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COTTON MEAL FOR ANIMALS. _ HOW IT CAN AID FAR ME IIS IN ECONOMIC AL LIVING. Expert Advisee Exploiting Cotton Crop to the* v;tm<?t ami Explain* How One by-product Can lie Em ployed on Farms to the liest Ad? vantage. e The uae of cotton seed nu >.l as a dally ration for dairy cows has be? come so general, and its value is so universally acknowledged, that it is not worth while here, or elsewhere, to discuss lonirer Its merits; but since the European war has decreased the value of the cotton crop of the South perhaps 60 per cent, people every? where are turning their attention to anything and everything that tends to economy and to making a better use of the products at hand. Just a few years since the cotton seed was a waste product of the farm. Criminal laws were passed in most of the State? directed against any per? son who should have cotton seed where It could be eaten by stray ani? mals from the farm, and particularly were the laws directed against those who would be so careless as to put cotton seed Into the water courses, where It was thought It would poison the Ash. Today it constitutes one of the most important products of the South, furnishing to the world large quantities of edible oMs that t.re man? ufactured into lards, butters, etc. But It Is not to the economic use of the oil to which I wish in this ar? ticle to call attention. Early in the history of the manufacture of cotton seed It waa learned that the seed, in addition to containing a valuable oil, contained also the nutritive elements that form an Important portion of all animal feed, namely, protein, fat and carbohydrates. The value of this as a feed waa early recognised by those countries where the raising of stock and cattle formed the principal indus? try. But on account of the South's being so wedded to the producing of cotton as its one great staple, it has been very much neg'ected In our midst as a feed except for dairy cattle. Numerous experiments have been conducted all over the country in the government experiment stations that prove beyond any reasonable doubt that cottonseed meal is as valuable ft horse feed, when fed scientifically, as It is for dairy cattle. Dr. Tata Butler of Raleigh, who is an eminent authority on feeds and feed In* said at Columbia during a meeting of the live stock association: "There la enough known about feeding horses cottonseed meal for me to state that if you had a horse that you are feeding 14 pounds of corn dally, you could take out four pounds of corn and put In two pounds of cottonseed meal and get better re? sults. Not because corn is not the best feed we have for supplying heat and energy, but there Is another thing needed. When that horse supplies you muscular energy he is burning up his muscles Junt aa you burn coal In a furnace to supply energy to run the machinery in your factories, and he has got to have something to bu.ld up those wanted muscles, and corn does not contain it In sufficient quan? tity. A little cottonseed meal Is bet? ter than an additional amount of corn. When you are already feedlss; your horae stover and ten pounds of corn, I would rather have two pounds of cottonseed meal added than four pounds of corn. I would rather have two pounds of cottonseed meal added than four pounds of oats. Corn is a splf'.dld horse feed. but we are wasting fl.OOo.OOO a year In South Carolina feeding an all-corn ration." MaJ. W. O. Hlnson of Jarnes Island. In a letter dated July 30, addressed tu Edw. A. Eve of Charleston, had this to say: "I have frequently used cottonseed meal feeding my horses and mules, and alwaye with perfect satisfaction. My attention was first railed to its greet value for that purpose some 10 years ago by Mr. Jnu. Stoney Porche*. then living Ir St. Johns, who WAS pleased with his experlnent with it and highly rec ommended It. It is too rich a food to be fed In l;irne quantity. My experience was that two or three pounds was what was l?e?t. All o ? not take to It at once and h;i\c IC be grad? ually accustomed to it by mixing With some food relish. I never feed it alone. Would like to get our farm? ers uae It more generally, ns 1 am con? fident a better acquaintance with It would cause a much hlg'ter apprecia? tion of Its valut und economy." Judge Henr\ Hammond of AugttSta says: "In truth cottonseed menl ;?s | feed for hornes has passed far beyond the stage of experiment. To put cotton? seed meal Into the giound without first running it through the InaMe of an animal seems to me to be g dlfOCl insult to a bountiful Pro\ Idem?? . If our former* were to |all< Ihelf own freight free. cottonseed meal, feed It first to their furrn animals and next to their farm lands, what would come of It? "There are In the 1". nation prodm Ing States today |,ttt,lU head of horses, 2.594.19!? head of mules; eaeh one of these sh mid eat at least one pound u day, or four sacks of cotton? seed meal annually. This would mean a brand new demand on the cotton? seed market alone in the