Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07

The conference OF the Cotton Seed
Crushers' association OF Georgia with
planters and stock raisers held al the
state College OF Agriculture. April Is
and n. was a great success More tnah
80 persons fro ma distance attended the
meeting. and the total attendance, in
Guiding local representatives was more
than Ia The delegates came from every
section Of the state. there being fuhy
as many farmers present as there were
eruShers. The conference was held IN
the new auditorium of the State College
Of Agriculture. a room admirably ADAPT
ed for the purpose. being both well hght-
e1 and ventilated The program was car
ried out essentially as printed The ad-
dresses were well received and the dis
ctssions animated and prolonged. show
ing the intense interest taken by all IN
the question OF handling the cotton SEED
erop OF Georgia so as TO produce the
best results 10 the farmer and oil mill
Fan alike
The convention was called 90 order by
the Hon. NJ G. Michael president Of the
Athens chamber OF commerce. the lnVo-
cation being offered by the Rev + l.
Hfu. The address of welcome on behalf
Of the city OF Athens was made by the
mayor. Hon. W. F. Dorsey. and re-
snonse on behalf OF tie association by
President w II. Mckenzie. The address
OF welcome on behalf of the university
was made BY Chancellor ID. {. BarroWa
which was responded to on behalf OF the
association by Senator J. ID. Price, OF
Farmington. A stenogreReic report was
made OF the meeting and IL is hoped thar
the proceedings can be published in PAM
INLET form at no distant date, as II was
felt By many of those in attendance that
me information presented would be OF
great service TO the thousands Of persons
who could not be present
The hrst subject discussed was Ihs
Feeding Value Of Cotton Seed Meal and
Hulls for Horses, Cattle. Sheep anG
swine" In this paper il was pointed
out that cotton seed meal could be FED
wph more or less advantage to every
class Of stock produced in Georgia At
least two pounds Of meal may be fed
per day to a 1.0oo-pound horse. and some
huTs may be used as a part OF the
roughness- For beef cattle the best pro-
portion I'm which to feed meal and hulls
Is one TO five; and for garry cattle, one
10 four. From one-eighth TO one-quarter
pound OF meal may be fed TO sheep per
head per cay: and for swine One-fifth OF
the ration may consist of cotton seed
meal where the animals are kept on green
crops and the feeding does not continue
for more than forty to fifty days consec-
,yltiveIy. II the meal Is cut out of the ra-
ton for a week or two. il may then
be nut back with safety; and it was
shown that better results would follow
this method Of feeding than where
straight corn alone was used II was adj
vocated that green crops should be pro-
vided for cattle fed on cotton seed meal.
and where these could not be had in the
form OF pasture grass or cereal crops
that silage could be used most advan-
tageOusly.
'"The OIL and Nitrogen Content Of Cot
ton as Affected by Climate, Soil and Va
riety. with Suggestions for Increasing the
Same" was ably discussed by Professor
DeLoach This paper elected much dis
cussion. for II ii is possible to increase
the oil and nitrogen content Of cotton
seed meal, IL means greater profit TO the
farmer who grows improved strains OF
seed, and larger returns to the oil mill
man who handles them. IL was shown
that there Is wide variation in the charac-
ter of seed now produced. and that
through systematic selection the quality
can certainly be improved. The import
ance OF undertaking research work look
Ing TO this end was emphasized by vari-
Gus members OF the association. and =
was suggested that the college undertake
this work ss soon as possible. The col
lege authorities stated that they were
ready and would glsdy begin these In
vestigations as soon as the state saw
proper to furnish the needed funds.
The Results Of Food Cotton Seed Meal