1906. \ BEEF CATTLE EXPERIMENTAL PLANT. 305 



A feed cutter and grinder are located near a 4x14 foot bin 

 on the first floor. This bin has a capacity of 300 bushels. Just 

 above this bin and in connection with it, is a smaller one with 

 a capacity of 100 bushels. Grain is scooped into the south end of 

 the lower bin and elevated into the one above from which it runs 

 into the grinder and when ground, is elevated to the bins on the 

 second floor. When ear corn is fed in the form of corn and cob meal 

 it is scooped from a wagon into the grinder and elevated as in the 

 case of shelled corn or other grain. If fed finely broken (similar to 

 crushed corn) it is run through an ensilage machine and blown 

 into bins on the second floor as is also done with hay when fed in a 

 chaffed state ; but if fed broken by hand it is scooped from a wagon 

 to the second floor, through the same opening by which the feed 

 carriers leave the barn. Other feeds such as oil meal, cottonseed 

 meal, gluten meal, bran, etc., which are always purchased in sacks, 

 are conveyed to the second floor by hand from a wagon in' driveway 

 of barn. As these feeds are needed they are weighed during the day, 

 placed in feed carriers, and conveyed at feeding time to the lots 

 south of alley. Plates 7 and 8. 



There are four double, two single and four box stalls in this 

 barn used for feeding cattle where individual records of gains and 

 feed consumed are desired. These are situated under the loft, that 

 part of the barn having a second floor. The partitions between the 

 stalls are four feet in height. The uprights of these stalls are 4x4- 

 inch oak posts, which also serve the purpose as supports for second 

 floor. The siding of the stalls are 2x6 and 2x8 plank placed 

 in a vertical position, capped above and set in a groove in 4x4 oak 

 pieces which rest on 4x4's sunk in the brick pavement. At the cor- 

 ners of the stall, these 4x4' s are joined by ^xQ-inch joint bolts. 

 For ground plan and dimensions, Plate 6 is explicit. 



The feed mangers are placed low in all the stalls and extend their 

 entire width ; those in the box stalls are bolted to the sides so 

 they can be taken out when necessary. These mangers are 6 inches 

 from the pavement, i foot deep, i foot 2 inches wide at the bottom 

 and i foot 10 inches at the top. The material is of 2-inch lumber 

 and strengthened at the sides of the stalls by short 4x4-inch pieces 

 from the pavement to the side of the boxes. The different pieces 

 are securely spiked together. Plate 6. 



FEED LOTS AND SHEDS SOUTH OF 



The lots on the south side of the alley are each 48 feet long by 

 36 feet wide, exclusive of shed, with a 12x36 shed open to the 



