Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
COTTONSEED MEAL AS
FEED FOR BEEF CATTLE
THERE WILL BE ABOUT 6,68o,ooo
TONS SEED PRODUCED IN THE
UNITED STATES THIS YEAR.
SUPPLY GREATER THAN EVER
One Pound Of Cotton Seed Meal as 4
Stock Feed Is Equal 10 Two
Pounds Of Corn, and is
Rich in Protein.

Washington =BecShsc of she abun-
dant supply of cotton seed meal that
there is likely to be in this country
this year, specialists in the L. :.
department OF agriculture believe that
the farmer has q better opportunity TO
mako money by feeding beef cattle
than for some years past 1t now
seems likely that the price of cotton
seed meal will continue to be cOnsid-
erably lower than in recent years and
the American farmer should therefore
utilize it TO advantage to make cheap
gains
Two causes combine to lower the
price of cotton seed by-products. In
the first place the cotton crop in the
South this year is good. and in the
next the foreign markets have been
seriously interfered with by the Eu-
ropean war. II is estimated that this
year Is. 0O0, 900 bales of cotton will be
produced in the Uaited States. This
should yield 6,6SO.O00 tons of seed.
All of this. of course, will not be
crushed, but if last years proportions
hold good again about 100000 tons
of cotton seed meal will be available.
Last year approximately 100000 tons
were sent abroad. Under present con-
ditions it is not probable that any
thing like this quantity will be ex-
ported this year, and, as the cotton
crop is larger than before. it is safe
to assume that the quantity OF cotton
seed meal on the home market will be-
500, 900 tons more than last year. This
situation has already resulted in a
substantial drop in the price OF cot
ton seed by-products. Cotton seed
meal can now be bought in the South
at from $22 to $24 per ton instead of
$27 to $31 as last year. An even
greater decrease has taken place in
the price of cotton seed hulls, which
are now selling at from $3.50 TO $3.50
a ton instead of 81 to SO ton.
At these prices cotton seed meal
is approximately SIS per ton cheaper
than linseed meal, and in addition its
| feeding value is a trifle higher. 1t
seems that cattle feeders all over the
country should utilize cotton seed
meal to a greater extent than has
been done in the past.
This meal is very rich in protein.
and it's feeding value is at least twice
that of corn.
One pound Of cotton seed meal is
equal to two pounds of corn for feed
| ing cattle small portion of cotton
| seed meal has an even greater rela-
| tive value where the ration would
| otherwise be composed entirely of
feeds high in carbohydrates, such as
| corn, corn slower and timothy hay.
| This is extremely important to cattle
| feeders throughout the corn belt and
| other states where much corn is fed.
| In Indiana 1t was found that the ad-
/ dition of one pound of cotton seed
meal to a ration of corn and clover
hay resulted in a saving of 1877
pounds of corn and 1.41 pounds of
clover hay. This means that II corn
was worth 20 cents a bushel and
clover hay SIS ton, each ton Of cot
ton seed meal fed the cattle saved the
farmer $5540 worth Of other feed.
| With cotton seed meal at $24 a ton
this is a net saving of $31.40-a saw
ing we'll worth while.