User:Zanimum/Ruth Houck
Ruth H. Houck | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American, naturalized Canadian citizen as of 1930[1] |
| Education | Bachelor of Science[1] |
| Alma mater | Cornell University[1] |
| Title | Canadian Delegate, United Nations General Assembly |
| Political party | Ontario Liberal Party |
J. E. Houck and Sons farm cattle included various world record holders. In 1950, 12-year-old Holstein cow Re-Echo May Burke set the milking record for a cow over 10 years old, with 35,314 pounds of milk containing 1,260 pounds of fat and a 3.57 test. It also qualified for the fat record for a Canadian Holstein over 10. Of the two other cows of that age to pass the 1000 pound mark, one was owned by Houck's father.[2] In 1961, Houckholm Corrine Gall set a Canadian milk production record of "24,363 pounds of milk and 834 pounds of fat as a 3-year-old over a 305-day test period.[3] A 1955 reference lists the operation as Hallward and Houck.[4]
She drove a car throughout Peel with a sign reading "Mother Houck".[5] The riding was won by former Premier Colonel T. L. Kennedy;[6] he said that she made an "excellent showing."[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Mrs. Houck named to United Nations". Toronto Daily Star. 14 September 1955. p. 36.
- ^ Stonehouse, Eldon (14 December 1950). "200 at Dinner Honor World Champion Cow". The Globe and Mail. p. 8.
- ^ "Bidders Favor Ontario Holstein". The Globe and Mail. 16 November 1961. p. 9.
- ^ Stonehouse, Eldon (3 September 1955). "Sullivan Gets Guernsey For Connecticut Farm". The Globe and Mail. p. 5.
- ^ "Mrs. Ruth Houck". Toronto Daily Star. 26 May 1955. p. 31.
- ^ "Tory candidates rout opponents in landslide victory". Toronto Daily Star. 10 June 1955. p. 3.
- ^ "CCF auto worker wins new Oshawa riding". Toronto Daily Star. 10 June 1955. p. 18.