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

bic. Presto! They troop upon the
stare at command Of the genius Of
invention Now. II Is dainty. elusive
and rare perfume; now II Is SHIN
nering liquid that paradss as olive
Oh and defies the epicure TO say 1t -
not; now it is enthroned IN snowy
Wilderness IN the frying pan; now II
IS the Jerseys golden butter-but this
isn't the ode. This Is intended TO be
a very practical discussion, entitled
How the South turns its cotton seed
over To Others to go to the trouble OF
extracting some several millions
therefrom. and how the Southern
farmer could tap the golden stream
without a worry. -
4ts crop Of cotton seed, but II II got
what the ultimate consumer pays for
II IN its various manufactured forms
IT would get a hundred million COL
lars. The South does not know all OF
the tricks of cotton seed transforTna-
ton. The painstak king, delving. plod-
ding German has unearthed several
cotton seed gold mines which ne mas
securely staked Here the production
Of swineIess lard and few other
edibles more or less known to the
public has kept the cotton seed from
expatriating the greater part OF It's
resources.
Where the Farmer Comes In.
But 10 the farmer who grows the
cotton. that produces the seed, that
the mill grinds ana the wonder work
ers transform, II Is up TO him to get
his fertilizer from Il and something
more.
A ton of cotton seed contains SIS
pounds Of nitrogen, 81 pounds OF
phosphoric acid S1.s pounds OF pot
ash. Convert the seed into meal and
q 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 70 so gallons of oil can be
obtained from a ton OF cotton seed.
The oil Is not needed for feed or fer
tilizer II is. therefore. product that
should go on to the manufacturer to
be produced into various forms for
the benefit OF mankind. The farmer
should look TO the residue OF the seed
after the oil has been extracted as a
further source OF revenue.
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? Shall
ne apply # direct as a fertilizer or
shall he feed II to live stock and ap-
ply the manure as fertilizer7
Feed H.
That cotton seed meal takes the
place OF corn In an animals ration
and can be bought in the South and
Ia I'D IN, IL ~nvyY haIf nf ha
cheaper than corn has been demon
strated by many years Of practice. II
cotton seed meal can be shipped 10
the West and North and fed success
fully, what ought the South not gain
by feeding It at home?
Butt is a shame 10 say tt-the
Southern farmer Is not feeding the
cotton seed meal. but he Is selling II
TO the Weston farmer and is buying
from the " estern farmer corn to feed
Penny wise and pound foolish! II is
not to be explained upon any other
basis than that the Southern farmer
has not learned how to feed the meal.
generally speaking OF course There
are farmers feeding meal in the
South, but few, comparatively 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 II has always been with
success.
Helps to Make Stock Profitable.
The unbeliever might query:
what is the use Of feeding cotton
seed meal In the South II cattle can
not be raised in competition with the
West ?"
Cattle can be raised in the South
IN competition with the West, but,
of course, cotton seed meal alone will
not account for 1t. Without the silo,
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.
there is no use To try to compete with
the West in beef production. BY maxi
ing use Of the advantages offered.
however. nothing whatever can put
the South in second place.
In dairying, where the profits are
larger than in the growing OF beef.
these advantages count for even more
in the South than elsewhere.
The live stock to which to feed
cotton seed meal and the willingness
of the farmer TO feed cotton seed
meal are, of course, two very i'm
portant essentials. One can not raise
cotton alone and make 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. fill siIo and
have Bermuda pasture. If he is go
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 ad-
vantage without cattle on the place.
Permanent upbuilding 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
II viii be seen that cotton seed meal
has an important role to play in the
progress Of Southern farming
How II Affords Cheap Food Supply.
In feeding cattle four things are Of
importance to the farmer: Dry mat
ter, digestible protein, digestible car
bohydrates and digestible fat Dry
matter is cheap enough and easy
enough to get IN the form Of a va
riety Of "roughuess." Protein is diff
ferent It Is the most expensive. but
very essential. going chiefly TO build
ing up nerves and tissues. In this
element cnrfOn seed meal stands far