Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-29
The Utilization of Cotton Seed HuHs
SUCCESSION FARNAING

age and condition of the stock to be
maintained, and use in addition FIVE to
ten pounds Of clean. bright peavine hay.
This, with asuitable ration Of cotton
seed meal. corn, shorts or bran, will
make an excellent ration for all classes
Of cattle above the age OF six months.
Where animals are fed chiefly on a ra-
ton OF hulls. pasturage will prove espe-
cially valuable. This can be had in the
summer from Bermuda grass, and in the
winter by seeding vetch and burr clover
on Bermuda sod, or by planting an area
in any OF the winter cereals. The use
OF green feed in association with a
dry form Of roughness is always adj
visable. and this is especially true with
bulls which are in a relatively finely
divided condition. and may not be as
thoroughly masticated and as readily d.
gested on that account as some other
materials OF course. the use Of hulls
must be governed as with other forms
OF rOughness by the price they command
on the market. When they are cheaper
than slower or cost not more than half
as much as timothy hay, preference
should be given to them. This will be
safe rule TO guide the purchaser,
though IL errs rather on the side of
conservatism
The quantity OF bulls TO feed will de-
pend on a variety of circumstances, but
with a 1.0OO-pound COW, fifteen to TWEEN
ty pounds per day will be about right
when she is giving as much as two
gallons OF milk and is not on pasture.
When the pasture is extremely good il
may not be necessary to feed any hulls.
This statement does not only apply with
as much force TO winter pasturage, how
ever. even though IL be rather luxuriant,
as crops at that season probably con-
tain a higher percentage of water than
in the late spring and early summer.
II the pasturage becomes short on any
account or is extremely succulent the
use of a half ration OF bulls will be
found desirable. Where from fifteen to
twenty pounds Of hulIs are used, ii is
anticipated. of course, that the farmer
viii feed a liberal ration of concen-
trates. They may consist exclusively of
cotton seed meal fed at the rate of five
to seven pounds per day per i,O00-pound
COW, II corn, oats or bran are avail
able ct q reasonable cost the ration
may consist Of one-half to two-thirds
cotton seed meal with a similar amount
OF any of the concentrates mentioned.
Since the manure obtained from the
feeding Of live stock has been shown
to have such a marked influence in In
creasing the productivepess of our soils.
II is well TO bear in mind that there
is practically no difference in the fer
tilizing value of a ton OF cotton seed
hulls and a ton OF corn slower. Timothy
hay. on the other hand, contains some
what more nitrogen and potash, but not
quite so much phosphoric acid as the
hulls. The difference in fertilizing value
Is not enough to influence one in favor
Of the other forms Of roughness as
compared with hulls.
TREATMENT OF AN OPEN WOUND.
M. p, West Tampa, Fla, writes: MY
horse got his foot cut by some means,
know not how, but IL is about half on
have tried castor oil and carbolic acid,
but they did no good. His foot is in
bad condition, but I have managed to
keep the flies from il. / would like to
know what treatment to pursue to cure
him.
II is impossible to say what may have
caused the cut in che foot OF your horse.
The writer has known animals to be
very badly cut on barbed wire, and in
few instances on smooth wire as
well. Somtims the wire gets caught
behind the foot, and the horse pulling
back and saving on II causes the wire
to cut into the flesh. / have known
horses to cut themselves very seriously
by this method. though the cut is likely
60 be more aggravated by a barbed wire
than by a smooth wire. About all you
can do for your horse is to put him in
good, clean stall and keep dirt and
trash out OF the wound. 1t should be
we'll washed out with some good dis
injecting solution as oreolin or any OF
the other coal tar dips at the rate OF
one part to fifty parts Of water Then
secure quantities Of clean cotton cloth
or lint and Ill the wound full OF iodo-