Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-02
FACTS ABOUT C<1.f-H SEED Pol
SONING

FACTS ABOUT ,<yr.f1S SEED POL
SONING
The importance and value OF cotton
seed meal 10 the American stcokman has
long been recognized. After the animal
mas aIgestSd this concentrate x Estur
ally voids a large quantity OF the plant
food constituents IL contains Ilere-
lore. il is one Of those fOOdstuffs which
i valuable for two purposes; irst. for
the proper nutrition OF animals, and. sec
ond. for the plant food contained in the
sejecta- Experience has now shown that
this concentrate can be fec for long Pc
RODS OF time 10 beef and dairy cattle
with profit and advantage Difficulty,
however. has always been experienced
IA feeding il 10 hOgs. Much time ana
enfort have been devoted 10 a study OF
the subject OF feeding cotton seed meal
tu hogs IN an endeavOr 10 discover the
toxic principle which il has long been
supposed 70 contain. and which II was
thought resulted I'm the sO-called poison
INK OF hogs
Cotton seed meal on account OF its
very concentrated nature has been over
led 10 most classes OF live stock Persons
VINO are accustomed to feeding ORDINARY
grains do not appreciate how much
richer il is than corn bran or oats IN
protein. and herce where careless feed
ing has been INDUCED in. the so-called
cotton seed poisoning has been observed
in the case OF both beef and dairy cat
tie Moreover. when heavy rations OF
This foodstuff have been fec for long
periods OF time. l2O to $50 days in the
case of beef cattle. fat sickness mas
sometimes occurred. In other cases
animals have become lame, their eyes
have discharged freely, and blindness
has sometimes resulted. Conditions OF
this kind are seldom experienced now
because those who have utilized cotton
seed meal have come TO under
stand its concentrated nature ana
rse II with discretion and judgment and
in association with other foodstuHs'
thereby providing almost IDEAL ratohs
for beef and dairy cattle at moderate
cost. For instance, when cotton SEED
neal is combined with silage, il may
Nc fed for almost indefinite periods 10
besf or dairy cattle. In the case OF
dairy COWS not over four TO five pounds
should ordinarily be fed per head per
CAV. In the case OF beef cattle, starting
with a ration Of two pounds. II snouId
seldom be increased beyond six, and
certainly not beyond eight pounds Tor
any length OF time As a producer OF
milk and as a concentrate for the rat
4snins and finishing Of beef cattle. cot
ton seed meal stands unrivaled when
nroperIv combined with suitable COM
nanion foods such as silage or grass.
i. NAV. therefore. be said that cotton
seed meal can be fed to beef and dairy
attic with impunity provided the owner
OF the stock use any degree or ludg-
ment.
with hogs the situation is somewhat
diTerent Many attempts have beeh
r1ada tn devise a means by which this
material could be fed with safety 10
this class OF animals. Only limited sue
cess has been attained in this dlrecton'
however. IL seems safe 10 feeo COTTON
seed meal TO hogs for periods OF %
70 30 DAYS, especially when they are on
Grazing crops. and when not more than
one-ffth of the ration consists OF COT
ron seed meal In other words. IL should
be fed with four parts OF bran ter-
menting cotton seed meal ana corn TO-
Eether also seems to be an advantage.
IL has been suggested that cotton seeu
nal could be fed with solutions OF COZ
ueras with some success, but no very
definite and conclusive results seem 10
have been obtained with any Of these
Methods as vet and hence IL rs graft
tying TO observe that the subject or
cotton seed poisoning in hogs has been
made the basis OF an investigation ny
tao United States bureau OF animal in
dustry, for the purpose Of determining
more accurately than has yet been DOS
sfpIe the toxic influences which seem
70 result from the feeding of this meal,
and which are evidenced at times ny
violent disrrhoes, harsh rough coat, %
rslysfs shortness OF breath, dropsical
conditions and emacistiOn- The condt-
tscns manifested partake IN some in
stances OF an acute form in which hogs
die very suddenly. the largest and best
rourished animals generally being the
ones attacked The chronic form may
not prove fatal for considerable period
Of time. though the symptoms persist II
the feed is not changed The hog, how
ever. slowly declines and viii eventually
die Post morten examinations show
a large quantity or fluid in the aldo
rrinal Or thoracic cavity. nd the Kidneys,
liver and spleen arc generally longest
ed. The lungs are likely TO be affected
and the heart is often enlarged
\ study or these conditions led Profs.
Rommel and Vedder TO the conclusion
that this condition in hogs that had
consumed rationS Of cotton seed meal
for some length Of time was quite sim
liar TO that condition in man known as
beeriberi This disease is said to be
chargeable TO faulty metabOlism and to
a deficiency Of vitamimes in the food.
People living on highly milled rice in
which the pericarp and aleurone layers
have been removed are most subject to
this trouble. 4 dietary of bread or
macaroni made from highly milled wheat
flour will also produce beriberi. The
disease has been produced in chickens
and pigeons used in laboratory studies
when fed on highly milled rice or wheat
flour. This disease has been seldom
reported in literature dealing with swine
raising. though BriJOn. an English sci
enlist. seems TO have investigated tho
subject to some extent set forth in
a book published i'm 1907 on the causes
and prevention Of beribeTi.
The Investigations indicated by the
gentlemen mentioned above commenced