Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-06

of cold pressed cake for milk cows ana
nogs, ana also its IerullZlng qualities.
Inean the cotton seed cake made by the
coId process, ana Contulns aIter press
ans the meals as Wen rs Cl.e hulIs. Is
II as valuable Ior the animals nentioh-
~ as cotton seed ueaI! W nat - Tie
IsIaLIve vaIue VI colu presseu cake -
compared wItn the olu style ma.luIdc-
lure!
Cold pressed cotton seed cake is not
so valuable 1or milk anu butter prouuC-
ZION as pure cotton seed meal, accord
ing To lnVestIga tons whicn have been
made at the Louisiana experiment sra-
zion. This product mas not been as en-
tensively experimental WIN as the meal,
AMI so IL Is ditficult 10 gave 1alr esu-
mate oil its value. From Investigations
maue IN Louisiana, however, ii would
appear that 'wnen meal is worth $50
ton and nulls So, the cold pressed CAKE
is worth ,Sl1 a ton TO reed to dairy
COWS. When the meal Is worth $24 anu
the hulls So, the cola pressed CAKE -
worth $40. Wnen the meal IS worth $50
ad the nulls 81, the cold pressed cake Is
worth $Iy. Tnis station IN it's iconcIu-
sions reports that the analysis OF cold
pressed cake is d reliable Inuica Jion OF
IIs feeding value In their experience
cotton seeu meal and nulls IniXeu in the
proportion OF two parts or the former 10
one part OF the latter was more sa It's
factory and economical Tor uaIry Cows
than an equal weight OF cold presseu
cake.
The cold pressed product would hard
ly be regarded as a satisfactory 1000 fer
hogs, anu in fact only limited quaint
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hogs with satisfaction. Where 1T is In
tended to feed meal it should not con-
stItute more IMAM one-rlfth OF the ration.
1t is best to mix IT with ground corn
and the whole fermented for seventy-two
hours in the winter and twenty -four 10
forty-eight hours in the summer. hogs
should not receive this mixture for more
than sixty days at a time and should
have access to green pastures. While
high grade cotton seed meal contains
from IL to "A per cent of total protein,
the cold pressed cake contains from 20
to 2S per cent. High grade cotton seed
contains about per cent OF fat, where
as, the cold pressed cake contains from
S to per cent. According TO the per-
centage of protein indicated In these
analysis high grade cotton seed meal
would be worth at least one-third more
for fertilizing purposes than the cold
pressed cake.
APPLYING LIME FOR CORN. -.'
y. J. c., Ellijay, Ga, writes: I have
some land that / want TO fertilize with
lime. 1t is bottom land and hard to get
a stand of corn in the spring. When
should the lime be put on? Should it be
broadcasted or plowed under? 1 have
it turned about eight inches now.
Before applying lime you should break
the soil to good depth and if the sub
soil is very heavy tearing it up is often
good practice. One should be sure, of
course, that the land is not too wet be-
fore undertaking to subsoil. Bottom
land lis more likely to be wet than up
lands because of the seepage to which it
is subjected on all sides. On land of
the character you mention it would prob
ably be best to use the finely ground
limestone rock al the rate of two to four
tons per acre. Secure rock which runs
nigh in carbonates and relatively low IN
ma gnesia. The lime may be put on any
time now as this form acts rather slow
ii in the soil. 1t should be used as
4 top dressing and may be worked into
the surface soil later on with a disk or
harrow. Your bottom land is likely to
some vegetable matter, and on
this account we think you will find the
.ineiy ground rock preferable to the
caustic lime. Caustic lime is more ac-
tive but it is also more expensive TO
purchase and not so easy TO handle as
the finely ground rock. On land which |
is very low i'm vegetable matter we are
disposed to think the caustlc lime must
be used because tho caustic lime has
twice the sweetening power of the finely |
ground rock. If this soil is a. all acid |
~ will be benefited by lining. You can
iell whether It Is acid or not by means |
q the litrlus test with which you are |
no doubt familiar. IT should not be for |
gotten however. that lime is only a soil |
amendment and can not be depended on
10 correct permanent defects IN fertility |
nor to maintain the crop-yieldIng capaci- |
(, Of the soil. 1t SHOULD ONLY be applied |
every three to five years. Good crops |
will not be obtained OIL soil whether
lined or not unless the essential plant |
food element are present.