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The Polypay sheep breed is a white, medium-sized (65 kg), polled sheep which was developed in the 1960s at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. [1] In general, Polypay sheep are noted for being a highly prolific maternal dual-purpose (meat and wool) breed. It produces yearly about 4.2 kg of wool and is weaned at 120 days. [2] [3]
Sedalia is a city located approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, ...
Map of major cattle trails between 1866-1890. The first large-scale effort to drive cattle from Texas to the nearest railhead for shipment to Chicago occurred in 1866, when many Texas ranchers banded together to drive their cattle to the closest point that railroad tracks reached, which at that time was Sedalia, Missouri.
In addition to lambs and other attendant sheep, the station has a base flock of 3,000 mature sheep. [2] Breeds developed at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station include: The Columbia, a dual-purpose breed and one of the first originating in the U.S. Early crosses were made in Wyoming, but the originating flock was moved to the USSES in 1918.
This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. [1] [2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Support: G'day, I have the following comments/suggestions: AustralianRupert 10:04, 22 June 2021 (UTC) []. Confederate government of Missouri is overlinked, as is Kansas City
Sheep have a breeding season (tupping) in the autumn, though some can breed year-round. [1] As a result of the influence of humans on sheep breeding, ewes often produce multiple lambs. This increase in lamb births, both in number and birth weight, may cause problems with delivery and lamb survival, requiring the intervention of shepherds. [2]
William H. Gentry House, also known as Oak Dale, Cloney Family Farm, and Curry Farm, is a historic home located near Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, vernacular Greek Revival style brick I-house. It has a central passage plan, two-story rear ell, and features a pedimented, two-story front portico.