not have any peavfne nay, l
would certainly put some cotton seed
meal in the ration Of hard working
horse, unless had plenty Of oats,
and they were cheap.
This is important testimony from
the highest authority. and should IN
terest every farmer and horse owner
in the South. We send thousands or
dollars into the northwest every year
for corn. We send into the north
west every year thousands of dollars
worth of our cotton seed meal. No
body is benefited by this but the rail
.oads. If we keep our cotton seed
neal at home to feed it will help US,
and DR.. Butler says it will help our
DR.. Butler knows.