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BY-PRODUCT FEEDING STUFFS 



Cottonseed Poisoning. — Hogs have often been poisoned 

 by being fed upon cottonseed meal. The usual advice 

 given is not to feed cottonseed meal to hogs. Cattle have 

 been known to go blind after having been fed upon this 

 material for a loo-day period, and in instances where fed 

 too long death has ensued. 



Fed in limited amounts, cottonseed meal is a safe 

 feed and should be more generally used. If fresh it has 



Fig 17 — Cattle fed on shelled com, linseed oil meal, shock corn, and clover hay. 



a bright yellow color. Old feed that has been long stored or 

 that has been wet and become moldy should not be fed. 

 From 2 to 4 pounds daily in the rations of either the dairy 

 cow or the steer are perfectly safe amounts. 



Linseed Oil Meal. — There are two methods of extracting 

 linseed oil from the seed of flax. In the old process, the oil 

 is extracted by pressure, and in the new process, the oil is 

 dissolved out by treating the ground flaxseed with naphtha. 



