^2 MAINE AGRICUI.TURAI, EXPERIMENT STATION. I905. 





The injur:: ;s t~rcts of fetiir.^ ;::::r.5ttl meal to pigs and 

 calves have beer, .served and the zE-ust ':.i-i been made a sub- 

 ject of careful irvesiiiri^n. It i; 5.:!' ir. :;tr. luestion whether 

 the injurious prir.ciple is ar. iriiir.i. ::ns:i:uent of tiie cotton- 

 seed products, vhether i: is Itv-i'tl is :i.t result of decom- 

 position bef ere feeiir.g :r :: l ;i'E.r_ie .vi:i':r. :i.e animal body. 

 There is always danger of injurious or poiscr-cus 7. r r.zi^iies 

 beiri pr: luced in materials rich in protein when .: e vr.ieri d 

 fenr.en:£.::;rL, and on this account fermented materais ;: I'gh 

 nitrogen content should be avoided. 



All experience goes to show that fresh cottonseed meal can 

 be safely fed to beef cattle, milch cows, and sheep, but on 

 account of its extreme richness it should be used only in connec- 

 tion with less concentrated feeds and should never be fed in 

 large quantities. Two to 4 pounds per day, fed with silage or 

 bran and com meal, is as much as a milch cow should receive. 



FERirLIZING VALUE. 



Cottonseed meal is used quite extensively in some sections of 

 the country £s a :tr:iiizer. A good grade rr.eai v.iii carry ab-ur 

 6.8 per ce^: r;::r:ge-. 21 per cent ph:s;b:ri: a;il ani : S aer 

 cent pctas::. Zasti ua:n the valuatiins tha: vili be usei by 

 Nev,- England eiterir: ent stations in 1005 for computing the 

 value ::' t rtr -r::ai fertilizers a meal analyzing as a": : e will 

 be v.'irtit ai::u: ^ly a :cn as a fertiiizer. Notwithstanding its 

 high value when used directly in tlnis v,ay. it will usually be 

 f :nnd m:re e::n rnical to use it as a feed : r s:: :k and to apply 

 the resnlrmg mannre to the land. "When bat s used, from 80 to 

 95 per cent of the nitre gen anl absstbtri: a;id and practically 

 all of the potash will be ctntained in the mannre. 



HOW CAN IHZ J.-^.VER DISTINGUISH BriVZZN GCiOD AND 

 POOR MEAL? 



As :he demand increases and the price advances, the tempta- 

 ticn t: ahii:era:e cr an: inferisr g : ods on the market becomes 

 grea.er. Ccnsetuently frmn :ime :o time there appear in our 

 eastem marhets inferior lots of cottonseed meals, and probably 



