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In this case the steers in the open shed ate 15.3 per cent 

 more corn than did those in the barn, but gained 24.2 more and 

 ate considerably less hay. Those in the open lot ate 6.5 per 

 cent more corn than did the barn steers, and about the same 

 amount of hay, and gained 23.7 more. A bushel of corn 

 produced : 



In Barn 



In Open Shed 



In Open Lot 



5.32 Ibs. of beef 

 5.73 Ibs. of beef 

 6.15 Ibs. of beef 



In the third trial which- lasted from December i6th, 1899 

 to March 26th, 1900 100 days, 4 steers in each lot, the results 

 were as follows : 



In this trial the difference in the amounts of grain and 

 hay eaten and gain made by the different lots, was small. How- 



