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Those kept in a barn were allowed the run of a good sized room 

 without being tied, and were comfortably bedded. The building 

 was reasonably well ventilated and not hot during the night. 

 They were confined until about nine o'clock in the morning, 

 when they were turned out to water and remained in an open 

 lot until about four o'clock in the afternoon, when they were 

 again put in the barn and required to remain there until the 

 following morning. This routine was varied in very stormy 

 weather, by turning the cattle out only long enough to drink in 

 the forenoon and afternoon, confining them the rest of the time 

 so as to protect them from the very inclement weather. 



THE MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BARN FOR BREEDING CATTLE. A 

 GOOD GENERAL FARM BARN, BUT ENTIRELY TOO WARM IN WHICH TO 

 FULL FEED CATTLE WITH PROFIT. 



The steers fed under the open shed had free run of a lot with- 

 out grass of about one-tenth of an acre, or about the size of the 

 lot adjacent to the barn into which the cattle were turned daily. 

 There was practically no difference in the condition of these 

 two lots with respect to mud. The steers were fed under the 

 shed, but were never confined, having access to shed or lot at 

 their pleasure. 



The third bunch was fed in an open lot, had a paddock of 

 about the same size as the other lots, viz., about one-tenth of 

 an acre, sloping to the south, and perhaps a little dryer than the 

 lots in which the barn and shed cattle ran. A quantity of corn 



