Productive farming . Courtesy Jotinson A: Johnson, Fig. 63.—Inside view of ginnery, showing sheet of loose cotton lint as it comes fromthe cotton gin, before Photo, by Russell, Anoiston, Ala. Courtesy Johnson iS: Johnson. Fig. 64.—A local cotton market in Alabama, showing common form of bales. Thecotton is too often thus exposed to weather without shelter for several nionths. 126 PRODUCTIVE FARMING soaps, and other articles. The remaining part of the seedafter pressing out the oil is ground into cottonseed meal andused for stock feed, particularly for dairy cows. (See com-positio
Productive farming . Courtesy Jotinson A: Johnson, Fig. 63.—Inside view of ginnery, showing sheet of loose cotton lint as it comes fromthe cotton gin, before Photo, by Russell, Anoiston, Ala. Courtesy Johnson iS: Johnson. Fig. 64.—A local cotton market in Alabama, showing common form of bales. Thecotton is too often thus exposed to weather without shelter for several nionths. 126 PRODUCTIVE FARMING soaps, and other articles. The remaining part of the seedafter pressing out the oil is ground into cottonseed meal andused for stock feed, particularly for dairy cows. (See com-position in Appendix Table VIII.) It is also used as a fer-tilizer as it is so rich in nitrogen. The hulls are also used forstock feed and fertilizer. ? In ginning the cotton for one bale, nearly 1000 poundsof seed are obtained. This amount of seed at the oil millwill produce about the following numbers of pounds: Oil150; cottonseed hulls 400; cottonseed meal 375; linters,trash, and dirt 75. The fibers of the stems and branches of the cotton plantare sometimes used in the manufacture of coarse grades ofbagging. Diseases of Cotton.—Cotton wilt, cotton rust and cotton
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