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The Apparent Digestibility By Sheep Of Prairie Hay Harvested At Three Stages Of Maturity, Robert Manseau Jordan
The Apparent Digestibility By Sheep Of Prairie Hay Harvested At Three Stages Of Maturity, Robert Manseau Jordan
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Grass is the greatest asset of the Northern Great Plains. Grass does and must serve as the basic feed for the flocks and herds of this area. Without grass, much of the Northern Great Plains would be waste land with little or no value. In the states of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, about 67 per cent of the total land is in pasture and hay. Seventy five to 95 per cent of the total feed needed by cattle and sheep in the Northern Plains states is furnished by pasture and roughage. With an ever-increasing demand …
Systems Of Producing Fat Yearlings For South Dakota, William Clark Mccone
Systems Of Producing Fat Yearlings For South Dakota, William Clark Mccone
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About twelve billion pounds of dressed beef and veal were produced in the United States in 1947 through the conversion of grassland crops into meat by cattle and these cattle lead all classes of American livestock in the consumption of grass and grassland crops. Grass usually represents the principal and cheapest feed for beef cattle. They utilize about one third of the permanent pastures and three fourths of the range areas. Pastures may be regarded as a costly source of feed only on highly productive farm lands, but their use in rotation with cultivated crops on such land is certain …
The Effect Of Age Of Gilt On Size Of Litter, Clifford Inman Iverson
The Effect Of Age Of Gilt On Size Of Litter, Clifford Inman Iverson
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Size of litter is an important consideration in determining the profits from a swine production enterprise. Basic information concerning factors affecting litter size is, therefore, pertinent to the swine production industry. This study was conducted to ascertain the effect of age of gilt on the size of their first litters.