States where It is produced of 1,658,402 tons per annum, or 500,000 tons more than is actually made." Prof. W. A. Henry, dean of the Wis? consin Agricultural college, and per? haps the greatest practical animal feeder of tho world, under the head of "Cottonseed ?ieal for Horses," has thla to say: "Draft horses do well on ration containing two parts of cottonseed meal." The European war, in a great measure, has stopped the exportation of cottonseed meal to foreign coun? tries and as a result of that there is a copious supply left In this ocuntry, causing a very decided decline In price, while, at the same time, hu? man foods for the warring nations is In greater demand than ever before, bringing about a tremendous Increase in the price of meat and grain. This article is written merely to suggest to our people that they can add very materially to the value of the cotton crop by using in every way possible the products made from the cotton plant. Under present condi? tions wo should feed every pound of cottonseed meal that we make to our farm animals. The fertilizer obtain? ed is a good after having been fed as when the meal Is used direct, and its extreme richness compared with corn and wheaten products would justify the sale of corn and other grain at the fancy prices now obtaining and a more liberal use of meal. Prof. W. A. Withers of the experi? ment station of North Carolina has been conducting experiments In feed I lng cottonseed meal to swine, with the result that he has found that it can be fed with safety after having been treated with copperas. The directions given by Prof. Withers for feeding cottonseed meal to swine are as fol? lows: "Dissolve one pound of copperas In i a barrel of about 60 gallons of water. For each pound of cottonseed meal take one gal on of the solution; mix thoroughly daily for each 100 pounds pig; if pig weighs only 50 pounds, use half the amount of cottonseed meal and one-half the amount of cop? peras solution." Prof. Withers* experiments with feeding cottonseed meal to swine have extended over many weeks and he ar? rived at these conclusions after a most thorough und painstaking Inves? tigation. The bulletin Issued by Dr. Withers was dated August, 1913. Dur? ing the past winter several parties In this State followed the directions given by Prof. Withers, with snlen dld results. One of these was Col. llutler Hagood of Hurnwell county. The bulletin referred to can be hail by writing ?:o Prof. Withers at the Agricultural and Mechanlcul college, Raleigh. N. C. As regards feeding cottonseed meal to horses, it will be urged that horses do not take to It readily. In some in? stances this Is true, but generally they will eat it If fed with discretion. The trouble with cottonseed meal has al? ways been that it is so rich in pro? tein that those feeding It are likely to feed too much. And then the animal's taste, like that of the human being, has to be cultivated to eat something that it is not accustomed to. Few people like olives tho llrst time they undertake to eat them but most peo? ple become very fond of them In a very short while. I remember the llrst time I undertook to eat stewed oysters. They were positively repul? sive, but I havo on more than one oc? casion spent the last cent In my pocket for oysters. Those who have experimented with feeding work stock cottonseed meal mixed with corn testify that after a short while horses become very fond of that ration when put on it gradually, James Ciarkson ^?f Kast over has been giving cottonseed meal as a regular ration to his mules for unite a while and S. D. Cross of Ches? ter gives one feed of cottonseed meal with ensilage to all of his each day. MIS1M OH M I D ON PRAIA. MeAdoo MWlcd In Itcgnrd to Charge of IdSMM ut Seven Per Cent. Washington. Sept. 2*<.?Secretary IfeAdOO tonight corrected his recent statement that two unnamed New York banks h.oi negotiated large loeM to a Southern bank at 7 per cent. The secretary's SCtlofi follow? ed ?he receipt of a telegram from A. II Wiuuin. chairman of the New Voik clearing bouse committee, de? (luring tb.it both Neu York Institu? tions in Question denied the charge. In reply Mr. McAdoo wrote thai bis Informant, i Southern banker, had i>een notified by the treasury lhat he had been in error and that per ? '? nl was the rate charged. T. B, Beat, president of the Hoe ton Clearing House association. to? day telegraphed the treasury thai ^s far as his association is concerned, there is no knowledge of loans over I per cent. He asked for S|tec|flr in? stances of heavier chnrges. Announcement i "Have a Heart" AND TREAT YOUR FEET TO A PAIR OF Utz 6 Dunn's Shoes Made in Rochester, the heart of Wo? men's Shoe Fash? ions. 1 $3.50, $4.00 and $4.50 Per Pair 1 WE wish to announce to the Ladies of Sumter and sur? rounding counties that we have secured the agency for Utz and Dunn's SHOES for LADIES? ?They are fresh from Rochester, N. Y.?the style center for women's shoes and are UTZ & DUNN CO. quality. These shoes have a well knowrn reputation