Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Cotton Seed Meal a Southern Asset
PoorlyAppreciatedby Southern Farmer
Advantages in Livestock Rails
ing and Lends Itself Admirably
Soil Fertility.

silage are by an odds the cheapest
combination Of ration.
In What Quantities to Feed.
The average ration fed to work an
finals in the South is IA pounds of
corn and 10 pounds of mixed hay per
day per 1000 live weight It is de-
fcient in protein. Add two pounds Of
cotton seed meal to the ration and we
have nearly the correct standard. It
viii not hurt the mule or horse. 1t
simply affords him what he needs and
his system Graves Mix 800 pounds
Of corn, $50 pounds of oats and 300
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 5 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
1900 pounds corn and cob meal and
300 pounds of cotton seed meal, to
be fed, Of course, three times a day
a total Of 10 pounds per day, and
along with il roughness.
A mixture OF nine parts corn and
one part cotton seed meal has been
bama station, reducing the cost Of
gain per hundredweight from 81 or
$40 per day to IS or So Its value in
feeding to dairy cattle has been men
toned. From four to five pounds per
1000 pounds live weight when a COW
is giving two gallons Of milk per
day is recommended to be fed with
ordinary roughness. For beef produc-
ton from to 6 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.
II 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
tertilizing value too clearly made
known to leave doubt, that there
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
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 II is good thing for the cotton
seed crushers. OF course, It is good
thing for the cotton seed crushers.
Why should these progressive South
ern men not have a good thing If
there are any coming along? Why
should not everybody wish not only
that the cotton seed crushers should
get something out of cotton seed meal
but that the Southern farmer
should also get something good out
Of it2 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 it7
Is anybody else more entitled to It?
The feeding OF cotton seed meal in
the South does not have to be boosted
in order to 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 to try 10 get along without
getting every cent 1t can out Of cot
ton seed meal as a feed for animals