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


cotton seed meal in nitrogen, the
most expensive Of all plant food. The
following table will show the relative
standing:
Nitro Phos Pot
Name. gen. Acid. ash.
Corn 96.4 14.O 80
Corn and cob meal 2S2 ia "a
Corn bran 32.6 24.2 IS6
Wheat bran . 524 SIS 32.G
Wheat middlings 52.6 1870 1873
Rice bran 142 90 4.S
Oats Az 1914 12.4
Cotton seed meal 1858 SIS ia
From this it can be readily seen
that the droppings of cattle fed on
cotton seed meal will afford the most
economic source of nitrogen when
compared with other foods. Since
about rs per cent Of nitrogen con-
sumed by live stock in the form of
food may be returned to the soil in
the form of manure it will be OBJ
served how inexpensively cotton seed
meal can be made to put nitrogen in
the soil.
Incidentally II may here be observed
that 25 per cent Of the nitrogen plant
food in the cotton seed meal can be
used to fatten an animal and the bal
ance returned to the soil whence
it came, to feed other plants Is it
not better to use the 25 per cent In
feeding live stock than in returning il
directly to the soil in the form of
meal fertilizer
The IS per cent of nitrogen of the
total content Of the food, when fed
to animals, gives ample return, but
probably in no way more than in milk
production. Always where Southern
dairymen have used cotton seed meal
better returns were receivd. In feed
ing beef cattle, cotton seed meal and
silage are by all odds the cheapest
combination Of a ration.
In What Quantities to Feed.
The average ration fed to work an
imals in the South is IA pounds of
corn and ~ pounds of mixed hay per
day per 1000 live weight. It is de-
fiCient in protein. Add two pounds Of
cotton seed meal to the ration and we
have nearly the correct standard. IT
will not hurt the mule or horse. l.
simply affords him what he needs and
his system Graves. Mix 600 pOurda
Of corn, $50 pounds of oats anc 3G)
pounds Of cotton seed meal and 300
pounds of wheat bran and feed about
Is pounds per day per 1000 live
weight of horse or mule doing hard
work, and good results will follow.
The Is pounds. of course. should be
divided into three parts and fed morn
ing, noon and night along with mixed
hay or slower.
Another convenient combination is
$500 pounds corn and cob meal and
300 pounds of cotton seed meal, to
be fed, of course, three times a day,
total of Is pounds per day, and
along with it roughness.
A mixture of nine parts corn and
one part cotton seed meal has been
fed to hogs to advantage at the Ala
bama station, reducing the cost Of
gain per hurdredweight from 81 or
$40 per day to IS or Sc. Its value in
feeding to dairy cattle has been men
toned. From four to five pounds per
1000 pounds live weight when COW
is giving two gallons of milk per
day is recommended to be fed with
ordinary roughness. For beef produc-
ton from to pounds of cotton
seed meal can be fed depending upon
the size of the animal, along with
silage and roughness.
Important to South to Boost Meal.
1t is curious with all that has been
demonstrated of the feeling advant
age Of cotton seed meal. the case
which has often been made in it's fav-
or in dairying and beef production, the
ferttlizing value too clearly made
should be those essaying to be agrt-
cultural leaders who on every occa-
sion choose to speaksoftly in advocacy
Of this vital resource of the South
cotton seed meal There are not
many. They do not openly oppose.
They dare not in the face of a world
Of facts. Their purposes are con-
cealed and doubtless few are deceived.
1t is unfortunate. however, when
there Is so much to be done to educate
the Southern farmer to the vast bene-
fits TO be derived by the largest pos
sible use Of cotton seed, that there
should be any one standing around
with fingers crossed and allowing
that it is a good thing for the cotton
seed crushers. or course, It is a good
thing for the cotton seed crushers.
Why should these progressive South
ern men not have a good thiog If
there are any coming along? Why
should not everybody wish not only
that the cotton seed Crushers should
get something out Of cotton seec meal
but that the Southern farmer
should also get something good out
Of f.? What excuse Is there for any
body living in the South not boosting
the uses Of cotton seed meal for every
cent that the-South can get out of it?
Is anybody else more entitled to it?
The feeding Of cotton seed meal in
the South does not have to be boosted
in order 70 provide a market for cot
ton seed meal. Germany Sweden.
Norway, Denmark, Holland, England,
France and practically the whole
civilized world is buying cotton seed
products for feeding purposes The
North is a large consumer. The cot
ton seed crusher can get along with
out the South, but the South will be
foolish 10 try to get along without
getting every cent it can out Of cot