The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-10
Editor The Inteiligencer:

our southern planters In Europe, for
instance, every particle OF manure is
saved with the utmost care, and by the
practice OF economy along this line
the . farmers have been able
to maintain the fertility og their land
for several hundred years. 1t would
be considered little short OF q crime
In Europe TO apply directly TO the soil
any matreial which could fret be used
with advantage in the nutrition Of live
stock. Hence. 1t is not surprising that
the farmers of Denmark. Germany and
England are loatiie To believe that we
in the south apply directly 20 the soil
as fertilizer hundreds of tons of cotton
seed meal each year.
10 one questions the value OF cotton
seed meal as a source of fertilizer for
few II any concentrate surpasses Il for
this purpose, A ton OF the highest
grade cotton seed meal contains about
144 pounds of nitrogen, COS pounds OF
phosphoric acid and BIG pounds of
potash. A ton or standard cotton
seed meal contains 1926 pounds OF nj
trogeh; eSout SO pounds of phosphoric
acid and 80 pounds of potash.
Where n farmer has TO purchase
supplemental plant food. he will natur-
ally Investigate the. merits of cotton
seed meal as compared with other or
ganic carriers OF nitrogen. When he
does so he will be surprised at the re-
rlasiyely sDeaking, high value 1t has for
fsrtilizing purposes. '"N.
For instance, organic nitrogen will
probably cost the farmer now close to
20 cents pound and available phos-
phoric acid and potash 4 and S cents
respectively. On this basis q ton of
high grade cotton seed meal contains
$32.Sl OF fertility OF which $2S.SO con-
sists OF nitrogen. A ton of standard
cotton seed meal on the same basis
contains $2S.32 worth OF fertility of
which S2472 consists OF nitrogen.
ffusuiiiinB that r0ttun seed meal
can be bought for $50 per ton, the fer
tilizing constituents II contains Justify
the farmer IN using it. IL he can
buy. 1t at S25 per ton, IL is certainly to
his advantage to do so as is apparent
from the figures presented. When
this material Is applied to the soil
either directly or in combination with
other materials in so-called complete
fertilizer II can only return under the
most fayorable conditions to the pur-
chaser the tfsrtiIihihg value OF the
elements it iop1taths. Before being
applied ito the son, however,, il NAV
be handled in q way which win double
Its value 10 the farmer and; hut slipbtiv
Z impair IT'S ase for. fartilizine purnoses.
Strange as ft ay & az 81. cotton ,sseIs
meal. commands on 9iie markets ofl The
Forth u price nqnipalentl to the plant
food 1t contains. In other words. its
feeding value seems to have been lost
sight or. For instance. n farmer viii
not hesitate to nav $40 for TON NJ
wheat bran. MiddIings will cost him
from $50 to Sa5. These feeds have n
low fertilizinp VIZ .,,e as comnnred with
cotton seed meal, and certaialy are not
equivalent to II in Feeding value when
used either nIone or In combinatiom
with other concentratas Whv tho
Rouu vafue OF cotL0n ses.ti meal shomi6
he SO compieteiy ,,9er Iookg;, .s oIe ',f
those puzzling proposition To which n
satisfactory solution can not he fonnd
Now that attention is being turned In
live stock production i'm n more em-
phatic. manner than ever begore mr.
bably it's merits as a fooist,IfP wili be
more generally ana comnIeteIv 'racopz
nised.
Mon Who h.ya ga o.,to ...,
IN nny cnn.iJarahte ~ sa n SIN siea ineal
that its ynlne for t,,s ,,,,rSo - t4sise
seryatiyaIy X aied ~ Sa1 ,dn pose 70 Son-
vii contsn5 tba, AtiY'gsi ti'ox @ ISn. S.sny
have ono nnnp5 ~ oss,,o. moEu ~ = s'slS
than iva SnmnSs of If carn n SSsI T;.h nle.. ana.,
NJ 81 : hnsba5 t,,,, - teoa !. VIII IN, eolH l.
anproximateiy7S ineycasas, @ ~ - W wA c5se .sa
fss.tinr Sltr rsi,;s ',,sanstas St lne
Adding the fertiiizinR and estimataS
fssding value togesher. q ton ~ cntton
seed meal OF good ouaiitv sbonIS easi-
ly be worth SO and farmers Who are
maintaining dairy herds or fsedinS
beef. cattle with any degree OF skiII are
securing from ,it q price ner Ton nm.
proximating this figure. or eonrss,
all the fertiIfsing Constituent. in =