Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
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@S& And SUCCESSFUL EARRING
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The Concentrate Situation

Ihk CONCENTRATE STU AIION-
According 10 statistics there has been
= remarkable falling OF this year in the
yield Of wheat This will materially
lessen the supply OF wheat bran. The
corn crop is also shorter than usual so
that as much OF this grain will not be
available for feeding this winter as was
the case last year. The cat crop also
shows a marked decrease. These con-
Stitute the three primary grain crops
which are used either directly or in
directly as sources OF feed for animals
in that great stretch of territory north
OF the Ohio river. and in which Up TO
comparatively recent times the feeding
OF live stock has been carried forward
on an extensive commercial scale
This review of the situation makes
IL self-evident that the present shortage
in concentrates will be keenly felt by
stockmen in general. The situation will
also be aggravated by the inststent de-
Tnand coming to US from Europe for ad-
ditionsl food supplies for both man and
beast. Fortunately for the south. fair
" good wheat and cat crop was made.
while the corn crop is exceptionally
large The hay crop is also good so that
there is an abundance OF forage, and
there probably was never a time when
the southern farmer was better pre-
pared to carry his live stock through
the winter in good condition. and even
10 fatten or finish fair proportion or
them than during the approaching win
ter.
some OF the concentrates mentioned
are so valuable for human food that
they are almost exclusively used for this
purpose. leaving only such by-products
as bran in the case of wheat, oat hulls
N the case of oats and corn bran in the
case OF corn for the nutrition OF I'VE
stock OF these by-products, oat hulls
are probably the least desirable, though
the waste from Oat meal mills contains
considerable nutriment- Wheat bran OF
itself is fine food and contains fair
amount OF protein and phosphorus, max
ing IL well adapted for the nutrition of
dairy cows Corn bran and gluten meal
and other by-products Of our greatest
sereal are also valuable. All OF these
products find a ready market, but at
best they are limited in quantity when
the needs of the country as whole are
taken into consideration.
Corn Of itself is low in ash and pro-
tsin and when fed alone is an expensive
ration. Il Is greatly improved If IL can
be- fed in combination with by-product
rich in protein. Not only is its feeding
value increased thereby. but IL can be
made TO go a good deal further in salts
Tying the requirements Of animals and
thus enabling the farmer TO maintain
larger numbers OF live stock on his farm
than would otherwise be possible The
price OF all grain crops is high and will
tend 10 rise rather than depreciate, hence
all available grain food or substitutes
therefore should be husbanded and used
20 the best possible advantage.
Since corn constitutes the principal
cereal available for animal nutrition, and
IN view Of its deficiency in protein, ii
I'D N
which can be combined with il to good
advantage and which can be purchased
at a reasonable cost, relatively speaking.
In case OF the farmers OF the south,
they are peculiarly fortunate, for
though the cotton crop Is shorter than
in some years. there viii still be avail
able very considerable supplies Of cotton
seed meal containing anywhere from 81
to AZ per cent OF protein. or at least four
times as much OF this essential ele-
ment as corn Happily. this concentrate
combines with corn TO the very best adj
vantage in the feeding Of practically all
classes Of live stock maintained in the
south. II not only improves the ration
ordinarily fed TO horses and mules. but
is especially valuable when combined
with corn in the fattening OF beef cattle.
u may be fed as the sole concentrate to
dairy cows with most excellent results.
and small quantities Of il may be added
20 the ration fed TO hogs and chickens
with advantage. The price 1t is now
commanding OF approximately SIS ton
seems 10. be disturbing our stockmen con-
sideTably. They are inclined TO think,
for instance, that il is too costly to use
IN their feeding operations, but they
overlook the fact that wheat bran, oats
and corn viii cost nearly as much and
contain only One-fOurth TO one-third the
amount OF digestible protein found in
cotton seed meal As a matter OF fact,
for the practical purposes of animal
nutrition. cotton seed meal will pro-
vide the farmer with the protein which
Is 50 essential. even at existing prices. at
a much lower relative cost than he can
obtain IL through corn. wheat bran or
oats. In fact. IL he were called on To
pay $40 TO SIS more a ton for cotton seed
meal than IL is now bringing he would
still be securing his protein at a lower
relative cost than he could obtain IL i'm
the other concentrates mentioned.
This being true, IL would seem that
the farmers Of the south are well sup
piled with roughage. and i'm view of the
high prices which finished or sem-finish-
ed animals are bringing. could well af-
ford to utilize any surplus of cotton
seed meal together with any other con-
centrate they have at home for the feed
ing OF any animals they may have on
hand at the present time. One thing is
certain. that unless the cotton seed meal
IS utilized at home, IL will be sent to
other sections of the country and com
nand even a higher price than that now