, 1885-07-10
/. .scouT,s RRsr.,.
something Concerning Fine stock on
"Bunalo BiII,s" Ranch.

something concerning flne STOCK OH
"Bunaio BiIl,s" Ranch.
Philosophers assert that the true phi
lanthropist is the one makes two blades
of grass grow where one grew before. 1t
would be well to add to this
truism that he who will pro-
duce a steer of double the ordinary
weight, should be twice blessed. 1t has
often been a source of wonder why cattle
growers will persist in raising one pound
Of steer, when two might be grown with
about the same care and expense" So
says one who has lately been on a visit
to W. +. Cody's beautiful ranch near
North Platte. Cody, or Buffalo Bill, -
as he is better known, calls his place
Scouts Rest, y and the visitor says:
Upon arriving there, the first point
reached in II explorations was the horse
stables. In large, roomy box.stalls, we
found the following animals, well groomed
and looking sleek as seals: First was
Black Knight, a thoroughbred Clydesdale
stallion, imported by Powell Bros, of
Springboro, Pa. In color he is perfectly
coal black-being a credit to his name
sake, one of Sir Walter SCOTS heroes
standing about seventeen hands high and
weighing about l,s0O pounds. Passing
to the next stall We find the noted Ham
bletonian Mat Patrick. This animal
is in better shape for racing this spring
than he has been before for a long time.
and if parties don't believe it Just try
him for a heat or two. The next in order
Is the young 3-year-old bay stallion,
Ben Thompson. a son of Mat Pat
rick, a fine rangy looking animal that
gives every appearance of being tough
enough to stand the requisite amount of
training necessary to develop the fast
trotter. Roaming over the horse pas
ture, quietly grazing, may be seen nearly
100 brood mares OF the Hambletonian
and Bashaw stock. Just south of the
horse barn we find the nice half mile race
track upon which the roadside horses are
trained. This is now undergoing some
repairs, which will make it better than
ever.
Passing north to the cattle stables we
discovered Earl Horace G,5s0) II,5l2, a
3-year-old Hereford bull in good, fair
condition, and weighing 1885 pounds.
The pedigree of this animal as recorded
in the American herd book is: Sire,
Bredwardine, @ 2ss) 5,246; dam, For
mosa, 9th by the Moor (4,l9ll.
Driving through the beautiful pasture
which lies just west of the c%orraIs, aud is
bedecked with thousands of prairie roses,
we are shown young Formoso II SIG, sire,
Earl 2nd (5,O4s) 4,633; dam, Formosa 4th
by the Moor Add. Here we would in
form our readers that the numbers en-
closed in parenthesis are the ones under
which the cattle are registered in the
English Hereford herd book.
Dark Formosa 2nd II, 631 next chained
our attention. Pedigree: Sire, Old Court
@,Os6) 6,9ls; dam, Formosa eth by the
Moor a,l9l1.
Bonnie Jean 2nd is the next one. An
cestry; Sire, Archdruid t6. 2s7); dam
Bonnie Jean by Gift 4th t,G0s).
Miss Wintercott II, Alb. presents her
self and traces her blood back as follows.
Sire, Formosa Boy 2nd (5,9l9) l0,177;
dam, Lady Wintercott 4th by Earl 2ni
G,Os4).
Prudence Sd is recorded Sire, Assur-
ance Is, 1881 4,5s9; dam, Prudence by
Dorset (3,070).
Wood Pigeon l1,645; ancestry Is vii.
Sire, Ability (6,272) l1,646; dam, Pigeon
9Th by Sir Archer (5.5s7).
There are a number Of other thorough
bred Hereford cattle, but enough is given
in the above to show the fashionable