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(SELECT CAREFULLY FEEDS FOR DAIRY COWS Cost an Important Factor. Clemson College.-In selecting feed for tie dairy ration one should con aider their cost as well aa their food value. The higher the price of feeds the mere important it is to buy and feed economically. For the purpose of studying the cost of feeds and comparing their feeding ?vafee, tha amounts of "digestible protein" and of "total digestible nutrients" jare the most rmportoat factors to consider. The digestible protein is the ?faogenoua part of the feeds that can he used by the animals for the growth surd repair of its muscles, skin, hair, etc., and. to carry on certain life ; processes i-nciudmg the production of casein In milk. The total digestible (?awCrients are used by the animal to produce heat and energy. They include itbe carbohydrates and fats as well as the protein. The farmer who expects j? profit from his dalry cows considers the cost of feed most important. Thia, ; however, does not mean the cost per ton or bushel, but refers to the cost of jjfita food nutrients contained in the various feeds. Some feeds may cost j sow per ton hut their food nutrients will cost lese than nutrients m other i ie eda. "or example, a farmer mfeght oe confronted with the problem of j ..elect''iig a high protein concentr?t? for his ration. Suppose he can buy 38.6% ??otu? seed meal for $55.00 per ton ?nd 20% cotton seed feed at $45.00 petr [?oe To ascertain which is the most economical the total pounds of digestible {protein and total nutriente should be divided by the price par ton. So, in ( fawk? to make this determination quickly the following tobie has been pre; I pared so that ooo caa easily determine which Is the cheapest feed. After ? raf erring to the table, we note that for one dollar you can buy 12 pounds [mi digstible protein in 33.5% cotton seed meal and only 6.3 pounds in 20% ieotton seed feed. In other words 38.5% cotton seed meal at $65.00 per ton [is ?early twice as cheap a source of protein as is 20% cotton seed feed. On the other hand, when one is to select a roughage, like comparisons ?assay be made, only more attention should be placed in the total digestible '??Orienta. Por example, suppose one could buy cotton seed hulls for $20 pei i Aon and corn stover for $10 per ton. Referring to the table, we find that for i ene dollar we can boy, at the above prices, 37 lbs. of total digestible nutrients ?te the form of hulls and 104.4 Tos in corn stover. Core stover then, at the ?hove prices, would be nearty 3 times a? cheap as huhs, j . For $1.00 You Can Buy v j Pounds Digestible ; When price Carbon y - ' Total - High Protein Feeds. per ton is Protein, drates. Nutrients ; Cottoneeed Meal 38%% . $50.00 18.3 15.9 30.2 { Cotton-seed Meal 38 %% . 55.00 12.0 15.4 27.4 ! Cotton-seed Meal 38%% . 60.00 11.1 14.0 25.1 j Cotton-seed Peed 20% . 50.00 6.68 17.32 23.0 r Cotton-seed Peed 20% . 45.00 6.81 19.2 25.5 ? Velvet Bean Meal feeed and pod) 40.00 7.45 50.15 37.6 - Velvet Bean Meal (seed and pod) 45.00 ?.6 26.8 33.4 ! Velvet Bean (Meed fseed and pod) 50.00 5.9 24.1 30.0 ; Velvet Bean (Meal (seed and pod) 55.00 5.4 21.9 27.3 j Soy Bean Koa! ($1.50 per bo.)... 50.00 12.Z 22.0 34.3 Soy Bean Meal ($2.00 per bu.)... 66.00 9.8 16.7 26.0 j Soy Bean Osfeai ($3.00 per bu.)... 100.00 6.1 11.1 17.2 Peanut Meei . 60.00 17.0 14.7 31.7 Peanut Meed . 60,00 14.2 12.2 20.4 ; Medican Protein Feed. Wheat Bran . 35.00 7.1 27.? 34,2 ! Wheat Bran . 40.00 6.2 27.2 S0.4 Wheat Bran . 45.00 5:5 21.6 27.0 Carbohydrate Feeds. Oats ($0.40 per bu.). 25.00 7.7 48.? 56.3 Oats ($0.42 per ba.). 30.00 6.4 40.5 46.9 . Oats ($0.56 per bu.). 35.00 5.6 S4.7 40.2 j Oats ($0.64 per bu.). 40.00 4.8 804 25.2 j Oat? ($0.72 per bu.). 45.00 4.2 26.0 31.2 Oats ($0.80 per bu.). 60.00 3.0 24.1 38.0 Oats ($0.96 per bu.). 60,00 8,2 20.2 23.4 Oats ($1.12 per ba.). 70.00 2.77 17.83 20.1 Cora. $1.25 per bu. (shotted).... 44.00 3.4 35.5 38.9 Corn, $1.50 per bu. (shafted)_ 63.00 2? ?29.5 32.3 Corn, $4.75 per bu. (shelled).... 02.00 2.4 25.2 27.6 [ Com, $2,00 per bu. (shetted)_ 71.00 2.1 22.0 24.1 Corn. $2.25 per bu. (sbeBed).... 