60 AMERICAN DAIRYING. 



Amount and cost of food consumed: 



Lot I. Lot II. 



1996.2 Ibs. clover hay at $8 per ton $7.98 



1239.0 Ibs. corn-meal at $1 per 100 Ibs 12.39 



1168.5 Ibs. bran at 65 cents per 100 Ibs 7.60 



Total cost $27.97 



1483.8 Ibs. clover hay at $8 per ton $5.94 



1627.0 Ibs. corn-meal at $1 per 100 Ibs 16.27 



1536.7 Ibs. bran at 65 cents per 100 ibs 9.99 



Total cost $32.20 



Balance in favor of lot I. . .. $4.23 



$32.20 $32.20 



So far as cost of food eaten is concerned the sheltered lot 

 makes the best showing by $4.23. This experiment, how- 

 ever, was undertaken on milch cows to note the effect of the 

 conditions of keeping on the milk yield. 



Considering this experiment from the financial standpoint, 

 including cost of food eaten, weight of milk secured, and ani- 

 mal weight lost or gained, we get the following results in 

 favor of the sheltered lot: 



Saving in cost of feed eaten $4.23 



Value of difference in milk secured (161.1 Ibs. at 15 cents 



a gallon) 2.79 



Value of 231 Ibs. flesh gain at 2$ cents a pound 5.77 



Amount saved by sheltering three cows 48 days 12.79 



Amount saved by sheltering one cow 48 days 4.26 



Prof. C. S. Plumb, Director of the Indiana 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, who made 

 this experiment, offers the following observa- 

 tions: 



A reasonable amount of exercise should be given farm 

 animals, and pure air ought to be available at all times, but 

 no animal should be exposed to weather conditions that in- 

 volve suffering, neither ought farmers to expose stock in 

 such a manner as to cause them financial loss. Beef cattle 

 with thick, mellow hides and heavy coats of fine hair may be 

 exposed to outdoor conditions that would cause thin-skinned 



