Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-17
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
 PUTS COTTON HULL PRICE DOWN LOWER
AFTER HEARING SETS PRICE AT stO PER TON WHICH WILL AL LOW FARMERS OR sTocKMEN TO FEED IT INSTEAD OF HAY, THINKS ADMINISTRATOR

FLAGSTAFF, Oct. 16 Due to the
 action of the federal food administra-
 tion in Arizona in fixing the price of
 cottonseed bulls at S1O this product
 is now available at a reasonable price for all feeders of livestock.
 ] lThe price fixed at Washington for
 hulls was S2O per ton, but after hear
 ing the complaints of cattle feeders
 and also the contention of miners at
 a meeting held in Phoenix few days ago, the food administration deter mined that S1O was reasonable price that the feeder should pay for hulls
 However, should the market ad- vance to such an extent that the Phoenix millers in excess Of this amount, they must reimburse all from whom they bought cottonseed to the extent Of the advance over Sl0. The food administration is urging dairymen and stock feeders to lay in supply of hulls sufficient to carry them through the winter, because con ditions in regard to this commodity miEht change a. any moment and hulIs may not be available for use.
 It is estimated by George H. Smal- ley executive secretary of the food ! administration. who has given @ great deal of attention to cotton seed mat teTs. that there will be available in the Salt River valley F A 900 pounds of hulls This will be sufficient to feed 6,322 head of cattle for 100 days. The value of hulls for feed is equal to timothy hay In fattening cattle 1t is fed at the rate of about 20 pounds to 2 pounds of cOttonseed meal. In ad- dition to the hulls there will be avail able in the Salt River valley about 12,500 tons of cottonseed meal. Seed ! is used extensively throughout this state. Hulls, however, have not been | used to such an extent because feed | CTS have not thoroughly understood | their value. The feeding situation is i such this year that the food admins | tration is recommending hulls and is ! urging feeders to buy plentifully. ! With the price of cottonseed at S51 1 per ton and that of hulls at S10. an l excellent feed is provided the Ari- | zona feeder and at reasonable rates. l
 All cCttonseed meal manufactured | this year by Arizona mills has 36 | protein value. The Salt River valley I this year has produced 7S,000 acres of long staple cotton. The estimated yield is 10000 bales of 500 pounds each, which if marketed at 70 cents pound and the feed sold at S63 a ton will bring the sum of S16,000. 900.
 It will be seen, therefore. that this industry has grown to tremendous importance, increasing from 3S,000 last year and from 1000 the year be- fore, the industry has expanded to such an extent that it is thought this year that the local mills will not be able to handle all of the cottonseed grown in the Salt River valley. The capacity of the two Phoenix mills is estimated at 15,O0O bales. leaving surplus of 10000 bales to be shipped out of the valley This means that the hulls and the meal, as well as the oil and linters will also be shipped out unless the capacity of the Phoe- nix mills is speeded up to take care of the situation.
 The food administration is now working with the transportation di- vision on the question of freight rates for cottonseed to the various crushing centers.
 In the Yuma valley the entire cot tonseed is crushed and cold-pressed cake made which sell at about $29 per ton This provides a good feed for livestock.