20.00 1.9 19.5 21.4 I Corn and Cob Meal (ear corn) $1.75 per bu. ?2.00 2.3 27.7 30.0 ? Cern and Cob Meal (ear corn) * *? $2.00 per bu. 03.00 1.95 22.86 24.8 ? Leg?me Roughages. Cow-pea Hay . 12.00 21.8 60.8 81.6 Cow-pea Hay . 16.00 16.8 44.0 61.2 I Cow-pea Hay . 20.00 13.1 25.9 49.0 I Cow-pea Hay . 24.00 10.9 28.9 40.8 i Velvet Bean Hay . 20.00 12.0 43.5 55.5 \ BOT Bean Hay . 12.00 19.5 69.8 80.3 j Soy Bean Hay . 16.00 14.5 52.5 67.0 j Soy Bean Hay . 20.00 11.7 41.9 53.6 Soy Bean Hay . 24.00 9.7 34.9 44.6 AKat?a Hay . 15.00 14.1 54.7 68.8 Alfalfa Hay . 20.00 10.6 41.0 51.6 Alfalfa Hay . 25.00 8.5 82.? 41.2 . Alfalfa Hay . 30.00 7.06 24-0 31.06 I Carbonaceous Roughages. f Cotton-seed Hafts . 5.00 1.2 146.3 145.0 j Cotton-seed Hulls . 10.00 .6 78.4 74,0 j Cotton-seed Hulls . 15.00 .4 4 7.9 4 9.3 j Cotton-seed Hulls . 20.00 .3 36.7 37.0 I Cotton-seed Hulls . 25.00 .24 28.2? 29.6 j Corn Stover (ears removed). 8.00 5.5 125.5 130.5 j Corn Stoker (ears removed). 10.00 4.4 100.0 104.4 Corn Stover (ears removed). 12.00 3.6 83.4 87.0 Corn Stover (ears removed). 15,00 2.9 66.7 69.6 Oat Straw . 6.00 3.3 148.7 152.8 Oat Straw . 8.00 2.5 111.5 114^0 Oat Straw . 10.00 2.0 80.2 91.2 PALATABILITY IMPORTANT. t - In selecting feeds one should also consider their palatability. A cow wil! i give better returns if she relishes her food, and it i* known that a cow will eat larger quantatiee of palatable feeds and at tl e same time the feeds wfll be more compJetrf-'y digested. If a farmer fails to consider palatability h< may not get the o-cst out of h?s feeds. Per example, in looking over thc legume roughages in the tobie, we note that at the same prices, alfalfa, and eoy bean hay are about equal in the number of pounds of total nutrients which can be purchased for one doBar. But we will remember that the cow! vrSl eat up a? the alfalfa while they will leave considerable soy bean hay. Se at the same price alfalfa would be che cheaper feed. Bulk. A cow digesta her feed to the best advantage when her grain ration ha? * certain amount of looseness or bulk which enables the digestive juices tc penetrate and readily act on the mass of feeds. Never feed cotton seed meal alone and expect to get good results. Mix it with feeds such as corn and cob meal and velvet bean meal. Variety. To often farmers of the South are content to feed only cotton seed meal and hulls. This kind of ration will certainly not make it possible for a cow to do her best. Recent investigations show that proteins in all plants are not alike, sod that if animals are fed alone on products of one plant they will Jnot be properly nourished. Consequently, it is well to select feeds from a variety of sources; such os cora and cob meal, velvet bean meal, cotton seed meal and peanut meal. Succulence. Each feed has a certain effect upon the digestive system of the cow Por example, Wheat bran, alfalfa and silage may cause a laxative condition, while other feeds such as cotton seed meal have e. tendency towards cen .tipation. It is important that a slightly laxative condition be maintained in tho digestive system of the cow, for she can digest her feed much easier end absorb it more efficiently when it is combined with, a considerable amount of moisture. The abundant milk flow obtained from good pasture is due to the succulence of the grass. Silage provides succulent feed during winter and periods of drought when pasture is not available. With silage in the ration dairy cattle can be kept in the condition of health common to cows on good pasture. Sileage is palatable, and no other feed will combine 6o wei: with dry hay and a little grain to produce maximum economical results The Mississippi Experiment Station found that cows receiving silage in creased rn milk flow nearly 37 per cent over those fed on dry feeds and did so at a reduction of 39 per cent, in the cost of feeding. li p?vys to have a silo. If interested, write the Dairy Extension Division Clemson Agricultural College, Clemson Colega, 6. C tor further information LAND SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Clemson College.