Weather Delays Weight Gain in Oklahoma Bull Test
Adverse conditions in Ardmore Oklahoma during a 340 day performance test slow gains for 100 bulls weighing an average of 107 pounds with 70 percent feed efficiency. Crossbreeds lead in ADG including Simmental Hereford and Charolais Brown Swiss combinations. Public auction set for February 19 1972 by the Noble Foundation with buyers nationwide invited.
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Charles Richards
Noble Foundation
Ardmore
Okla
Richard
Oklahoma
Texas
Wand Ranch Feen
Peggy Hall
Ada
Metric Farms
William Paul, Jr
Elmore City
U Fed
Angus
Tonkawa
Grady Brewster
Pottsboro
Tex
Hereford
Joe Edgington
Barnsdall
Parr-Pa Ie
Alpine
Cherokee Hills Cative Co
Marshall
Brangus
Nick Karpis
Whitesboro
Santa Gertrudis
Burrell Ranches
Whitesharp
Merrick Farms
United States
Finalists Named for International Finals Rodeo in Tulsa
Sixteen finalists in 1971 International Finals Rodeo will compete in Tulsa with Oklahoma and California leading team roping entries. Benton numbers show 47 finalists from Texas and California, and state totals determine contenders for world championships across seven professional events with more than 335000 in prize money.
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California
Oklahoma
Towa
Arizona
Tulsa
Tulsa Jaycess
Tw Assembly Center
Thi Tds
Texas
Caltfer
Arkansas
wArizone
Florida
Mlinois
Louisiana
Michigan
Missisippi
Missouri
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Orly
Oklahoma trout fishing shows strong limits this season
Oklahoma fisheries reports indicate many spring rainbow trout limits in designated streams. Winter stockings added thousands of fish from Mountain Home Arkansas, with Blue River and Illinois River near Lake Tenkiller providing steady creels. Fish average about 3.5 pounds each, top blue river rainbow over six pounds, Illinois River once held the state record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Fisheries Division
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Blue River
Illinois River
Lake Tenkiller
Mountain Home
Ark
Ilinois River
Ice Storm Halts Oklahoma Travel With Dangerous Roads
An ice storm glazed most of Oklahoma turning drizzle into a statewide ice sheet. Subfreezing temperatures left roads icy and hazardous across the state as officials urged no travel. Lows ranged from 2 at Guymon to 32 at McAlester with continued freezing and daytime highs in the 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guymon
Panhandle
McAlester
New method for freezing boar semen found
Government scientists in Thailand developed a method to reduce freeze damage to boar semen. By using a glycerol extender during cooling and removing it before freezing, fertility improved with successful births and higher pregnancy rates in tests at Beltsville. The report notes ongoing challenges with boar sperm head cap integrity and sow uterus sperm destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thai Agriculture Department
USDA
Beltsville, Md
Bellsville
Reductions Sought for REAP Farm Conservation Program
The Nixon administration proposes cutting REAP funding for 1973 to 140 million dollars, a 55.5 million drop from 1972, amid Congress scrutiny. REAP funds half the cost of approved conservation projects on farms, with previous years seeing restorations to higher totals despite repeated budget squeezes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Quail Banding Program Seeks Help In Oklahoma City
The Game Division of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation calls for quail banding help as part of a long running research project. The program releases banded birds to aid game management and studies show modest recovery rates with about two percent of bands returned from 15 000 birds in the northwest region and 344 returns overall to date. About 30 000 quail are reared annually at the Environmental Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Game Division
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Bennett Enfield
Northwest
Enfiela
Demand Pushes Feedlot Cattle Numbers Higher Nationwide
Washington AP reports record grainfed cattle inventories as of January 1 across 39 states reach nearly 14.8 million head, up 8 percent from a year earlier, with Texas and Nebraska among top feeders and rising slaughter forecasts for the January-March period amid strong red meat demand and high prices. Egg production rose to 6.16 billion eggs in December while laying rates fell slightly but per-hen output rose 3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crop Reporting Board
East Central nursing program gains board approval
Oklahoma Board of Nurse Registration and Education approves Phase 2 of East Central State College nursing program, allowing fall classes. Dean E W James cites state approval timeline. director Dr Rheiner notes new faculty joining in August and stages toward national accreditation by 1974.
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Oklahoma Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing
East Central State College
E. W. James
Nei W. Rheiner
Board of Regents For Oklahoma Colleges
Rheiner
East Central Nursing
East Central
Soheamine
Dr. Rheiner Sail
Agriculture outlook conference slate for February
The Agriculture Department prepares for the National Agricultural Outlook Conference from February 24 to assess 1972 prospects for farmers. Officials caution that forecasts remain weighted and uncertain, despite improvements in 1971 like higher livestock prices and record corn and wheat crops.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Ken Johnston
Ihe
Illinois
THE
Associated Press
Agricultural Research
Ahloso
ACP
Texas Panhandle
Department J
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas-Oklahoma
Consumer
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dee
Nursing Board
Okays
East Central Program
By Naomi Knickmever
Reicher
Bast. Central
Dr. Rheiner
Rheiner Gaie
Oklahoma Board of Regents For Higher Education
Regents
Theast Central Campus
Rex F. Daly
Economic Research Service
Daly
ERS
Malcolm Clough
Clough
Usda Expore
L.S.A
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