Farm Notes on mothering and growth in cattle herds
Discussion covers weaning weight as a measure of mothering ability and growth rate. Weaning weight is 30 percent heritable. selecting bulls and replacement heifers with heavy weaning weights improves mothering ability and calf growth. Top one third cows wean heavier calves than bottom one third. seven months age shows about 140 pounds difference. Growth rate is 45 percent heritable and highly responsive to selection. ROP tests show top third calves gain about two-thirds of a pound per day more than bottom third, equating to over 100 pounds in 168 days and over 200 pounds by one year. Also reports on pressed contest winners, rapeseed harvest guidance, and equipment tips, ending note: continued on back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.O.P
Birdtail River School Board Meets In Crandall August 6 1970
The Birdtail River School Division No 38 held a regular board meeting in Crandall on Thursday August 6 1970 at 8 00 p m. Trustees Armitage Hyndman and others discussed correspondence from Mrs Eileen Grant re essay Mrs Joyce Gorrell re contract and various departmental and association notices including Labour Department Public Schools Finance Board regional meetings and the Manitoba Teachers Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crandall
Birdtail River School Division No
Eileen Grant
Joyce Gorrell
Dept. of Labour
Public Schools Finance Board
Fulton
Waddell
Rapley
Fall of Youth & Education
Assisillard
Falloon
Butcher
Lewy-rance
Manito
Ba Association of School Trustees
Ward
Macdonald & Partners
West Kildonan
Brandon
Birdtail River
Manitoba Teachers Society Division Association
Catherine Johnston
L. R. Fulton
Birtle
Gertrude Clarke
Henry Jensen
Jean Gray
Loree Whyte
Kenton
Manitoba
Wilf Chegwin Construction Ltd
Cornell
St. Lazare
Park Residence News and Social Visits Reported
A lengthy local page lists frequent visits to Park Residence from Mrs. Hill and family at Killarney, friends from Kamloops to Winnipeg calling on residents, and numerous regional travelers stopping by. The notes include hymn singing, visitors from Ottawa and Vancouver, and multiple Manitoba addresses. Household duties, August meetings, and school board motions are recorded, with bids for paving and staff hires noted, concluding with an adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Killarney
Charlie Harrison
Isobel Fraser
Kamloops
C. Orr
Doug Falloon
Robert Falloon
Donald Falloon
Bill
Neil
Foxwarren
Tennant
Arrow River
Larry Hankin
Wilma
Crandall
Egilson
Colleen
Woodstock Ontario
W. Campbell
White
Rivers
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Blanchards ‘Hamiota - Miniota District
Wilma Hunkin
Bob Dixon
Lavinia
Grant Dixon
Acc Farnvindsen
Né Shoal Lake
Space Link
Vanguard
Atlantic Ocean
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
TS Phota
Birdtail River S. D
Day, Armitage and
Hyndman
W. A. McConnell
M. W. McConnell
Hamiota
Alex -James
Deloraine
G. Morris
Arthur Morris
D. Brown
Edmonton
Alta
Browns
EF. Catto
Toronto
Jim Watt
Saskatoon
Jim Walker
Oakner
Catto
Mary
Lillie
Gladys Craik
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Robert Craik
Boissevain
Mrs. Henderson
Arthur
Allister Arthur
Victoria
B.C
Graham Standing
Stan Gould
Lisa Gould
Carmen Curtis
Bert Baldwin
R. Neil McDonald
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