-Secretary Hons ton, of the Department of Agri culture, said In an address recently delivered to a conference of editors ol agricultural journals: "It would bf desirable to facilitate land settlemenl in more systematic fashion. This has boen too long left to the haphazard .intervention of private enterprise, ano the Nation has Buffered not a fllttk from irresponsible private direction ;I think lt is high time for the Federa' and State governments "both, as wei os local communities, to seek to aid in land settlement by furnishing actua; facts, reliable information, and agri cultural guidance to begining farmers and to promote well-considered settle mont plans. It ie particularly vita.' that the process of acquiring owner ship of farmers be encouraged and hastened." These views are also shared by th? Department of Labor and of the In terioT. Secretary Lane has associ?t ed with him, some of the best engi neera who have been connected, wrti reclamation work of various kinda The semi-arid lands of the West, th? cut-over and swamp lands oT"! thi South are being visited, that pro pe? measures may be taken as soon ai possible to render them fit for th? plow, and open them for settlement In these days of reconstruction when industry may be disorganized 03 the cancellation of Government con tracts for its products, and by th? demobilization of large bodies both o? working men and soldiers, tho lane oeckons to the man more insistantlj than ever before. It will certainly bi made easier for the man who wishes U own a farm to get it on reasonabl? terms. And these measures curt a far worse evil. They provide th? very best security against the discon tent likely to arise from nnemploy mer ; and a lack of food. The idle acre: can give healthful and profitable em ployment to ali who can be placet upon them ; but home ownership mus? bo the goal, and fair annual profits A boro a normal standard of living nmst be the means advanced to se core these settlers. Almost even man can find congenial employment at hrs homo, if he owns lt, or is be .coming the owner of tt. A few acrei yriU. suffice to proride food supplies 1? large part, for the family, and a eur phis for market. Organized mo th edi of disposing of tne surplus in an] commtmity w??l go far towards pro vkiing funds tor Che other necessarie? of life. rn South Carolina, there ?re abor 19.500,000 acres. Two-thirds, or abou 13.500,000 acres ere in farms. One third of the State lies absolutely idh for agricultural purpose?; it consist? of roads, towns and cities, and worn out and swamp wood land. Bu^f t?M 13,500,000 aerea in tarma. cre^F^' grown on less than h stf. To be exact the crops of 1917 were grown on 6,199, 000 acres. Probably at least as mud more can be used for growtnj crops and for pastures, but I0 us say there yet remain onl? 2,000.000 acres in the State fit foi farming. As 35 acres is the size o the average farm cultivated, there II room then for nearly 60.000 more fara families. What a vast amount of lam! settlement could he done id Soutl Carolina; what untold wealth could tn added to the property lists, if the loca communities, os Secretary Houstoi suggests, should aid beginning farm ors! Federal and State aid In the settle ment of large tracts is necessary, bu' nothing can be done anywhere unflesi the people who already own the lam are willing to sell lt ai reasonabli prices, and to welcome the new set tiers. j We have perhaps the bert all th? year climate in the wbofle ceuntry, a? . is shewn by (he location of so man] army camps in the South. We cer tain ly have vacant hurd in great aban dance. It ls cheap only because of tb? sparsity of oar population, and theil use of poor agricultural methods. j Jt is still comparatively cheap, and mt prevailing prices, is in many parti j of the State, an attractive investment But there ought to be in every com m natty, a committee of the Ctrambei of Commerce, or of the Farmers Union, or of self-appointed citizens, or at the least, one or two men, whoa? business it is to find new settlers. t? assist them In buying their farms an? to make them feel at home among us It is nut necessary to wait upo* State or Federal movement. We car 'begin now by assisting those who hav? been tenants, and wish to