Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-21

crease anu the uses ~ " 4AASAA ~ NtAaA ~
puJ multiplied. IL would appear tnAt II
seasonal conditions are reasonably Ia
vOrablt. We snouIu nla6e norma chop
o. cotton Iu Georgia IN IslS. IA this
couuv1I.Uu AZ IS veal 10 state mat there
mas ue,st a gOou deal OF ram up 10 the
present tlnlc aud tnstt the cotton Il ioui
with gas, ana Weeds. Therefore, lEe
yuJIOUO Just al tHls moment - not As
promising Il mlsnt be, IA view Oh the
shortage OF ..apOr wnlcn Viii maNe IL eA-
ceedIu7.s dIIncuIt TO promptly cIean up
the colVou .anu should dly weather
cnsue.
Iuere Is another very potent reasoh
why a normal crop oil cotton Is nlSh
IL desirable al this time. 1t represents
one OF cur most important food crops,
ino4gn Iuls statement rs no. generails
Understood ana appreciated al ats lace
value. According to UHe uILlerentials
liked Dy the l.. =. IoOu aumiHiStfd-
tIOu il appears than ton "a prime
seeu SHOULD produce approximately 40
gallons OF OIL containing 80 POUNDS
per SALON. 900 poUnus OF meal, IA
pounds OF lint ana $50 pounds OF nuiIs.
Tnese figures total 1902 pounds. there
Oeiug - POUNDS OF waste per ton dus
10 Ine dirt and trash contained in the
seed. Note carefully that out OF each
-.
1852 pounds Jhat Lave a distinct food
value. In other words, all Of the seed
in a ton Is OF service as either human
or animal food except the lint ana
waste. Cotton seed OH, as we all now
know. when refined makes one OF the
most wholesome and desirable OF cook
ing oils. IL skillruily handled IL IS
equal in quality and appearance 10
olive oil, and presumably IL masquer-
AIDES at times under thai soDrlquet
Cotton seed oil is used as the basis IN
the making of lard compounds now 50
extensively used in the place OF hog
lard. IL is extensively used IN the
manufacture OF soap, and we probably
are still at the threshold OF our knoWl-
edge OF the many purposes 10 which 1t
may be devoted to the advantage ana
ullift of the human race.
TIE meal constitu -, one Of the most
valuable concentrates known. II is
valuable not only as source or nu-
triton for. horses, cattle and poultry,
but when properly refined II may be
used IN combination with the flour oo-
tanned from various cereals for the
making of bread. 1t will probably
have an increased use in this direction
as the years elapse and as ouI popula-
ton becomes more and m ore conSest-
ed The meal is SO concentrated that
il is best used in feeding animals IN
combination with other toodstut1s
which are not so rich in protein or
muscle and nerve forming and sustain
ing elements Ii is SO concentrated
that it can be shipped anywhere in the
world and used in combination with any
other form of animal food. on this
account we have unfortunately let too
much of il go abroad 10 England, Den
mark. Holland and even Germany. This
meal is so rich in fertilizing constitu-
,.nts also that it is valuable source
i. plant food and is unfortunately
often applied to the soil without first
being fed to animals Its handling In
this manner is of course little short OF
a crime, while the tendency to ship 1t
abroad in such large quantities is In
large measure responsible for the de-
pIetion of our southern soils in es-
sential fertilizing constituents.
The hulls constitute a roughage of
some value, probably equal at least to
low-grade shredded corn FODDER. In
some tests they seem 20 have surpassed
in value the credit indicated. In other
tests they seem to have appToximated
in feeding value the results obtained
with timothy hay. They certainly have
sufficient value to make them an i'm
portant adjunct in the feeding of beef
and dairy cattle. Thus, we see that
cotton produces food in several desir-
able forms, not only for use of the hu-
man being. but for the animal as we'll
Next, let us consider the amount of
food which may be obtained from an
acre of cotton. A fair average yield,
say for Georgia, would probably be 1870
pounds of lint per acre. This is below
rather than above the figures normally
obtained. Any farmer who may be
cIassed as reasonably successful will
easily produce 200 pounds of lint cot
ton per acre. For the sake of argument
and in justice to the majority of those
who grow cotton, the latter figure has
been taken on which to base the fol-
lowing deductions: 4 200 pound yield
of lint cotton per acre is equivalent to
a return of 500 pounds of seed cotton
per acre. Four hundred pounds of seed
cotton represents one-fifth of a ton
The outturn Of oil is therefore approx
mately s4.4 pounds per acre. This oil
contains 1850 Galleries per pound, where
as a pound of butter contains 1890. On
the basis of calories. therefore. the oil
in question is equivalent to 1913 pounds
Of butter. When refined and made up
into mayonnaise dressing, it may be
used. as all good housewives know, as
able manner. 1t may also be used as
a substitute for other fats in cooking.
Think therefore of the wonderful po-
tentialities of the co.,on crop as a pro-
Queer of fats suitable for human con-
sumption.
Consider for a moment the 20 sibili-
ties OF cottonseed meal. II has been
quite clearly shown that where II is
properly fed. and therefore utilized to
the best advantage that il has a feed
value OF IL when compared with corn
meal In other words. $50 pounds Of
cottonseed meal are equivalent in feed
ing value to about 1920 pounds of corn
In other words. where il is skilfully
handled. a ton Of cottonseed meal con-
tanning not less than pc cent Of am
nonia has practically the same feed
ing value in productive results with
beef and FAIRY cattle as a ton of corn
on the basis of mea' suggested above
the outturn of meal per acre would be
abou- 1e2 pounds. equivalent 10 3s4
pounds Of cornmeaI. II four pounds OF
this meal were fed with the bulls and
a suitable ration Of si1aga. enough pro-
tein would he provided to meet the re-
nuirements IF COW giving two gallons
~ milk day. Thus. 96 gallons OF
milk could he produced from the meal
obtained from an acre Of land. II this
nil contained no mo~N than 4 per cent
~ fat. Il would easily produce the
~0uivale~t of rs pounds ~ butter fat
r. we add one-fifth tn this. we would
obtain about forty-three nounds ~ ac-