Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-14

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In 1907 the fourteen southern states
produced lis. So4 tons of cotton seed meal.
and this takes no account OF the seed
which was produced and either fed or us
ed directly as fertilizer. The available
supply Of concentrates assumes consider
able proportions when we consider that
cotton seed meal has been shown TO be
much more efficient. pound for pound
IN the nourishment Of dairy cattle than
corn Statistics furnished by the y. 5.
department of agriculture also indicate
that at least 10000 tons Of cotton seed
meal were exported during 1907. which
brings the available supply for home con-
sumption down 10 1.1S5.So4 tons. OF this
amount q large proportion was sent to the
states OF the middle west and east as feed
for beef and dairy cattle. What percen-
tage was thus disposed of we have no
accurate means Of determining, but from
suggestions made by the manufacturers
and dealers in cotton seed meal we should
Judge that from 40 10 81 per cent were
used I'm this way. II this be true, it is
probable that not over a half million tons
OF cotton seed meal were utilized in the
south, and il would be, impossible TO say
what proportion was fed and what part
used in the preparation of fertilizers
IL Is a well known fact that the nitrogen
I'm a large per cent OF the fertilizer now
used Is furnished by cotton seed meal so
that the amount annually fed when COM
pared with the total production is indeed
small. We may well inquire II this con-
dition Is due to the dearth OF dairy cows
or other cattle. Again referring TO the
federal reports we find there were 49,
90 COWS in the fourteen southern states in
1907. and of ether cattle there were in
these same states. Is, 310, 4S9. The tonnage
OF cotton seed meal manufactured when
reduced 10 pounds amounts to 3,5Il, 6n,o0O.
II only so pounds OF meal were fed per
head per annum. there would be enough
70 provide for ITS5S. 90 head OF cattle.
Hnce we have something over 1900. 600
lead OF this class Of stock alone, it is
Easy TO see that there is a home market
for more than twice as much cotton seed
meal as we are manufacturing at the
present time. since 90 pounds per an
mum would only allow about three-fifths
OF a pound per head per day. Our ans
O00 dairy cows If only fed . pounds of cot
ton seed meal per head per day for J.
DAYS or five months, which would be
about the time they would be stabbed.
would sonsume the entire output for year
1907, and would then only consume at the
rate Of 500 pounds Of meal per annum;
whereas. as a matter OF fact. good dairy
COW would need to be fed some meal
probably in the summer. and would con-
sumo with profit from l.90o TO 1900 pounds
per annum- II would be an easy matter,
therefore. TO feed all the cotton seed meal
produced 10 the best possible advantage
to the dairy COWS we now own. leaving
out of consideration the 100000 head OF
other cattle which we already possess.
II has frequently been said that we have
not a sufficient number OF live stock to
utilize our cotton seed meal advantage
ously. and II Is for this season that some
effort has been made TO show the fallacy
OF this contention
Let Us now consicer what the advan-
tages would be from feeding our cot
ton seed meal and so saving a part OF
the fertilizer bills which now constitute
such a heavy tax on the production of
our southern farm lands. AS a basis on
which to make an estimate. let us suppose
that the farmer is operating a dairy with
thirty working cows. He would have in
his herd probably forty animals. as all
OF his COWS would not be milking at one
time. and he would desire TO develop some
Of his young stock in order to maintain
and at the same time improve his herd
by wedding out old or Improbable ami
mails. Get US consider that he will feed
during the summer time or a good portion
thereof as much as ? TO pounds OF cot
ton seed meal and in the winter from
TO pounds. In this case. cotton seed
meal will provide the only concentrate
fed. and the amount suggested is for
cows weighing 1.oo9 pounds and yielding
a minimum OF two gallons of milk per
day; some OF them will probably give
twice as much as this. and all the animals
viii not be fed the amounts mentioned
bat the ration will be varied to suit their
Individual needs. AS an average for the
herd. however, they will easily consume
meal In the amounts suggested above
on this dairy farm II will be desirable
70 have twenty acres in corn and sOr-
ghum 70 be put in the silo with an ap-
proximate yield Of to s tons per acre.
No doubt many will think this is a small
yield. and IL is. though some years OF