Cotton Seed Meal

Cotton Seed Meal is the ground meal from cottonseeds after the cottonseed oil has been extracted. Its analysis is 6-2-1. The nitrogen is almost 85 percent water insoluble. Cottonseed meal will acidify soil at a value of 9-lbs CaCO₃ (calcium carbonate or pure lime) per 100-lbs. In other words, it takes 9-lbs of lime to neutralize the acidity caused by 100-lbs of Cottonseed Meal. See also Vegetable Protein Meals in the General Information Section. Cottonseed meal is a feed grade material.