Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-22

er variety, showed an oil content OF Eli
per cent of oil and also made very
good yield, though ii was later maturing
than College No. 1. Williams contained
2O.ss per cent of oil. but did not yield
quite so well as Culpepper's. Brown S
No. contained 1915 per cent of oil, but
did not yield quite so we'll as Williams.
Coming down TO Meadows and Lank-
ford's, the latter OF which only contain
ed I7.3s per cent of oil, the yields are
lower and the quality of earliness not
especially accumulated. The reader Will
observe that there is a difference or
nearly 4 per cent between the oil con-
tent of College No. 1 and Landlord S,
that the latter variety is not so early
and that IL does not yield so well.
In further proof of the correlation in
dfeated we note that when selections OF
College No. l were planted by them
selves in 1916 those showing the high
est oil content were also the earliest and
made the largest total yield. 1t viii
be observed that certain strains OF Col
IeEe No. ! ran comparatively low in
oil. These, of course, are the ones
which will be discarded. 1t is impossi-
BILE to tell from looking at a plant what
the composition of the seed may be, but
when YOU make an actual test and de-
termine in the laboratory the oil con-
tent. keep a record Of the different pick
ings and the per cent of lint, 1T is then
possible to select out OF the thousands
OF hybrids which must necessarily be
produced to secure the proper correla-
ton of the desirable qualities indicated
that outstanding variety which has SUI
perior merit tot those ordinarily grown.
The farmer probably does not realize
the slow. tedious and laborious work
!, q INN q l.
itv Of a given strain OF cotton. BY rea-
SON of the lack of knowledge with re-
gard to the principles of plant breed
ing we find any number of varieties OF
seed now on the market which are lack
ing in those fundamental characters
which a high standard variety of cotton
should possess. and yet are purchased
at high prices and used generally by our
farmers.
Persons who are breeding cotton can
not hope to attain the highest success
unless they keep an accurate record Of
their plants by pickings, grow all the
varieties they are working with under
uniform conditions, provide for culti-
waiting them so there will be no chance
for them to admix through natural
crossing, as it were, as the result of
insects passing from the bloom of one
variety to that of another. They must
also have the facilities which chemi-
cal laboratory alone can AFFORD in order
that the oil and nitrogen content may be
determined at the same time. The time
has come in the history of our civillza-
ton when guesswork plans and know-3n
theories must be abandoned and exact
scientific methods followed. Farmers
have everything TO gain and nothing to
lose BY seeing that the cotton seed
which they plant this spring is chosen
from the few early-maturing and high
oil and nitrogen-yielding strains avail
able. The character of seed selected
will play a most important part IN
fighting the weevil. Have you prepared,
Mr.. Planter. to adequately protect your
own best interests in this respect2
MERITS OF VELVET BEAN MEAL
J. A. X, Unadilla, Ca, writes: would
like TO know the analysis Of velvet bean
meal and how IL compares with cotton seed
meal for feeding TO cattle; also how IL COM
pares with corn meal for horses and hogs
The analyses of different samples of
velvet bean meal will vary somewhat,
no doubt. but as a rule the following
figures will about approximate the feed
ing and fertilizer constituents it con-
tains: Without the hulls velvet beans
will contain about 21.S per cent of pro-
tein: Sc per cent if fat; "a per cent of
fiber; Sill per cent of carbohydrates;
IL per cent of phosphorus, and IL per
cent OF potash. The nitrogen equiva-
lent of the protein content is 3.49 per
cent. Choice cotton seed meal contains
about al per cent of crude protein; IL
per cent of fiber; % per cent of carbo-
hydrates. and 81 per cent of fat. You
will thus see that a high grade of cot
ton seed meal contains nearly twice as