Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-29

form and bind it up securely. II should
be opened each day and dtsinfected
and repowdered and bound up. 1t is
important to keep proud flesh out Of
it, and keep 1t thoroughly disinfected.
It is surprising how bad a wound may
be healed up in this way. The animal
should not be allowed to use the foot,
and IL confined in a stall 1t will be less
likely to injure it or tear the bandages
of. If the animal is valuable one,
Ii would pay you to have a veterinarian,
as IL might be necessary to take Some
stitches in order to insure the tissues
growing together properly and prevent
ing lameness or a deformity which
would initiate seriously against che
usefulness OF the animal.
FEEDING DARK COTTON SEED
MEAL
A correspondent writes: Have you
ever experimental in feeding dark cot
ton seed meal to stock? There is preju-
dice against dark meal for this pur-
pose, and would like to have your opin-
ion in the matter.
We have only fed a limited amount
of dark cotton seed meal up to the pres
emit time. 1t has also been fed as we
think with a considerable degree OF
skin and under close observation so
that in case any animal should become
| i'll the feed could be withheld immedi-
ately. Such dark cotton seed meal as
we have fed has not produced any ILL
effects up to the present time. This is
very difficult subject on which to offer
definite opinion. because In some mills
while they use what is known as the
continuous cooking process a darker
meal is naturally produced than under
other processes. The color of itself
may therefore not be an indication that
the meal has heated" and the chances
are that dark meal derived from the
continuous cooking process could ordi-
narily be fed with safety But where
the color of the meal is due to the fer
mentation which the seed has under
gone before milled, there is reason to
would be decreased, depending on the
length Of time the fermenting process
was allowed to continue. Presumably
the heating Of cotton seed meal. while
IL may lessen its feeding value. would
not hurt IL so far as causing sickness
among animals is concerned. On the
other hand, If the seed was damp and
molds should develop either before or
after heating, we think that meal de-
rived from this class of seed would
prove Objectionable and dangerous when
fed to live stock.
At the present time we are inclined
to think that a considerable quantity
of meal slightly off color may be fed
to live stock by careful and experienced
feeders without injury, If II is badly
of color and there is reason to suspect
the presence Of molds, 1t should only
be used as the basis Of a fertilizer.
This affords a means for it's disposal
to advantage, though of course 1t is
preferable to always feed meal when
ever it's condition will Justify disposing
of ii by this method. The owner OF live
stock should exercise caution in pur-
chasing a dark meal but where he buys
ii on a guaranteed content of nitrogen,
he is amply protected. Any dark meal
should be fed in limited quantities and
with care for a few days, and IL no i'll
effects follow it's use, the chances are
that 1t can be fed with a considerable
degree. Of safety There is a good deal
Of difference in our opinion between
what may be TERMED meal slightly off
color and meal which Is very dark
owing to extended fermentation, and
possibly the development Of molds.
CORN COB AND SHUCKs AS FEED.
r. @. r., Albany, Ca, writes: Would
like your opinion of the value of corn,
cob, shucks and all ground up and mixed
with cotton seed meal as a feed for
live stock. Would like a formula con-
staining this mixture If you think 1t
would make good ration.
There is no reason why corn cob and