Timely 'Farm Suggestions
iztv It was. 'necessary m formula NoTdohe in "the article" 'sent us, and the
lt to add; 665 pounds of some filler other is, to assume a certain price for.
ands. then the. phosphoric acid Was the other nutrients, deduct the .value
onljr a little oyer half .that ..in 2-8-2 of these at the assumed price from
fprtflirfr ritit tfif ammrtnta nnH rintm . the rnat nf the fH and -rharorA fh
Cy TATTDUTl-Cn , I ash were -correct- " Bv adding 420 nutrient whose cost is "to be found
""f : pounds of .16 per cent acid "phosphate . , with the balance ;of the cost , of the
.... r f n : tne
Mixing a rertuizer uuu .iw " piy protein; and when a little ashes 2-8-2 fertilizer can be made as shown '. more fair, but the difficulty is in fixing
in formula No. 2. !' . -, a price for the other nutrients. By
Acid Phosphate - will serve as well astaakage to-bal- J But;ifronfy these materials-are to this method let us compare two of the
4 r r '---i-fUi nr. ro'tinn fnt- iivra - WhW be used. formulas No., 3 and 4 will feeds used in the article sent us. corn
S POTASH is so high, wi 1 .you ', g- 6f ffom t6 probably. be found, satisfactory No.; meal and cottonseed meal
ipicdav. , iritP nf a, hundred pounds, ariea - Diooa tor u u p. wh. yuwywuv, awu v
fertilizer to be made from a 3-8-3 fertilizer but this is no cottonseed meal, and $30 a ton for
- .j nrir i i i.i . ia. MHin tp-' m , , , Mb . '. v v i . . r '... . . . i i . . ' KMriiinc . m x t rri tj i 'mr . tiii-t imi'j i i 11 11 iiii i i. r i iir iiii h ri 1 m
soui, t"v - a iiuiiQrea to pe 01 as. kooq vaiue. v,v" t vw. , . (wuauj . -'
phate." w "j ; nf course; if 100 pounds of tankage U No.4 is the best one, especially on wes; anti one cent a pound tor digesti;
A
It is also
best for corn and as
ble carbohydrates and two and one-
fourth cents a pound for digestible
11 tliP iiial nrn, - tea witn w pounas or corn u -wiu . j y '
mpant one containing tne usua4 prov ; fM,f-1 w -'rf. orobablv the
cordon or percentage, of nitrogen,- .A . witt.ooo' ds of good as,any ,6fthe others for cotton, fat, it will be found that a pound of
ttiAr!r arifl and DOtaSn lOUUU iu - . .. - '.v . MM -t.. Mui;v ninrpefiKlA rrntAin in rnttntiCAPil tnA4i
puuv... ---- . tili- corn to suppiy.tne same amount ot 1V".'- .";
fertl lzfrlS iff! il?t protein and urbohydraus. . . . . ' . more, n trogen than average South-v .costs 2i8 cents and m corn meal U76
1 U t l l ll l l ill. lluiiA Afe . w bw ' v - - .' v . . ,. .
iif 'corn to' supply ;the same .amount -of except
mixed fertilizers, sucn a tertuize? can . . . morc ,
4ern:soiIs Of course, .the formulas cents, as the following calculations
'with a -lower, per cent of. ammonia show: ' ", :"7'
would rbe most' economical on those In making- these calculations ' we
At.. Vi Kct we ran do with the .r :.-''.. . " -. n..M i. u.....'.