becom< owners, to find good farms in om own neighborhood at reasonabh prices. Certainly we can help th es? men to Join a National Farm Low Association, and so obtain half Ut? purchase price of their farms at th? most favorable rates. To have 1 share in multipiylg the prosperoui contented farm owners of any com munity is to render a very large serv Ice to the State and Nation, for upoi them our civilization ultimately rests That large service every one of us may perform in some measure. A few of us will make some financial profit by the settlement of our idle lands but all of us will be increasingly en riohed by the fuller, healthier countrj life consequent upon their settlemeni by farm-owners.-W. H. Milla, Profes sor of Rural Sociology. That a proper field crop rotatioi will increase your farm productivity and chat your county agent -will hel| you plan one? The The men The 250 a pr RS. R Norfolk, Va., Ba Charlotte, N Atlant AUDITOR'S NOTICE. All persons owning property of any kind whatsoever, or in any ca pacity, as husband, guardian, execu tor, administrator or trustees are re quired to make returns of the same to the Auditor under oath within the j time mentioned below and the Audi tor is required by law to add a pen alty of 50 per cent to all property j that is not returned on or before the :20th day of February in any year, j All male citizens between the ages i of 21 and GO years except those ex lempt by law are deemed taxable polls 'The 50 per cent penalty will be added for failure to make returns, j For the convenience of tax payers, I or my representative will be at the .following appointed places on the I dates mentioned to receive tax re turns. j Ropers-Wednesday, January 15, T919. J Meriwether-(At Joe Thurmond's Store) Thursday, January 16th. Collier- Friday, January 17th. Red Hill-Saturday, January 18th. W. R. E. Winn's Store-Monday, January 20th. Cleora-Tuesday, January 21st. Pleasant Lane-Wednesday, Jan uary 22nd. Meeting Street-Thursday, Jan uary 23rd. Johnston-Friday, January 24th. Kerrin's Store-Saturday, January 25th. Trenton-Monday, January 27th. The office will be open to receive returns from the first day of January till the 20th day of Feb. 1919, as pre scribed by law. J. R. TIMMERMAN, Auditor, E. C. S. C. Dec. 17-1918. FURS WANTED. I am in the market for Hides and Furs , such as mink, muskrat, Coon , and foxes. Highest prices paid. LOUIS TUCKER. Edgefield. S. C. ^?il 'Surely Stoo That Couah. .TRADE NARK 1 Pfc REGISTE RED., HE GOODS FOR YOI BECAUSE N 33 YEARS quality has never fai ownership and mam t has never chanj sales have grown f tons to 400,000 t oof of satisfaction. OYSTER GUAfl ltimore, Md., Toledo, O., , C., Columbia, S. C., Sparta a, Ga., Macon, Ga., Columbu Montgomery, Ala. Citation. State of South Carolina, / County of Ddgefield. I By W. T. Kinnaird, Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas, Thoa. Jefferson Briggs made suit to me, to grant him Let ters of Administration of the estate of and effecte of William Tray lor Briggs. These are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Wil liam Traylor Briggs, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield C. H., S. C., at my office on 18th of January next after pub lication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should Dot be granted. Given under my hand, this 1st day of Januarj, Anno Domini 1919. W. T. KINNAIRD, Probate Judge, E. C., S. C. Published on the 1st, 8lh and 15th days of January, 1919. in The Edgefield Advertiser. GIN NOTICE I will continue to operate my ginnery Wednesday ?I Thursday and Friday V of each week throughout JANUARY. J. G. Alford ?LEN'S * THE ONLY GENUINE rs ER J led: ige ?ed: rom ons; IO co. Tarboro, N. C. nburg, S. C. s, Ga. 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Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, GEN. AGT. Greenwood, S. C. "TSRICTTFO?^^ We will soon begin the tearing away of the oil mill, buildings and will oiler second hand brick for sale at $8.50 per thousand. Now is your opportunity to buy good, brick at almost half prices. ADDISON MILL. T. A. HlGHTOWER. Supt. Dr, Sing's Hew liscwery HILLS THE COUGH. CURES THE LUNGS.