Table 1. Beef breeding herd record for 1959. | ||||
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Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group
7 (Yearlings) |
No. cows | 28 | 26 | 27 | 19 |
Av. Wt. at weaning Oct. 30, 58 | 1036 | 1093 | 1045 | ![]() |
Av. Wt. at weaning Nov. 2, 59 | 1008 | 1082 | 1020 | 901 |
Daily Ration, winter of '58-'59. | ||||
Corn silage | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Crested & Brome hay | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Calf Production, 1959. | ||||
No. calves born alive | 26 | 23 | 26 | 19 |
No. calves weaned | 26 | 22 | 23 | 15 |
No. dry cows | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Av. birth wt.* | 74.1 | 72.6 | 68.1 | 62.5 |
Av. weaning wt.* | 358.6 | 368.8 | 306.9 | 280.0 |
Average weaning age, days | 187 | 177 | 159 | 193 |
Av. wt. per day of age | 1.92 | 2.09 | 1.94 | 1.45 |
*Birth & weaning wts. are for calves of known birth wts. only - 25 in lot 4, 17 in lot 5, 21 in lot 6, and 11 in lot 7. |