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THE AGRICULTUKAL NEWS. 



February 4, 1911. 



WEST INDIAN COTTOIvi. 



Messrs. Wolslenholiiie and Holland, of Liverpool, 

 write as follows, under date December 30, with reference 

 to the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton : — 



There being no West Indian Sea Island in stock, we have 

 no sales to report. 



American Sea Islands continue slow of sale, and although 

 factors in Charleston are holding firmly for previous prices, 

 buyers are quite indifferent. 



The report of Messrs. Henry W. Frost & Co., on 

 Sea Island cotton in the Southeiii States, for the week 

 ending .lanunry 14, is as follows: — - 



The sales of the week were limiied to two small Planter's 

 Crop Lots at 4'2c. and 5.")C., which were referred to in our 

 last circular. 



The market remains very quiet, with apparently no 

 demand. The factors are showing' a^iixiety to sell and would 

 riiake concession to dispose cf quantit}', but in the meantime 

 are holding nominally at previous prices, viz.: 



Extra Fine Islands at i0c. = 2'2d. c.i.f. & 5 percent. 

 Fidlv Fine „ 37c. = 201rf. .„ „ „ „ 



Fine „ 35c. = 19J,f/. „ „ „ „ 



COTTON SEED MEAL AS 



HOMAN FOOD. 



The E.cpcrivient Station It'ecord oi the United 

 States Department of Agriculture for November I9I0, 

 XXllL n. 5,66) gives an, abstract of a 



p. aoo) gives an, anstracD ot a paper 

 which appears in the Texas SUiilon Bulletin, 128, p. 5, 

 describing work that has been done in connexion with 

 the u.se of cottiin seed meal as, food for hunian beings. 

 Extracts from this are present^ here .as follow?';-^ 



. For several years systematic attempts have , been made to 

 use cotton seed meal as food for man and on tlii.s account the 

 author studied the composition of cottpii seed flour and 

 a number of food materials made frort it, the analytical data 

 bejng reported in conne.vion with a discussion of the general 

 problem of cotton seed as a food st'iitf.. ' 



The table which follow^' shows the composition of the 

 cotton seed flour and bread: — 



Cotton seed bread,. 



per cent. 



24-98 



14-13 



4-85 



51-98 



1-95 



2-11 



All the cotton seed bakery products, as can be expected, 

 are much richer in protein than those made with ordinary 

 tiour. Cotton seed bread contains about 50 per cent, more 

 protein than ordinary bread. The difference would be less 

 if the two contained more nearly the same quantity of water. 

 Four or five [jarts of flour to one part cotton seed meal was 

 probably used for this bread. Cotton seed gingerbread con- 

 tains three times as much i)rotein as ordina'-y gingerbread. 

 Cotton seed ginger snaps contain^ nearly three times as much 

 protein as ordinary ginger snaps 



In his discussion the author draws attention to the 

 fact ihat cotton seed has more or less proved harmful when 

 used as food for domestic animals, particularly pigs, but 

 he is of the opinion that the quantities likely to be used 

 would not prove harmful to man. Nevertheless, he cautions 

 against using too large amounts. His summary and general 

 conclusions follow: — 



'Cotton seed flour is richer in protein than meat, and 

 resembles meat more than it does wheat flour, rice, corn 

 meal, or other vegetable food. Cotton seed fiour could be 

 used as a meat substitute. 



'Cotton seed flour, alone or mixed with wheat flour, can 

 be used lo prepare bread, ginger cakes, pudding, cakes, etc., 

 which are apjietizing, 



'We have no reason to believe that cotton seed flour will 

 not be a wholesome human food, when used in small 

 amounts to replace meat, or to reinforce a diet poor in lle.-ih 

 foods. 



'Cotton seed flour, being rich in prulein, should not be 

 consumed in such quantity as to make the diet one sided, 

 and too rich in protein. One must be careful not to over- 

 eat it. 



'Cotton seed meal may be used as a meat subsDitute, in 

 the proportion of .1 oz. of meal to 2 oz. of meat. 



'Cotton seed meal can be used to reinforce the diet of 

 those whose diet is deficient in protein. 



'Cotton seed meal should always be mixed with flour or 

 meal, and with not less than four parts tlotn- or meal, to one 

 of cotton seed meal. 



'Cotton seed meal may not agree with some people. 

 I'^vory man must learn from his own experience what food 



