Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02


Velvet beans when ground with the
hull contain about
1875 per cent of protein.
as pr cent of fat.
1913 per cent fiber.
SAG per cent of carbohydrates.
A ton of velvet beans ground with
the bulls contains about
56.S lbs. nitrogen.
16 lbs. phosphoric acid
344 lbs. potash.
The beans make a very good stock
feed and can be fed to almost any class
of stock with advantage. They are
probably best mixed in the proportion
of equal parts with corn or corn and
cob meal Beans are relatively cheaper
than corn at the present price. One
might, therefore, make a mixture of
two-thirds beans and one-third corn and
cob meal. Velvet beans are not nearly
so rich as cottonseed meal. In other
words, if a ton Of beans ground with
the bulls can be purchased at $1,000,
the feeding value Of good grade of
cottonseed meal would not be far from
$4,000. A high grade cotton seed
meal contains about
14O lbs. of nitrogen.
81 lbs. of phosphoric acid.
Sc lbs. OF potash.
times az much nitrogen and nearly 3
IL times as much phosphoric acid as
beans with the hulls. OF course, velvet
beans ground with the hulls can be mix
ed with al equal amount by weight of
acid phosphate ard a fair fertilizer OBJ
tanned for corn and cotton. 1t would
naturally he rather low in nitrogen and
potash. The latter we cannot help by
reason of existing circumstances, but
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vantage. While neither velvet beans
nor cottouseed meal should be used di-
rectly as fertilizer, I would prefer to
use the cottonseed meal in place of the
velvet beans If II could be bought at
anything like the same relative price
when their plant food and fertilizing
value is concerned.
The people n your community should
grind their beans and use them for
stock food. They could be fed to adj
vantage to hogs, which is not true; of
course, of cottonseed meal.
WANTS A CHEAP RATION FOR HIS
HOGS.
J. r, NJ, Ducktown, Tenn, writes:
have two pigs four months old. 1 want to
Kill one this winter and raise the other for
stOsk hog. ! can get a fed that anal
Yves 14.5 per cent protein, 50 per cent
cent fiber. for S2.67 per cwt. Corn meal
costs me 81 .65 per bushel Which would
You advise iac to use? There is pas
turage here.
If situated as you are we would en-
deavor 10 raise the pig in question on
corn meal at S1.65 per bushel in prefer
ence to paying S2.67 per hundred weight
for material showing the analysis indi-
Gated in your letter. Corn meal of itself
you understand, does not make a salts
factory ration for hogs because ii Is
low in protein and ash mater. On that
account you should feed something along
with It. This material can be provided
in part by using kitchen slop provided
you keep soap powders and broken dishes
and glass out of 1t. The corn meal can
be reduced TO a semiliquid form with
the slop. IL you can secure some skim
milk 20 feed with the corn meal your
problem is already solved. as it will
supply the necessary protein and some
considerable amount of ash matter as
well.
In any event you should give the hogs
considerable range so they may travel
about and thereby secure exercise which
will KEEP them I'm good condition. They
will also gather up considerable
amount of mineral matter and some food