The North Central Texas
College Beef Cattle Evaluation Center and Experimental Farm continues
to attract the attention of the agriculture and livestock industry.
The Center and Farm play an important part in the instructional
and public service functions of the College. Local farmers,
ranchers and others engaged in agricultural related businesses
look to North Central Texas College for leadership and education
in these important areas.
The Beef Cattle Evaluation
Center and Experimental Farm is located on 109 acres of land left
to the College by Mary Josephine Cox. The M. J. Cox Estate
stated that all revenue earned from this property be used for
scholarship purposes. The revenue includes income from
oil and any other income, such as rent or lease.
The Experimental Farm
was established in the fall of 1972. The farm maintains
a registered Red Angus beef cattle herd. Donations of cattle,
semen and embryos from Red Angus breeders have made this herd
possible. The College Farm and Beef Cattle Evaluation Center
serves as a lab for various livestock, agronomy, and soil science
classes. Students receive valuable experience, knowledge
and information in all phases of agriculture such as Artificial
Insemination, Palpation, Heat Synchronization, Fertility Testing,
Scrotum Measurements, Height Measurements/Frame Scores, Parturition
Problems and Conditions, Rate of Gain, Feed Efficiency, Animal
Performance, Animal Identification, Nutrition, General Management
Practices, Animal Health, Pasture Management, Over-seeding Practices,
Grass and Legume Mixtures, Fertilizer Rates, Stocking Rates, Rotational
Grazing and numerous other livestock and agronomy practices.
