. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 318 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY It is instructive to note that the horses kept in them maintain their health during the extremely cold t\dnter in the same excellent manner as they do in ; Steers fed under sheds open to the south, ^^^th yards into which they can freely go, have given better results in growth and fattening than those kept in stalls in warm bams. President Waters, while at the Missouri station, found that steers fed in open sheds made an average daily gain of pound, while those fed in the barn gained pou
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 318 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY It is instructive to note that the horses kept in them maintain their health during the extremely cold t\dnter in the same excellent manner as they do in ; Steers fed under sheds open to the south, ^^^th yards into which they can freely go, have given better results in growth and fattening than those kept in stalls in warm bams. President Waters, while at the Missouri station, found that steers fed in open sheds made an average daily gain of pound, while those fed in the barn gained Fig. 165. The interior of a model sheep barn owned by Oaklcigli Thome, of New York. Photograph by courtesy of the owner. Those fed in the open shed required less feed for a pound of gain than did the barn-fed cattle. It has been found that the more farm animals have access to oi)en air, and the less they are confined in stables, the healthier they will be, and the better use they 'will make of their feed. This especially applies to horses, beef cattle, sheep, antl hogs, that are above weaning Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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