As a Feed- Stuff. Cottonseed meal varies somewhat 

 Composition, in composition particularly in protein and fat, 



depending upon the locality in which it is grown, 

 season, and upon the possible addition of hulls. That obtained 

 from seed grown in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri 

 usually tests higher in protein than that produced in Georgia and 

 the Carolinas, the latter being known as south-eastern meal. The 

 following may be said to show the composition of meal of satisfac- 

 tory quality : 



Per Cent. 



7.00 



6.00 

 41.00 



6.30 

 30.70 



9.00 



Water, 

 Ash, 

 Protein, 

 Fiber, 



Extract Matter, 

 Fat, 



The extremes in case of protein are 36 and 47 per cent, and in 

 case of fat, 7.50 and 12.00 per cent. 



As a Fertilizer. The chief value of cottonseed meal for fertilizing 

 purposes consists in its nitrogen content ; it also contains noticeable 

 percentages of phosphoric acid and potash. The following shows 

 mean and extremes in case of nitrogen and the probable extremes 

 for the two other ingredients : 



Per Cent. 



Nitrogen, 5-75— 7-5° 



6.56 

 Phosphoric acid, 2.00 — 3.00 

 Potash, 1.50 — 2,00 



Cottonseed meal is a valuable and usually the most 



Agricultural economical protein concentrate for dairy animals. 



Uses of Cot- It should not be fed by itself but mixed with other 



tonseed Meal, bulky feeds to distribute it. Rations containing 



cottonseed meal as a constituent may be had 



upon application. 



In Massachusetts large amounts of cottonseed meal are used as a 

 fertilizer, particularly for tobacco. Naturally the higher its nitrogen 

 and the lower its fat percentage, the more valuable it is for this 

 purpose. 



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