342 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STA. BULLETIN, NO. 115 



BARN FEEDING VS. OPEN LOT FEEDING. 



South of Missouri and in the dry climates of the west open lot 

 feeding is a common practice. In the southern part of Missouri 

 cattle are sometimes fed in the open with only such shelter as is af- 

 forded by bluffs and thickets of trees. The success of feeding in 

 the open is directly dependent on the season. The temperature of 

 Missouri during an average winter would not seriously interfere 

 with open lot feeding, but the rains and snows common during our 

 winter season makes this practice an unprofitable one. The results 

 of indoor feeding as compared with open lot feeding can be seen in 

 Table VII. 



TABLE VII. BARN FEEDING vs. OPEN LOT FEEDING. 



Lot II Lot VII 



Shelled corn Shelled corn 



and clover hay. and clover hay. 



In barn. In open lot. 



Average initial weight 78. 15 Ibs. 78.0 Ibs. 



Average final weight 101.25 Ibs. 97.6 Ibs. 



Average total gains 23. 10 Ibs. 19. 6 Ibs. 



Average daily gains .235 Ibs. . 200 Ibs. 



, .. . Grain 1.23 Ibs. 1.23 Ibs. 



Average daily rations 



Hay 1.72 Ibs. 1.77 Ibs. 



Grain.... 524. 89 Ibs. 887. 50 Ibs. 



Feed per 1MO Ibs. gam Hay 7 30. 73 Ibs. 617. 09 Ibs. 



Cost of 100 Ibs. gain, with corn at 



40c per bushel and hay at $10 



per ton-. $7.402 $9.424 



Average shrink per head from 



Columbia to National Stock 



Yards 5.75 Ibs. 4.6 Ibs. 



Average weight per head at Na- 

 tional Stock Yards 95.5 Ibs. 93. Ibs. 



Selling price per 100 Ibs $6.35 $6.30 



Average cost per head, Columbia, 



at $4.25 per 100 Ibs $3.321 $3.315 



Average cost of feed per head $1.730 $1.733 



Average selling price per head, 



Columbia $5.681 $5.383 



Average profit per head $ .630 $ .335 



Dressing per cent 52.2% 50.6% 



Grade of carcasses. . Good Good 