UUUk " . . v.. - '-A'Tji7Ar.t!'T. sxaiK or weea. - . , - .Kuwwwtwjf. iwujwm,
aterials namea is a mixiuresom i - vww-v w.6.'f!; ; v -
ed None of these contains potash ex.-- . .--v. . 1
rent the cottonseed meal and it only' I.Iixing c FcrtilhSrs ' Where . Ilatarb
j . . ' J.' r..r nV. . '-....
has from 1J to per cciu u yww.
materials
thing like the following: v
Niir PJorfc Potash
Een Acid - ' -
' ' Lbs. Lbs.. Lbs;
KOlbs. Nitrate of Soda. 88.7 ---- ----
(00 " Cottonseed Meal J7J 15.0 . 9.0 ,
1150 " Acid Phosphate .... 184.0 ' -
1000 M Totals .... .. 75.9 199.0 9.Q
PerCent 8.78 9.85 .43 -V
" . .'l .- 1
A FEEDING PROBLEM
las v-for home mixing fertilizers'
of the following-g
418-4,
Also, "have a good lot of cotton- fn Fisurinir the Relative Values of
seed meal on hand and can't get, any Feed' There.- Is No, Satisfactory
11th edition :
rials
ture in th'e place of acid phosphate-
finishing Off Peanut-fed Hbp " te..;
A ; READER sends us the following
XX from the Weeklv. News Letter?
sent out by the United States Departf
'.ment of Agriculture, with the query,
'Is it possible thatithis is truer"'
One Ton sf Cottonseed SXoat '- ' "
42& ns. dtgestlbls carbohydratef , at lo, $4.2S
192 lt8. digestible fat, at 2.25o .. 4.8)
752 Thn. diETARtiblfe nrotnln at 2.K8A 19.41 :
w . i. ' '
. ,'-..' ; J if . ,.-.v,- ."".' ;V.tri -V'. - q
Total .,.....$25.00
. One Ton of Cora Ileal '
.1,289 ids. . aigestiDie ... cajrDo&yarates, v.
at lo i.. $12.86'
. ,70, lba, digestible fat. at 2.25c......... 1.5T
. 122 lbs. digestible protein, at 12.76c, 15.57
' : Total ........... $30.00
This "is probably a better method of ,
HOW long will it take "to harden the-.grades of ' fertilisers stated 1?Z tht cost of Xestible comparison and is'leis likely to coni
the carcass of oeanut-fattened - above the- first figure represents. the comparing, ine cosr oi aigesxiDie .nu,... nthrr thU
. . . - - - - w . '-..'-.. - protein m a nounfloi cottonseea meai ri - .
propor-, per cent ot ammonia, witn tms reaa- .V"7 7 it, - U4 - nor
cotton- -er, instead of-nitfogen. It will, there- ; with that m other feeds, and assnm-;
. -uZ if L .1 .0. mgtheaverage,deliyeredcostof:cotu7'-1
any othef , method' of , comparing
unlike . feeds is, satisfactory.'
hogs and what should be-the
tions of corn on the cob and
seed meal?" ' - -1 fore, be wellfor the general reader i-r " 'Tn this connection, it mav be inter-
Z Jh t0:1 t"? : 1 : KeSer gets' two . esting to compare the cost of a
mixture of one part of cottonseed t immania.-1 mivaiait to i.cs u t,:. oound of digestible carbohydrates in
meal to three Darts Of - Corn . should- S cet of nltrogeHT, J v-. , ... . W.htc liww p.u, xv,. :nHnnQ ;Mf-9 rnrn Vnnt rnrn
S percent ox ammonia is equiirateni to z.x money iromxuuunsccu mcaras uuw
4- SS 5f SSS3 i wtntai t. M "O1"1' . ?he following table
percent ct nitrogen. shows the relative cost' of protein .in
Since In Y fertilizer'"the compost .1 cottonseed, meal and .other, forms o
the second figure represents y phos-
parts
produce a very satisfactory carcass.
In fact, one in every way asJsatisfac
tory as when corn alone is fed for the
whole fattening period. ' . ' ' :
Since ear corn weighs-70 pounds to
the bushel, but the hoers onlv eat- 56
pounds of this 70 pounds they should 'phoric acid "and the third potash, the
probably receive about 20 pounds : Of :, 10-4 fertilizer referred to,' of course,
cottonseed meal to every bushe "of " means, 1Q per cent of phosphoric acid
ear corn, or if 25 pounds of cotton-"" arid 4 per cent-of potash. . ,
seed meal is fed with a bushel of ear: Cottonseed. meal can not.,be.. mixed :
com the. results should bs satisfac- - with a 10-4 mixture in such a" manner
tory if the hogs eat that amount of -as to make a 4-8-4 fertilizer, because
meal readily. In feeding, ear corn- cottonseed meat does .not, contain
and cottonseed meal it will probably , that large- a per cent of potash, lience
be best to feed the meat - in a rather,; any mixture .of cottonseed meat with ;
ui "ua just cnougn water inis.iu- icruiizcr.iuwi,. wuuwiit.iwa
Cottonseed Meat
Ground Oats..
