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The station is located roughly six miles north of Dubois, Idaho, and its lands span both Idaho and Montana.Its headquarters are on 27,930 acres (113.0 km 2) of land owned by the Agricultural Research Service, including research facilities, animal facilities (such as lambing pens and dry lots), as well as residential facilities.
3.3.9 Oklahoma. 3.3.10 Oregon. 3.3.11 Texas. ... This is a list of ranches and sheep and cattle stations, organized by continent. Most of these are notable either for ...
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]
The city was named in 1892 for Fred Dubois (1851−1930), a prominent politician in Idaho's early years. [6] He came to Idaho in 1880, later becoming the state's first U.S. Senator, serving two non-consecutive terms (1891−97, 1901−07). Six miles (10 km) north of town is the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, the county's second largest employer ...
Leaping out after shearing in Wyoming. The Targhee is an American breed of domestic sheep.It was developed in the early twentieth century at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station of the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture at Dubois, Idaho, [1] and is named after the Targhee National Forest which surrounds it.
In 1918, the foundation flock was moved to the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho, for further refinement. Today's Columbia is a popular breed, with heavy, white fleeces and good growth characteristics. It is one of the larger breeds, and is often used for cross breeding in commercial western flocks.
The National Bighorn Sheep Center (formerly known as the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretative Center) is a 2,775-square-foot (257.8 m 2) Interpretive Center [1] dedicated to public education about the biology and habitat of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep with specific focus on the currently largest herd of Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep in the coterminous United States that winter in the ...
The Fort Smith and Southern Railway built a rail line through the Poteau area in 1886–1887, en route to Paris, Texas, including a station within the city. The Poteau post office opened in 1887 and the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railway in 1900) began serving the town in 1896.