Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-26

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Selling Seed and Buying Meal
W. H HaIcyOndaIe. Ga. writes:
am undecided what to do about the fer
ttiixar question for another year. have
nearly ten tons OF cotton seed for which
! can get 80 per ton BY hauling them
myself. Would yon advise me to sen
the seed and buy the meal and acid and
mix my own fertilizer. or use the seed
after crushing them just as they are with
commercial fertilizer. What other ingre-
dents should I mix with them 10 make
a 2.S-S fertilizer?
II YOU can obtain SIC to so ton for
your cotton seed. we think IL advisable
for Won 10 sell the same and buy cot
ton seed meal. The meal will probably
not cost you over s24 a ton. and yet It
contains practically twice as much avail
able plant good per ton as the seed You
win thus see that It Is to your interest
20 exchange the seed for meal In other
words. a ton of cotton seed meal con-
tains approximately 40 pounds Of nitro
gen. 40 pounds OF phOsphoric acid and 40
pounds OF potash. For sale price Of one
ton Of see dat SO. you would be able 10
buy 1851 pounds Of meal which would
contain ii66e pounds of nitrogen, 1874
pounds OF phosphoric acid and 1884
pounds of potash. To prepare a mized
Fertilizer for your land you would need
TO buy some acid phosphate and mur1ate
OF potash to balance up the cotton seed
neal With these materials on hand you
might proceed as follows to prepare 2-s-
s fertilizer, or one containing per cent
Of nitrogen. 8 per cent 81 phOsphOrie acid
and 5 per cent Of potash. Mix together
So pounds Of high-grade cotton seed meal
1850 pounds OF Is per cent acid phosphate
and IS pounds OF muriate Of potash. This
viii make a total OF las pounds. Add
10 this 80 pounds Of compost made from
farm yard manure. leaf mold or any
other material which Is rich in vegetable
matter and fine enough TO pass through
the fertilizer drill. This formula may be
applied at the rate Of 800 pounds per acre
at planting time and 900 pounds as a side
application 20 the corn and cotton later
on in tHe season. should give results For
sandy land. we would advise the use Of
a larger amount OF potash. say to per
cent per acre This result may be brought
about By increasing the potash and cut
ting down the compost used in the mix
ture. We believe you viii find a fertiliz-
er prepared along these lines satisfac-
tory for most purposes While II Is adj
visable TO reduce the hauling of a mini
mum. IL Is 20 your interest TO sell the cot
ton seed. as you will see from the figures
given in this letter and purchase the
phOsphates and potash needed to prepare
a complete fertilizer.
The method OF procedure win now de-
pend on what disposition is to be made
Of the cattle. II they are to be fed as
stockers the method OF proceed
ure vii be somewhat different from that
followed II they are TO be staIl-finished.
The question OF handling them as stock
ers will. therefore. first be considered.
In this case the object in feeding is TO
obtain growth and not fat, hence large
amounts OF corn should not be fed. for
the animals. under these conditions. will
increase IN live weight. but when put on
grass win be more likely to drift than
those fed a protein ration. which will
stimulate growth in animals Of the
proper age to feed and put them in better
condition 10 sap up" as the stockman
puts IL. when turned on grass the follow
Ing spring. a variety OF palatable food
IN the form OF rOughness should be pro-
vided. This may consist OF shredder corn
slower. straw from wheat or oats. 5 to 10
pounds per day OF red clover. alfalfa.
cowpea or SOY bean hay. and a small
amount OF corn or sorghum silage. The