The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-11
President COnnsll Declares Farmers
Of Southwest Lose Thousands
Annually by Shipping Of
Cotton Seed
TELLS COTTON PLAN
TER TO RAISE STOCK
Growing for Lint Only is Pronounc.
ed Folly Feeding Means More
Profit and More Soil
Fertility

Saltwater, Okla, March Il.-Okla
hcma and Texas farmers and ranch
men have, in too many instances, pro
dueed cattle and cottonseed meal fol
The fetsang pens Of Iowa, Illinois an,
Kansas, according to President J. II
fnnell OF Oklahoma A. aad N. col
ieee in an address prepared for the
National Corn show at Dallas. Texas
President Connell had prepared j
chart TO show the loss to these south
ern states in fertilizing value also hy
failure to feed their cotonseed meal
at home.
AZ ordile 70 this chart the fertiliz-
ms value Of 1000 pounds Of cotton
seed meal is 1886; Of cotton seed.
e;s6i Of alfalfa, $5.ii Of wheat. 4.1z.
OF corn, grain. $3.62 OF prairie hay.
Sis; OF cotton lat. SSc. The char
slill further shows that in 1912 there
were produced 6,iO4.0O0 tons Of cot-
ton seed OF a value Of S2l.20 per ton
Oklahoma and Texas are. as is we'll
known, among the greatest cotton pro-
dueing states and are responsible for
q heavy portion Of this vast tonnage
IN hts address On "Tae Value Of Cot,
ton Seed % ihe sonsh, President con.
nell said in part.
Cotton fiber or lint represents
clothing; cotton seed represents food
and soil fertility
Cotton fiber stands for prime com
nerciai values the hum Of spindles
and the boom Of looms cotton seed
stands for lat and red beef cattle. de-
licious pork, tierces Of lard, tons Of
cutter. and yats OF rarest imported
olive OIL
Growing cotton for its lint only
stands for rundown farms and ignor-
anoe and unihrit
Growing cottcl FOR lis full value
mems rich farms, lull cribs and
smoke houses, education and prosper
ity
"Will agitation and education amone
cotton growers bring about improved
nf.ces for cotton seed productiong ltI
must as Il has in years past The col
ton Oh mill can be depended on to Sc.
cure It's free share in the interest in
values. the intelligent farmer produc-
ing cotton seed viii secure his share
ami il need be win own stock in the
mill that crushes The seed, expresses
the oil and returns the meal to the
farm
The cotton crop for the south for
iaig-was sold Tor 100000. 100000. OIL
this total value si29,oOO,0Oo was paid
for cotton se0d
"The lint OF cotton is almost insep-
arabic for the seed The seed is the
mother and TO this parental breast the
nlmy lint-the child. fondly clings.
-Det fingers cannot pull it all away
and sharp teeth though driven BY
steam power cannot entirely tear it
from its natural resting place. And
so of the cotton industry the cotton
seed must be considered most i'm
poriant part Of the cotton production.
Cotton seed now represents IA per
cent OF the value Of cotton production.
'.The only obstacle in the path OF
the Oklahoma or Texas farmer In
breeding, feeding and finishing Of live
stock, is the lack OF will, the lack OF
confidence and the lack Of technical
skill How may these be acquired
If We are TO avoid these wastes nov
in cotton growing regions,
we must preach campaign Of stock
farming, stock feeding and farm man
ufacture Of meat, Of poultry, OF pork,
and cease for all time to barter the
lint cotton Of the south for the finish
ed meats manufactured clothing OF the
fest and north. Close organization
may be required on the part Of oil
mills and commercial bodies to bring
about the cooperation needed IN these
matters by the farmers of the south
for it means securing 800 per cent in.
crease in the sale value Of cotton seed