280 
COTTON 
labor, and expense, incidental to making the 
exchange. 
COTTON HULLS 
From each ton of seed about 800 or 900 pounds 
of hulls are obtained. These hulls are used for 
fuel and for feed for live stock. The increased 
demand for the latter purpose practically calls now 
for the whole output, although it has been but a 
few years since practically all of the hulls were 
burned. Everywhere through the South cotton 
hulls are fed to cattle and mules, and in many 
places they form the major part of the roughage 
factor of the daily ration. Hulls are palatable, and 
in one way are nutritious, since they furnish 
nutrients that go to make heat and fat. Com- 
paratively speaking, their feeding value may be 
ranked as being about half that of ordinary grass 
hay. In composition they are almost as well- 
balanced as this hay, although they contain but a 
small quantity of digestible protein — the muscle 
maker. The entire oil mill output of this product 
readily finds a sale at from $3.00 to $6.00 per ton. 
COTTON SEED MEAL 
In every ton of seed there are about 732 pounds 
of meal, used exclusively for fertilizing and feeding 
purposes. Cottonseed meal is the most concen- 
trated of our vegetable feeding stuffs. It is ex- 
tremely rich in protein, a nutrient of especial im- 
portance for feeding all classes of farm animals. 
As a feed for beef and dairy cattle, cottonseed 
meal is especially popular. Considering the 
digestible nutrients it contains, it is the cheapest 
