The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-03

paoyed on Farms to the Best Ad-
vantage.
Tho use Of cotton seed meal as a
daily ration for dairy cows has be-
como % general. and Its value Is so
universally acknowledged. that 1t Is
not worth while here. or elsewhere.
70 discuss longer Its merits; but since
the European war has decreased the
value Of the cotton crop Of the South
perhaps 80 per cent. people every
where are turning their attention to
anything and everything that tends to
economy and to making q better use
Of the products Mt hand.
Just y few years since the cotton
seed was q waste product Of the farm.
Criminal laws were passed I'm most of
tho States directed against any per-
SON who should have cotton seed
whore ts could be eaten by stray ami
mails from the farm. and particularly
were the laws directed against those
who would be 80 careless as to put
cotton seed into the water courses,
whore Il was thought 1t would poison
the fish. Today 1t constitutes one Of
the most important products of the
South. furnishing to the world large
quantities Of edible oils that are man
ufsctured into lards. buffers. etc.
But IL 10 not to the economic use
sf the oil to which wish in this ar
ticle to call attention. Early in the
history Of the manufacture Of cotton
seed IL was learned that the seed. in
addition to containing q valuable oil,
contained also the nutritive elements
that form an important portion of oil
animal feed. namely. protein, fat and
carbohydrates. The value Of this as a
feed was early recognized by those
countries where the raising Of stock
and cattle formed the principal indus
try. But on account Of the south's
being % welded to the producing OF
cotton a. Its one great staple. 1t has
been very much neglected in our
midst a. feed except for dairy cattle
Numerous experiments have been
conducted all over the country in the
government experiment stations that
prove beyond any reasonable doubt
that cottonseed meal Is as valuable
. horse feed. when fed scientifically
a. u IN for dairy cattle.
DR.. Tate Butler Of Raleigh. who Ia
IN eminent authority on feeds and
feeding. said at Columbia during q
meeting Of the live stock association:
There ID enough known abou,
feeding horses cottonseed meal for me
to state that II you had q horse that
you are feeding IA pounds Of corn
daily. you could take out four
pounds Of corn and put In two pounds
OF cottonseed meal and get better re-
suits. Not because corn is not the
best feed we have for supplying heat
and energy. but there Is another thing
needed. When that horse supplies you
muscular energy ne Is burning up his
muscles just as you burn coal In a
furnace to supply energy to run the
machinery In your factories. and he
has got to have something to build
up those wasted muscles. and corn
does not contain II In sufficient guam
tity. A little cottonseed meal Is bet
tor than an additional amount OF
corn. When you are already fecdinG
your horse stover and ten pounds of
corn. would rather have two pounds
OF cottonseed meal added than four
pounds OF corn. I would rather have
two pounds Of cottonseed meal added
than four pounds Of oats. Corn Is
q spleDdid horse feed. but we are
wasting $2.000.0OO a year in South
Carolina feeding an all-corn ration"
Maj. w. q. Hinson OF James Island
In letter dated July 80, addressed
tn Edw. A. Eve Of Charleston, had
this to say:
"I have frequently used cottonseed
meal feeding my horses and mules
and always with perfect satisfaction
My attention was first called to Its
sreat value for that purpose some 20
years ago by Mr.. Jno. stoney Porcher
then living ir ST. Johns. who was
pleased with his experiment with 1t
and highly recommended 1t. 1t is too
rich a food to be fed In large quantity
My experience was that two or three
pounds was what was best. All 40 not
take to II at once and have to be grad