Corn Meal
Wheat Bran ...
Dried Brewers' Grain.. .
Buckwheat Middlings:.
Gluten Feed;,M-
linseed Meal
Cost
Per
Ton
t24.00
32.00
32.00
23UM)
; 28.00
'28.00
80.09
40,00
Per
Cent
Protein
34 CO
9.50
' 8.00
1160
15.50
22.00
2&00
32.00
cottonseed meal ' and corn (not corn
meal) Jy assuming an arbitrary value
for digestible protein, with corn .at 70
cents a bushel ($25 a ''ton) arid cbttbn
seed meal at $28 a ton; By crediting
the carbohydrates and fats in' a ton
of - cottonseed meal at 1 . cent and
225 cents a .pound respectively, we
"found. that a pound of digestible pro
tein in this teed, cost cents . a
pound with meal at $2S a ton ; there-4
fore in the following comparison we
have assumed a value of 2.5 cents a-,
pound for digestible protein and 22S
6.00 cents a oound for digestible fat. -which
IS " gives a cost of 1.14 cents a pound for1
digestible carbohydrates 4 in- cotton-
'seed meal and A ASS cents a pound for
Costin
Centa
per lb.
of Pro
tein-
S.62
17.00
20.00
io.ca
8.40
' t ' . . .. 1.11 : .. j. . J J.
T 11 10 ?ake ajlcrumblymassolri ithan 4 oer cent of potash. - JMeither - " IZt the digestible carbohydrates in corn,
"iuer words, e ther a UlArot ?f ccJMTtn mTv rnftntiQPprf-tnpal -ine-iaDie is pracucauy tuncv-u 1t - r
; "Ul oniv a small -miatititv and th s 1-4 mixture in sucn a way - 14 vuv u,v i"vlv u "4 "wv . -
sn.ouId be used,'
Quantity
otherwise .a asrto.'get exactly . either a 2-8-2 or a
lOUCKY QlSarrppaMa v,?,,. ' " ' " O 1 f M "
r. YVC Pr.eter teeding the-meal in , The following formulas" will .give
is considered, and all other nutrients
ignoredr-f the entire7 price ,of the
feed stuffs is charged against the di-
a n " ?hin slP when if is : fed approximately two , out of three of gestible protein-the statements arc
!lone as it must he :iof rlfr fntft correct - But such statements-are
i rmc 4-U 14 - ' - ,
Daiance of the ration. : . .two lower srade" mixtures' hut an
Dried Blood for Hnra ::-
A READER says dried Monet rV W
'tionT !aSiy obtained
C.?!n, a?kWd asks if.it will
Uer 3f .baIan?i corn,' and
One Ton of CottoBseed SXeal at 128
712 lba. digestible protein, at 2.6c.,... $18.80
,292 It). (Myestlble fat, at -2.27c. . , . i . 4.S2
429 lbs. .digestible csrbohjdratef,' at :',;.'.r:
Ll4c .............. ........... 4.88
Total
by, mixing, these materials :
f
teeds nVVi i vi.-ir-' -
eed n i, "wlvKtor
Tankage
Xio.1-. '- ; r
"635 lbs. Cottonseed Meal.
00 " 10-4 Fertilizers
605 w Sand cr Filler.
2000 Total
Per Cent -
ru. at than dnVrf Mnr.Sr -JET
r.ably less nrntpC nn.; ;. uw "" '1535 lbs. Cottonseed Meal
bf acu "lclu 1 ne large amount ? ; soo " io-4 Fertilizer.
