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Show COTTONSEED MEAL GOOD DAIRY FEED When a ton of cotton seed Is ex-' changed fur a tun of prime cotronseed meal and the meal (Vnvertt-d Into but--tcrfm by reeUSra to dairy cattle, the feeding value of the meal Is obtained free of cl.:;r.e. j "This tiiay seem like a far-fetched statement at first gHuipse." says John A. A rev. dairy extension specialist at ' i the North Can. Una State college, "but i it's true, certainly, if the manure Is j handled prn;-rly. A ton of prime cot-: tousled moal I. as a fertilizing value of; : about -S. Only about one-fourth of j this Is lost when passing through the cow. The remaining three-fourths of! j the fertilizing material, with a value! of remains on the farm for soil, enrichment. This amount Is only $1 i less than the original market value of j the ton of cotton seed which was exchanged ex-changed for the meal." Mr. Arey states that as a source of. cheap protein, the cottonseed meal ; leads all other feeds. The protein Is J furnished at three cents per unit when j meal is secured at the exchange price of cotton seed. The seed are selling I now for about per ton. When pro-j teln Is obtained from soy-bean meal,' It will cost 4.S cents per unit, ns good; soy-bean meal is selling for about $47 per ton. When the protein Is obtained ! from wheat bran at S3S per ton, It i will cost 12 cents per unit. I The cost of the total digestible nn-j trlents In cottonseed meal Is the low-j est of all feds, with corn next. i This shows, states Mr. Arey, lhat cottonseed meal is not only an eco- nomical feed but that it also contains large amounts of valuable fertilizing material which are obtained at a low cost when the meal Is fed through cows. Yet, in spite of all this, thousands thou-sands of tons of this, our most valuable valu-able feed. Is being shipped to other states annually for cattle feeding and it is enriching their soils at the expense ex-pense of ours. |