PART VII 



OPEN SHED VS. BARN AS SHELTER FOR FATTENING 



LAMBS 



Part VII shows the influence of shelter on fattening lambs. 

 )t 6 wa^ fed in an open shed containing a space 14 by i'> feel, 

 ider cover and 14 by 14 feet in the open. Lot 9 was fed in a barn 

 iih three \\indows on the north, one on the south, and one on the 

 which were kept open for ventilation. The lambs were con- 

 lined to a space 14 by 24 feet. There was a floor space in the barn, 

 however, of }h by 44 feet with no other animals in the barn, thus 

 giving excellent ventilation for the lambs. 



TAHI.I VII. Open Shed vs. Barn as Shelter for Fattening Lambs, 

 October 28, 1915 to February 5, 1916 



1 I cation was shelled corn, clover hay, and corn silage 



Table VII shows that there was no difference in grain or hay 



consumption between the two lots but that the silage consumption 



-lightly greater in the open shed. This was due to the fact 



that the lambs in the barn did not learn to eat silage as early as 



those in the open. After they had learned to eat their silage well 



then was no difference in the silage consumption between the two 



The gain was slightly more rapid for the lambs in the open 



shed, tlie gain por lamb being 24.7 pounds in Lot 6 and 23.9 pounds 



i" Lot <) fed in the barn. The food required to make a pound of gain 



was loss in Lot 6 fed in the open shed than in Lot 9 fed in the barn. 



