Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-06
A PEER AMoNG FoODSTUFFs

The value OF cotton seed meal as
foodstufrs can only be fully appreciat-
ed when IL is compared with the other
concentrates ordinarily available for use
on the average farm. To make this
comparison intelligently some common
basis OF consideration must be reached
This has been accomplished through the
EFFORTS Of food chemists VINO have tax
en- the great majority Of the materials
avniiable for the nutrition Of animals
and fed them to live stock. Weighing the
food 10 the animals and collecting and
examining the de1ecta- In this way
they were able to determine the amount
Of the various elements retained In The
animal body for its nourishment- The
part retained Is regarded as digesr1ole.
and thus the per cent Of any constitu-
ent IN 3 foodstun which IS ordinarily
dirested has been determined with con-
Siderable accuracy. The three principal
things which determine the value Of a
foodstun are the amount Of digestible
urotein or muscle and nerve-builcing
constituents which IL contains, the
amount OF digestibie carbohydrates
which furnish fuel TO the animal body
and the dlgestfble Fat which Is used
for fael and also for other
purposes A comparative state
uenf Of the amount CT these differ
EnE constituents III NlE 4AfAIA&@FA AAAAo " t+%%-@
are most commonly used has been IN
cluded for the information or the read
er.
co<ton seed meal IN comparison with
other concentrates digestitle nutrients
in loo pounds.
Cotton seed. protein. las; carbohy-
drates. soc: fat. ITS.
cotton seed meal. protein. SIS; carbo-
hYdrates. IA: rat. IS.
corn-dent protein. rs; carbohydrates.
Corn bran. protein. SO: carbohydrates.
525: tat. IS
wheat bran. protein. 1l.s: carbohy-
drates. 420s tat, 2-6.
Cats. protein. lot; carbohydrates.
SOS: fat. So
rice bran. protein. 70; carbohydrates.
cowpeaa. protein. 1s.si carbohydrates.
54s. TAT II.
"A perusaa OF the above figures cannot
fair % be Instructive and demonstrates
beyond question the great superiority
or cotton seed meal. particularly IS =
carrier of protein and fat The fact that
A. ix low In carbohydrates Is an advan-
faxa since these materials are more
LARGELY produced on the farm than any
OF the other elements needed IN AMI
mai nutrition. They are also less costly.
1nhs element which every farmer nnns X.
difscult 10 secure in abundance and AZ =
refativeYv low cost IL protein It r. on
account OF high percentages Of this ma
rerial n 3 digestfble form which cotton
seed meal contains that K has been so
largely used By the stock raisers OF Great
Britain. Germany. Denmark and other
European countries. This being true. Is Il
not surprising that the southern farmer
should allow II to be exported while ne
attempts 10 use IS a substitute materials
which contain from sixth 70 one-third
a. nuch dfeestfble protein as this peer
among concentrates The explanation Is
not hard to md. for we have only re-
Gently begun 70 turn our attention 40 the
problems or animal nutrition. and to
study this question with reasonable de-
gree or skin and intelligence. II Is need
less 90 say that our farmers are JUST as
anxious 20 secure the largest return for
their money and the best foodstuns Tor
heir live stock as those In other parts Of
the world and they are now rapidly com
ing 20 realize that cotton seed meal meets
these requirement to better advantage
than any other material they can pur-
chase for this purpose A consideration
q the table emphasizes this conclusion.
Notice. for instance, thai cotton seed con-
talns but one-third as much digestibIe
protein as the meal. comparatively little
more carbohydrates. and little less than
twice a. much fat since the far In cot
ton seed IS In the form Of oil and Is
present in excessive amount, and is not
one OF the constituents ordinarily din
cult 70 supply on the farm. It's presence
II such large quantity i q detrimenf
raahar than a benefit. and those who have
haA experience IN feeding both realize
that the meal Is much 10 Be preferred.
This being true. the farmer should sell
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