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DISCUSSION OF THE INSPECTION. 



I. Protein Feeds. 



Cottonseed meal is the ground cake result- 

 Cottonseed Meal, ing from the extraction of cottonseed oil 

 Pages 5-7. from the kernel of the cotton seed. Its 



protein content and digestibility are lowered 

 in proportion to the amount of the hulls or hard outer covering 

 of the seed remaining in the cake or added to it after grinding. 

 Where none of the hull is removed, or enough is left to bring 

 the protein content below 36 per cent, the product is known as 

 cottonseed feed. In purchasing, preference should be given to 

 those brands running uniformly low in fiber and high in protein. 

 Cottonseed meal containing a large amount of lint should also 

 be avoided as being inferior in feeding value. 



Cottonseed meal is one of the cheapest sources of protein and, 

 on account of the nitrogen and phosphates which it contains, has 

 a manurial value greater than any other feed. Two to three 

 pounds daily fed with other more bulky feeds is usually con- 

 sidered more satisfactory than larger amounts. Cottonseed meal 

 has a tendency to make hard, firm butter. 



Most of the cottonseed meal found on the market was of good 

 quality. Occasional samples were found below guarantee and, 

 in the future, more attention will be paid to these inferior articles. 



Cottonseed feed (meal and hulls) cannot be considered eco- 

 nomical for the northern feeder. The hulls do not have a 

 digestibility equal to good timothy hay. They should be utilized 

 in the South, where the cost of transportation is not a factor in 

 fixing the price. The "Royal" brand of cottonseed feed ran 

 uniformly high in fiber content, which detracted from its feeding 

 value. 



Average Analyses and Retail Prices. 



