Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-31


crushed. Suppose all were crushed; 1hen ]
Rao.oo6.cso gallons OF crude of would fhave(i
been produced: as, 80 tons OF MEAL L.
sss. 80 tons OF hulls. and 100000 pounds
OF Iinters. The probabilities are That The
value OF the products viii increase very
considerably. As the years go BY, but
with the figures already used. the OIL
would represent a value Of about s7s.eo
600: the meal, So. s.. 80: the huI1s, N5,-
$4,000; and the linters. s37lz. so. or a to-
tai OF SIS. E7.75o. II there Is amy sub
stantial Increase in value IN the next ten
70 20 wears. and with the larger produc-
ton OF cotton which will be- necessitated
10 supply a proportion of the worlds
demand, Il is not UNREASONABLE 10 ex-
pect that cotton seed by-f Products viii be
worth approximately S1foc0o.oco TO the
SOUTH. n Is true that the figures pre-
sentsd utilize the entiTk crop of the year.
ana therefore leave seed for planting.
but as the Yield nisfyear is considerably
below what It has been for number of
years past. there no reason why. when
the. farmer Is sfiucated to understand
that il is bettr bolicy for him to sell his
seed in exehHse for meal. at least D
10000 tons q ICED should not be aveU7ble
for crushing within a very short pefiod
Co time. .gfth approximately 500 -nlilIs
Avarsl ach one would have to handle
$50 bns when $4,000 tons OF seed
are died AS a matter OF fact. the
average crush OF 1905 was 4.5fItons- IL
Is probable. however. that many Of the
mills were not operated up TO their full
capacity. The chances are also that
when the crush becomes as large as has
been suggested that loo to LOO mills
WIN be In practical operation. and this
viii materially increase the capital in
vested and the number Of persons who
viii secure remunerative employment
from the industry. The development OF
this business also insures much more
freight for the railroads to handle and
a distinct increase in the returns from
goods exported over that obtained at the
present time
There Is every reason TO feel. therefore.
that the cotton seed by-product industry
y II stffl IN its infancy. and this is partic-
&ularly true when certain phases OF the !
wubfect are considered. which have up
% this time been neglected or overlook
a. For instance. certain data indicate
pat = ton of seed may not contain over
to 80 gallons Of oil, whereas. another
tdu, produced under quite similar soil
arid climatic conditions. may approximate
5sl to 50 gallons. No attempt has been
made TO produce strains of seed yielding
gshigh content Of oil or nitrogen up TO
this time, vet this promises to be most i
fertile and attractive phase OF cotton in
dustry and one destined to revoluc1DiZe
the business II has Deen show Iias-t
the content OF oil from sugar beets may
be substantially increased. II is equally
true that the nitrogen content Of the
seed may also be increased. The time
win come therefore. when the yield Of
oil obtained from the seed will approx |
mate IS and even 30 gallons TO the ton /
10 the total crop OF 1903 were crushed and |
yielded 50 gallons of oil per ton. the out |
rroff1
which at IS cents gallon would repre- |
sent a value Of about 100000. or more |
than the cotton seed by-product business |
has aggregated in any year prior TO 1903. |
While this date may be somewhat distant |
and some may be inclined to look upon
the suggestion as visionary. there is an
abundance OF scientific data available TO !
show that the contention is founded on
fact and that all that is needed is TO edu- |
cate the farmer and to set our southern |
people TO work systematically 20 improve |
the cotton seed through breeding for
higher Yields OF oil and nitrogen.
There Is another direction in which we
need education, and that Is on the part
OF the, farmers who persist in retaining
- TO a per cent OF the seed produced at
home and using IL directly as either
feed OF fertilizer under the mistaken no.
ton that they are enriching the soil ma
fact, cotton seed oil is a carbohydrate.
that is. Il consists OF carbon. hydrogen
and oxygen-materials which the plant
l obtains directly or Indirectly from the
afr. and which represents no drain on
soil fertility whatever, nor does the ad-
dition Of this oil to the soil through the
medium Of seed used as fertilizer serve
the crop grown thereon In any respect
II Il simply an aggravated example OF
"A a.
through a misconception OF what consti-
tutes the important fertilizing principles
Of the seed and the more or less vague
feeling that the oil mill is securing a
material advantage over the farmer
when II secures his seed
A ton Of seed Contains but half as much
fertility as a tom OF meal. Experiments
have Indicated that go pounds OF high
grade meal are equivalent 10 ton OF
seed In fertiTEing value The seed can
not be fed witfIs satisfaction to some
classes OF I've stnkk. and certainly not
IN the same au@IAt or with the degree
a. safety uith fhkch the meal can be
utilized. me sed not nearly as valu-
able for fertTlize a the meal. which Is
naturally more hcM entrated- Under the
circumstance fbe lore the farmer has
m.,othIng 10 gair-.s- ktaining the seed on
-, can make a salts
e OIL MILL suppose 4
pms OF seed and can
The same. He can
for a ton Of meal. |
z. was offered addi-
Iring the present
.. meal possess the
4 TX practically, the
H. pur tons OF seed. /
ore put $50 in his !
much material
OF his live stock
..* - is land as II he /
home. and de- I
people OF the /
ilizing and en- !
and other by 1
& ~ s|4s1 2 seed. Edu- /
~ much need
. Il ulate the sale |
IS " ~ ~ pf course, the