Arizona republican., 1922-05-01
COTTON SEED IS
PROVING VALUE
AS CATTLE FEED.
Local Authority Civ s.
Practical Examples of
Results Obtained By
Feeding Cotton Seed
BY z. A. Mcdonald, Vice President,
Mccall Cotton and Oil Co.

by Es a. mCOonald, vice PRESIDENT
Mccall Cotton and Oil Co.
The use of cotton seed meal,
cracked cotton seed cake. and cotton
seed hulls as a cattle feed is some
what new in the Salt River valley,
due to the fact that the planting of
cotton in this locality has not been
going on for any great length of
time; hence. the oil mills which pro-
duce the above feeds have only been
in operation in Arizona for a few
years. but the use of these cotton
seed products as a feed in other Sec
tions of the country has been going
on for at least 80 years, and has
long since passed the experimental
stage.
Due 10 cotton being in its infancy
in the Salt River valley. quite a few
cattle feeders and dairymen in this
locality consider the use of these
feeds still somewhat of an expert
ment, but each and everyone that has
given them a thorough trial has been
more than pleased with the results
obtained.
1t has not been a great many years
since cottonseed was looked upon as
totally unfit for anything other than
ton seed in those days was dumped
into the rivers, or used as fuel. In
some case, so much cotton seed ac-
cumulated at the gins, it was found
profitable to move the gins rather
than move the piles of cotton seed.
During the first few years the
cotton seed were crushed in oil mills,
the hulls were used as fuel, but ii
falr h.
ers to find what wonderful feeding
value there was in the hulls, and
the burning Of these huHs was
stopped about % years ago and since
then the hulIs have been used as
roughage instead OF hay and other
such materials.
The cottonseed meal is, without
question. the best concentrated cattle
feed on the market today; in fact
due to its high protein contents large
amounts of cottonseed meal are to-
day being used in the place of wheat
flour. there being one mill in Texas
that makes all OF their cottonseed
meal into cottonseed flour by a spe-
cial process.
Due to the richness of the meal
it is the cheapest protein carrier or
the market today, regardless for what
it is used. The cracked cottonseed
cake is used almost entirely for feed
ing of cattle on the range. as it may
be spread on the ground where the
cattle may eat 1t at their convenience
and by being in the lump form there
Is no waste.
The cottonseed hulls are very fire.
quently fed alone as one would feed
hay. but in most cases the hulls and
meal are mixed together and fed il
feeding troughs, and such a mixture
has found favor in the dairy business
as well as in the pen feeding where
cattle are prepared for the market.
During the past two years we have
furnished cottonseed meal and hull:
for the feeding of cattle in pens ad-
joining our plant for the Arizona
Packing company, of this city, and
Wilson and company Of Los Angeles
Due to the richness Of the meal
the amount to feed the cattle pei
day. depends upon the condition o.
the cattle at the time the feeding il
started. Usually, one-half to one
pound OF meal per head per day il
mixed with about 25 pounds of hulls
and the amount of meal is gradually
increased until at the end of about
80 days the cattle are eating six OF
seven pounds of meal per head pei
day. mixed with % to 80 pounds o.
huils. This applies to the pen feed
ing "in preparing cattle for the mar.
ket.
Wilson and company are very wei
pleased with the results they OBJ
tanned during this past year, ant
have decided to feed here at Phoeniy
every year. The cattle Wilson ant
company fed We're brought in from
west Texas and during the 1O0-day
feeding period these cattle gained al
| average of three pounds per head PEI
day. After these cattle reached th'
proper stage they were shipped K
Wilson and Company's Los Angelo:
packing house for killing. and VIZ
have received some very nice letter!
showing how well pleased they were
with the results obtained.
The price of cottonseed meal may
appear high to some feeders, bu
when the feeding value of the mea
is taken into consideration it is
without question. the cheapest feet
on the market today.
The growing OF cotton In the Sal
River valley now appears to be al
assured fact, hence. the oil mills will
have seed to crush every year, ant
everyone that has tried the abov'
| feeds is so well pleased that We firm
| ly believe the feeding of cattle In thi
valley for the market is an assured
business. and will be carried on ever.