for unsurpassed fitting and wearing qualities. And, as for style, we leave this point to your own good judgment. When you take a look at the new styles in our show window, you will see why the women of fash? ion prefer UTZ & DUNN'S. McCOLLUM BROS. Buy Shoes Whsre You Get Gash as Premiums SUPPORT WILSON POUCHES. Secretary of Stntc Bryan Declares it Kssciitlnl That liowcr House lie Democratic. Ashcville, X. C, Sept. 26.?In an address delivered here tonight in the interest of Congressman James M. j Gudger, Jr., the Democratic con | grcssionul candidate in this district, ! Secretary Bryan declared that the j election of a Democratic majority in the house is vitally necessary to the successful accomplishment of Presl ; dent Wilson's plans fos remedial leg? islation. Secretary liryan paid a glowing tribute to President Wilson while touching upon national and interna i tlonal affairs. "I have been in politics for 31 . years," said Mr. Bryan, "and in that I time 1 have met no braver man than Woodrow Wilson. He waa the bravest man in the nation when we were pass? ing through the recent Mexican erisi?, The president knew the situation bet? ter than anybody else, and tonight c\ery mother in the country is thank? ing God because Woodrow Wilson did not send her son to war in Mexico. Had the president listened to the clamor for war which came from cer? tain quarters he would not now be in a position where the warring nations of Europe ask the United States to look after their diplomatic interests." TO ENFORCE FOOD LAWS. Federal Expert, Louis Marks, to Co? operate Witli State Department of Agriculture. Louis Marks, Inspector of foods and drug! inthe United States de-1 partment Of agriculture, has been de? tailed to report I the South Carolina j department of a iculture, commerce and industries, for cooperative work IIn enforc ing the national and State j laws under the pure food and drugs act and the feed and grain laws. 1 lur? ing the eoming week he and B. M. Sloan. Inspector <>f the State govern? ment, Will tour the upper part of the stat?-. The Inspectors will also look after restaurants, candy shops and} grocery stores to see that they com-' ply with the provisions of the laws. i roll AEROPLANE CORPS. America Taking Stops to Improve Son ice. Washington! Sept. 28.?Sensational use of air craft in the great European war added today to steps ordered by the war department to at once carry out Ihe provisions of the act of last July to increase the efficiency of the aviation service of the army. A neu eral order invites unmarried lieuten? ants of the line of ihe army under 30 years of age ii> apply for dgtalls in this extrahasardous servUe, which will entitle them to :i R0 per cenl Inc rease in saiary. (Uber orders looking lo the imme? diate enlargenv nl ol the av iation corps ami the acquirement cd addi? tional neroplanes are expected soon. WOMAN'S HIGH LEGAL POSITION Mrs. Annette Abbott Adams of San Francisco Assistant Attorney Gen? eral. Washington, Sept. 2S.?Mrs. An? nette Abbott Adams of San Fran Cisco was today appointed assistant United States attorney there. She is the first woman in the country to occupy such a position. Representative Raker of California declared he considered the appoint ! ment a recognition of woman suf I frage. BILL FOR COTTON LOAN. Washington, Sept 28.?The bill w hich memberi of the .South Carolina delegation in congreae have been working on for the past week with a view of relieving the cotton sit' i tlon was introduced In the bous* to? day. The main provisions are for the sum of |500.0e0,000 In denominations of not less than $1 and not over $100. which would he loaned either to ac? tual producers of cotton or to those upon whose land it is grown. Sol? vent hanks, either St:;te or national, could receive this money under proper supervision of the government au? thorities. Loans would not exceed market value of the cotton hut the value of the staple shall be equal to that of the loan. The rate of interst is placed at 4 per cent and loans wculd be secured either by bill of sale or warehouse receipts after the cotton is properly graded, stored and in? jured. The warehouse and cotton platform have been filled with cotton and now the tobacco warehouse, which is also being used for storing cotton, is al? most full. New Footwear Fashions For Fall and Winter are in our windows and on our shelves now, aud we invite you to come and see them. ?In the past several years our shoe department has been steadily gaining the confidence and patronage of the public as the "family footery" because in our large stock will be found a fit and style to suit every member of the family. ?Go as far as you like in the matter of hunting the late fall 3nd winter styles?we can safely say that we are able to satisfy your aims in this particular. Of course, you are familiar with the fact that we carry only well established lines with a nation wide sale?and our prices, as always, arc a distinct attrac? tion for your business. Shaw 6 McColluin Mer Co. Shoe Department.