Great Plains weather

Effect of weather patterns on preweaning growth of beef calves in the Northern Great Plains

Records from a 76-year investigation into effects of line breeding and selection of Hereford cattle, and concurrent weather records, were used to assess effects of weather patterns on growth of suckling calves. Calf growth data were adjusted for trends arising from selection and inbreeding, and for effects of age of dam and sex of calf to produce clean estimates of year effects. Daily maximum a...

A Great Plains Presidential Primary?

This paper examines the feasibility of establishing a regional presidential primary for the Great Plains States. It reviews the introduction ofprimaries for selecting national convention delegates, and the slowness of these states to adopt this method. Further, it surveys the use of the primary in the region, noting the independence ofGreat Plains voters in both the prereform and post-reform pe...

Birds of the Great Plains: Three Decades of Change in Great Plains Birds: A 2009 Supplement to The Birds of the Great Plains: Breeding Species and Their Distribution

Weeds [from Encyclopedia of the Great Plains]

Ethnic Group Settlement on the Great Plains