Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

Il Is time Tor an ODE TO LDt BHIotA
meal similar 10 Timrod's 10 the cotton
boil Lurking in the heart Of the
fuzzy little seed are wonders incredi-
bic. Presto! They troop upon the
stage at command Of the genius Of
invention Now, It is a dainty. elusive
and rare perfume: now 70 is a SHIN
mering liquid that paradss az olive
oil and dehes the epicure to say If ls
not; now II is enthroued in snowy
wilderness in the frying pan; now 1t
Is the Jerseys golden butter-but this
isn't the ode. This is intended 10 be
very practical discussion, entitled
How the South turns its cotton seed
over TO others TO 60 10 the trouble OF
extracting some several millions
therefrom. and how the Southern
farmer could tap the golden stream
without a worry"
The South gets about $4,000, o00 for
its crop Of cotton seed, but n it got
what the ultimate consumer pays for
IL I'm its various manufactured forms
ST would get a hundred million dol
lars. The South does not know all OF
the tricks OF cotton seed transfOrma-
ton. The painstahng, delying. plod-
ding German has unearthed several
cotton uecd gold mines which he has
securely staked Here the production
OF swincIess lard and a few other
edihlcs more or less known TO the
public has kept the cotton seed from
expatriating the greater part OF its
resources.
Where the Farmer Comes In.
But to the farmer who grows the
4 o h hos
the mill grinds and the wonder work
ers transform, II is up TO him 10 get
his fertilizer from II and something
more.
A ton Of cotton seed contains 5s.S
pounds Of nitrogen. q pounds OF
phosphoric acid 31.6 pounds Of pot
ash Convert the seed into meal and
"a ton Of meal will have more than
twice as much nitrogen as ton Of
seed, nearly three times as much
phosphoric acid and considerably
more potash.
From 40 10 SO gallons Of oil can be
obtained from "a ton Of cotton seed.
The oil l.. ~ot needed for feed or fer
tilizer Il is. therefore. a product that
should 60 on to the manufactures TO
be produced into various forms for
the benefit of mankind. The farmer
should look to the residue OF the seed
otter the oil has been extracted as a
further source OF revenue
A ton OF cotton seed meal has plant
food constituents or fertilizer values
worth S2426 per ton. The question u.s.
How shall this meal be applied With
greatest benefit TO the farmer SHAH
he apply IL direct as a fertilizer or
shall he feed Il to 1--we stock and Ep-
ply the manure as fertilizer?
Feed II.
That cotton seed meal takes the
place OF corn In an animals ration
ard can be bought IA the South and
be fed in the corn belt Of the West
cheaper than corn has been demon
strated by many years OF practice II
cotton seed meal can be shipped TO
the West and North and fed success
fully, what ought the South not gain
by feeding IL al homer
Butt lis a shame TO say 1.-THE
Southern farmer Is not feeding the
cotton seed meal, but he is selling u
10 the Western farmer and is buying
from the Western farmer corn to feed
Penny wise and pound foulishl II is
not TO be explained upon any other
basis than that the Southern farmer
has not learned how 10 feed the meal
generally speaking, OF course There
are farmers feeding meal In the
South, but few, omparatively speak
ing.
Nothing stands in the way Of feed
ing cotton seed meal in the South
Nothing in the climate forbids it The
food requirements Of live stock do
not forbid IL. In fact whenever cot
ton seed meal has been properly fed
in the South It has always been with
success.
Helps TO Make Stock Profitable.
o..
What is the use of feeding cotton
seed meal in the South If cattle can
not be raised in competition with the
West2"
Cattle can be raised N the South
in competition with the West. but
Of course cotton seed meal alone win
not account for IT, Without the siIo
without making use Of the long graz
ing season, without using the double
cropping possibilities of a long grow
ing season. and without making the
best use OF cheap cotton seed meal
mere is no use to try 10 compete with
the West in beef production BY max
iuE use Of the advantages offered.
however, nothing whatever can put
the South I'm second place
In dairylng. where the profits are
larger than i'm the growing of beef
these advantages count for even more
IN the south than elsewhere.
The 1--we stock to which 10 feed
cotton seed meal and the Willingness
of the farmer 10 feed cotton seed
meal are, Of course. two very i'm
portant essentials. one can not raise
cotton alone and make a success Of
growing live stock on the side by buy
ing the feed supplies. The Southern
farmer must raise corn. wheat. oats
peas clover cotton I'll a silo and
have Bermuda pasture il he is 20
ing TO grow live stock successfully.
Indeed agricultural progress in the
South awaits diversified farming
Cattle can not be raised without
growing the feed crops. The feed
crops can not be used to best adj
vantage without cattle on the place
Permanent upbuldinE of the fertility
Of soil can not be accomplished with
out cattle, diversity of crops and crop
rotation That is the circuit which
agricultural prosperity travels Thus
il viii be seen that cotton seed meal
has an important role TO play in the
progress Of Southern farming
How 1t Affords Cheap Food Supply.
In feeding cattle four things are ~
importance TO the farmer: Dry mat
ter, digesuble protein, digestible car
bohydrstes and digeStible fat Dry
matter is cheap enough and easy
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