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Sketch of experimental lot where windbreak protection was tested. East-west fence (left) is 6 feet high; north-south fence (top) is 8 feet high. Shed and barn also provide protection. duced the wind run by about one-half. Performance data (table 3) indicates the major effects of windbreaks were on feed intake and feed conversion. These effects were consistent for three years and were statistically significant a t the 5 percent level. Rate of gain was not significantly affected. Evidently, animals ate more to meet the higher heat loss requirement of the more windy environment; this additional energy intake was used to maintain body temperature rather than to produce gain. Because the loss in performance was in conversion rather than in weight gain, later compensatory growth probably cannot be expected to recover the loss. Costs of building a windbreak can vary considerably, as well as costs of hay. Results from these tests however, should provide data for making a cost benefit analysis.