1. 1 the tanlrarro 1 ' 42!1 " 1R 'npr rent Acid
wnAM r 4 ' .la.' vi nun h v.r ,ft , " . - . . ,
Vhch i v ,g alon with-corn, 11 245 "Sand or Fttler..:.
r10ne-malfiti a Dut this 0r -1 TotaLls -
1) pH ,b llldriai can be " sutv. Per Cent
1t1 n -
rock mn ,1 "r Sund phosphate, fi-r
i
n
00 lbs. Cottonseed MeaL
is the J.i lu111 . leeasit 1200 M 10-4 Fertilizer.-.
Sine r1? u nefc
ft 2 a -
quantity is fA xi: " a, smau
. Iea thev mav vr. cri..
15 Protein w"" COntent t-dW-
20C3 " . Totals
Per Cent..J..l.
Nn. 4
1000 l.s: Cottonseed Meal.
t a. . . r a . . I
'5 valued n il . Ycry lately. 1CC3 " .10-4 Fertilizer .
ibut 70 np; "en.fy : &lves -thisaaf-
Ammo-
XJbs.
'40,12
40.12
40.12
4012
W.8
"mo
73.0
75.0
Pbos.
Acid
Lbs.
13.37
80.00
83.37
468
1337
80.00
87.20
168.57
8
20.0
; 120.8
140.0
r 5.0
1C0.O
125U
.6.25
One Ton of Corn at ?0e bushel, $25 .
156 lbs. digestible protein at 2.5c . 8 3.90
s ids. aicesu&ie iat at z.zac... .. i.a9
1,338 lbs. digestible carbohydrates, at -
1.4S8e.... lO.tT
Total $25.00
... . ' vv .1 1 ii. .
W all UKeiy to misieaa umess iuc rcaucr
three can not be obtained as desired, entirely familiar with such t matters -
to distinguish between the "values of
Pot-r;these feeds" and the amount of ; pro
ash -"".ixl. tio, onnlnin in rnmnafKnti witll
Lbs. their cost. This is the misleading ef-' - however, we use the otheT meth-
feet of an attempt to put a money bd of calculating the value of a pound
value on one nutrient in' a feed.-: As , of digestible carbohydrates in cotton-
we have often stated, tnere. nas .never ;; seed , meal,. and corn, : tnat is, xi r we,
been any satisfactory way devised of charge" the entire cost 6f the feed to
comparing unlike feeds.- : the digestible carbohydrateswe find
8.0!
32.0 ,
40.0
- 8.0
32.0
40.0
12.9
43.0
2.75
Totals
lee. vcn IU hlCfhrraf1rnt-: -i -m.'. -i!.. "' .:: -.:'-.:.
- - - - -! foods to correspond to a 2-8-2 fertii-
In the North, where, the demand is .that a pound costs' 6.54 cents in cot-
. .for protein to balance the corn, which tonseed meal and only-1.87 cents, in
i$ the rhost common feed, a method of -corn. . '
estimating the cost of a pound of pro- - ' It is apparent from these facts that
"tein in feeds to be bought.is of most .for estimating the cost of a nutrient
interest; but in the South, where. our, in -some feed rich in, that nutrient,
need is a feed rich in carbohydrates,' which is needed to balance a . feed
to balance our cottonseed meal; which rich in other nutrients which is : al
is rich in protein, the. cost of a ipound, ready on hand or that may be bought
of ; digestible carbohydrates ' is the : cheap; the 'method used in the clip
question of most- importance.:; . I.- ; ; "ping sent us is , probably the correct
' Two methods are used for finding ;one.';But for comparing the values of
the cost. of any given nutrient. In a ..feeds it is not fair: and it is not used
' feeding stuff. One is tocharge all for that purpose.. ; . ,
the .cost of trie feed against the .nu T , - . , ; . .
."trient whose cost is to be found; as is - gar your Taper and go blades '"
6O0
3
1S.0
43.9