Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-26

The time has now arrived when the
winter feeding OF live stock must be un-
dertaken in earnest. owing TO the cut
ting down OF the pastures by the hard
freezes OF the past few nights In spite
Of all that has been said and written
concerning the feeding Of cotton seed
meal the best method Of utilizing this
concentrate does not seem TO be clear
to many persons. AS a homegrown
product Ii viii naturally be in great de-
mand. and then IL has the advantage OF
supplying protein in the cheapest avail
able form for all classes OF live stock.
On account Of its concentrated nature
and its relative low cost as compared
with bran. corn and other materials,
there Is always danger OF It's anectlng
the health and the digestion Of horses,
cattle and sheep. 1t is not satisfactory
food for young animals because their
digestive system Is not well developed
and they cannot handle and utilize such
q rich foodstaff TO advantage. IL Is
not surprising that this should be TIE
ease. for babies cannot eat meat; yet
when grown 10 manhood IL is necessary
to their wellbeing
In feeding cotton seed meal to dairy
cows the following matters should al
ways be taken into consideration. the
age and size OF the animal. the amount
Of milk given and the character of
ire rourhness fed. II cotton seed meal
be combined with other concentrates the
amount 10 use viii be Affected Animais
sfx months Of age and upwards may
be fed some cotton seed meal as part
~ the winter ration One-half TO sne
pound per day will be SUFFICIENT for an
finals Of this age Where the plantation
owner has been utilizing part OF mis-
waste land flor beef production and has
some two 70 three-year-old steers 70 M
lsh OF. the amount Of meal 10 feed TO
commence with should be about two
pounds per day. II silage is available as
. source OF roughness. the meal may &c
increased one-quarter TO one-hah pound
per week until from 10 pounds per
head per day Is fed with from y 70 -
pounds OF silage- Where dry feed Is ted
the same amount of meal may be utii-
lied. though care should be taken TO see
that the dry feed Is moistened so the
meal may be distributed over 1t and mix
ed with the roughness- This tnsures
more thorough mastication and should
aid digestion 70 g considerable exte1f.
Where hulis are fed as the source or
roughness the same amount OF meal uiay
be utilized, and care should be taken TO
ses that il is well mixed with the hulls.
HulIs this year have been unusually
cheap, and on that account are furnish
fnx : relatively cheaper source OF rougn-
ness than they have done in some
years. and many farmers who are
short on fodder or hay can utilize them
10 excellent advantage This Is an inn
nortant matter to bear in mind. for IN
some sections the hay crop was cut
short by the drought and hulls can be
used to replace a part Of the western
hay now being purchased at exorbitant
prices and used BY many OF our farmers.
In feeding dairy heifers from one TO
two pounds per day of meal may be
fed with advantage. This viii stimu-
late growth and win prevent a tenden-
cy TO fattening which is considered
adverse 10 the development OF the
milk-giving function in the highest de-
gree OF course. the same forms OF
roughness mentioned above may be
utilized with heifers. Experience in
dicafes. However. that where a little
green feed either in the form OF pas
turage or as silage can be alternated
with the dry roughness better results
are secured The reason for this is
due to the stimulation OF the digestive
system Where dairy cows are being
fed for high milk production cotton
seed meal is one OF the best concen-
trates which can be utilized A 800
pound COW giving two gallons of milk
per day should probably not be feo
more than three or founr pounds or
cotton seed meal an S00-pound cow
giving the same amount OF milk
should be fed from 10 pounds per
day: and a 1.000-pound COW giving the
same amount OF milk should be fed
five 10 six pounds per day. In our
experience which covers q good many
years and where large number OF
animals have been under observation.
six pounds has been about the largest
amount OF this concentrate which we
have found II well TO feed to dairy
cows. When II is desired TO feed such
q large amount as this. il will ordin-
arfly be better 10 cut the meal TO say
four pounds. and feed a little bran.
oats shorts or corn along with IL. Ger
tainiy where as much as six pounds oa
meal per head per day In fed even TO
q l.ee0 pound COW. the owner should
endeavor 10 nave plentiful supply or
siiage as the principal source OF rough
ness. From this IL should not be
gathered that no bulls or fodder may
be fed The fact Of the matter is
little dry roughness should be given
20 all animals maintained on a ration
OF silage as IL has been found TO aid
digestion. and retards somewhat the
length OF time taken for the food 70
pass through the alimentary canal. 1t
is Important that it does not pass too