Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-12

ton after careful and deliberate inves-
tigation at $500 per ton. which would
leave a difference of s7T1s between the
actual outturn Of the products OF a ton
OF cotton seed and the cost of working
/ the same The food administration
feels that $500 provides a sufficient
differential to allow the mills a falT
margin profit on their operations.
These figures would therefore indicate
that S77.OO would be a fair and Just
price at existing market values for the
Dy-products of a ton of cotton seed to
be paid anywhere in the states of Geor-
gia and Alabama for cotton seed. On
] this basis and allowing $500 per ton
/ freight, which seems 10 be n fair aver
age taking the country over, and S2.Oo
| for buying costs, the net price OF
/ ton of prime seed, (. o. b. cars at the
local station would be $500 or $500
for wagon seed.
1 As a result of this conclusion, all
sorts of arguments have arisen as to
| whose OK is being gored." and as to
whether this adjustment or the situa-
/ ton is fair to all the interests concerned.
AS a matter of fact, SO is an eXtraordi-
narily good price for cottonseed, and
/ If every farmer can obtain that much
/ for his seed he should feel we'll salts
/ fled On the basis indicated, he is en-
/ titled to receive this price whenever his
seed are delivered at a railway station.
/ OF course, IL must be remembered that
/ these figures are for prime seed. which
means that they must be of first-clsss
/ grade and quality and free from imma-
/ ture seed and dirt Unless this be true.
/ the mills, no matter what their effort
/ may be, will be unable to obtain the
amount of by-products indicated above.
and which the food administration holds
/ they should obtain il they are to pay
| the price suggested.
! OF course, there is a wonderful varia-
/ ton in the character of cotton seed, and
it has long been evident that they should
/ be bought on the basis of their oil and
nitrogen content. Investigations aimed
at the Georgia State College of Agricul-
ture since 1916 show that there may be
q variation in oil content between diff
ferent varieties of 1875 gallons per ton.
In view of these facts an effort has
| been made to call the attention of farm
/ ers TO varieties of cotton which yield
high per cent OF nitrogen and oil. II
has been definitely shown that as nne
varieties of cotton are obtainable and
adapted for general cultivation in the
| cotton belt will yield desirable quanti-
| ties Of both nitrogen and oil, hence there
is no excuse for growing inferior strains
more lint II would be a difficult mat
| ter Of course. to analyze every wagon
load Of seed, but there is still no reason
why the seed purchased in carload lots
should not be sold on analysis. It has
been pretty we'll established by the in
vestigations referred TO that the oil con-
tent of a given variety OF cotton seed
is rather uniform. and hence IL a certain
strain is grown in considerable quantity
Z - ~ sRsnsf nan. warft1 no
little discrimination in favor of one pro-
Queer as compared with another if
whole carload of il is purchased on the
basis of a composite analysis OF the
seed contained in the car.
If average seed are worth SIS free
I on board cars. superior seed should be
worth more and should sell at a prem
/ ium as they will contain several gal
Ions more oil than the average seed.
Inferior seed. on the other hand, should
| sell for less as they do not contain so
much oil and are not so valuable, there
fore. IL s75 be regarded as the basis
for prime seed, a superior strain of
seed, according to the Investigations
made at the college, would probably be
worth $3.50, while the poorest seed
would be worth about S5765 per ton.
While it is impossible to establish an
economic standard for seed all az once,
TINS Is lu6 aim anu cUC 10 WHICH our
efforts should be directed for Il Is on
this basis that justice can be done the
producer. the manufacturer and the ul-
innate consumer. If all seed are to
/ be purchased on a uniform price basis.
then the farmer is not receiving any
encouragement to grow selected strains
of cotton which run high in nitrogen
and OIL content in other words, the
man who is efficient is really being dis
i
more for his superior strain of seed
than the man who is producing a low
grade seed, and is really helping to
compensate him for producing an in
ferior grade.
As pointed out on previous occasions,
there is a difference of at least IS per
ton in the value Of seed on the basis of
oil content alone. In the state of Geor-
gia, for instance, some 100000 tons
were crushed last year and this repre-
sents a gain or loss of four million
dollars. This gain may be made on the
part of farmers by growing certain
standardized and selected varieties to
| the exclusion of others which have no
special qualities to recommend them to
general consideration. If these unde-
sirabIe strains were eliminated, this
large addition to our wealth would pass
into the hands of the farmers and the
OIL mills WOULD De aDle TO ODldln muCn
more uniform grade of seed for hand
ling. This OF itself would be such a
material advantage that il need not be
explained in detail. II is self-evident
therefore that a concerted effort should
be made to obtain and cultivate only
those strains of seed which show a
high nitrogen and oil content, ard pro-
Guce lint of a satisfactory grade and
quantity as we'll. There is an oppor-
tunity here for farmers and oil millers
I to cooperate to the material and mu-
/ tual advantage of the various inter-
ests which they represent.
MAKING FEED FROM CORN STALKS
AND VELVET BEAN VINES
J. :. o.. Atlanta. Ga, writes: Please
tell me how TO prepare land and get best
results from peanuts. What 10 you think
OF a feed made from stalks. fodder.
velvet beans and vines ground altogether
! after shocking for some two three weeks
| tin dried and well cured! What Is the soil
| value OF SOY beans where beans aud vines
| are taken from the landf Also what Is the
/ value OF peavnes taken from the andg
| sandy land is the best type OF soil