OPEN SHED COMPARED WITH BARN" FOR DAIRY COWS. 



Table 2. — Feed consumed. 

 OPEN SHED. 



Cow No. 



Corn 

 meal. 



Wheat 

 bran. 



Cotton- 

 seed 

 meal. 



Red- 

 clover 

 hay. 



Crim- 

 son- 

 clover 

 hay. 



Cow- 

 pea 

 hay. 



Corn 

 silage. 



Miscellaneous. 



1 



Pounds. 

 196 

 443 

 462 

 460 

 299 

 446 

 181 

 206 

 276 

 342 

 295 

 263 

 487 

 448 

 392 

 378 

 188 

 354 

 276 

 654 

 432 



Pounds. 

 158 

 296 

 308 

 306 

 200 

 297 

 121 

 166 

 276 

 265 

 196 

 263 

 361 

 300 

 280 

 126 

 188 

 118 

 276 

 654 

 432 



Pounds. 



79 

 148 

 153 

 153 



99 

 148 



60 



82 

 138 

 132 



99 

 132 

 148 

 149 

 112 

 126 



94 

 118 

 138 

 326 

 215 



Pounds. 

 72 

 144 

 144 

 144 

 144 

 144 

 144 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 

 405 

 445 

 445 

 445 

 208 

 445 

 208 

 363 



423 



208 

 405 



75 

 445 



75 



Pounds. 

 2,970 

 3,210 

 3,210 

 3,210 

 2,032 

 3,210 

 2,032 

 2, 114 

 3,150 

 3,198 

 1,770 

 2,948 

 3,090 

 3,210 

 3,045 

 1,870 

 1,910 

 1,870 

 2,995 

 6, 0£0 

 4,325 



Corn stover, 155. 



2 





4 





7 





8 





9 





12 





14 



Corn stover, 81. 



±7 



134 



72 

 144 



72 

 112 

 144 

 112 

 236 



236 

 134 

 144 

 144 



295 



225 



225 





18 



Corn stover, 115. 



19 





20 



Corn stover, 155. 



21 



Fish meal, 63. 



22 





23 



Fish meal, 56. 



24 





26 



267 







27 





100 



295 

 424 

 354 



96 





201 





202 









Total 



7,478 



5,587 



2,849 



2,620 



2,085 



4,691 



61,419 





CLOSED BARN. 



1 



164 

 360 

 362 



297 



206 

 276 

 213 

 236 



343 



264 

 214 

 252 



276 



263 



317 



265 

 174 



204 



358 

 533 

 319 



164 

 360 

 362 



297 



206 

 276 

 213 

 236 



267 



264 

 214 

 252 



223 



263 



262 



177 

 137 



163 



297 

 533 

 253 



82 

 180 

 232 



190 



103 

 138 

 106 

 118 



145 



132 

 107 

 126 



171 



132 



205 



88 

 69 



82 



149 

 267 

 128 



134 



15 

 15 



124 



72 



134 



124 

 73 

 124 



26 



295 

 337 



287 



267 



236 

 276 

 267 

 236 



1212 



292 

 295 

 267 



292 

 2 57 



75 



259 



197 



417 



712 

 192 



478 



240 

 349 

 432 



2,700 

 3,010 

 2,805 



2,805 



1,770 

 2,540 

 1,770 

 1,770 



2,013 



1,715 



2,065 

 3, 150 



3,108 



1,470 



1,455 



885 

 900 



2,917 



2,475 

 3,708 





2 





4 



Cottonseed hulls, 138. 



7 



/Cottonseed hulls, 138. 

 \Bone meal, 31. 



8 



9 





12 





14 





17 



[Cottonseed hulls, 45. 

 ^Stover, 115. 



18 



[Bone meal, 9. 

 Dried-beet pulp, 410. 



19 



20 





21 



/Cottonseed hulls, 276. 

 \Bone meal, 26. 

 Beet pulp, 410. 



22 



23 



[Cottonseed hulls, 276. 

 ^Bone meal, 15. 



24 



| Turnips, 2,655. 

 Turnips, 2,700. 

 Stover, 102. 



26 





1228 



27 



/Turnips, 1,325. 

 \Stover, 115. 



100 



73 



50 



182 

 1361 



201 



Stover, 474. 



202 



Stover, 115. 







Total 



5,896 



5,419 



2,950 



964 



3,520 



3,351 



45,031 





1 Alfalfa hay. 



2 Timothy hay. 



In the data of Table 1 it will be noted that of the 21 cows kept 

 under the two systems 15 produced more milk and butterfat when 

 kept in the open shed, while 6 showed a higher production when 

 kept in the closed barn. The total production while in the open 

 shed was 34,630.9 pounds of milk, containing 1,535.15 pounds of 

 butterfat, and that in the closed barn was 31,898.7 pounds of milk, 



