The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
moose out Of their shed for tho picture taking.

t thhe'a .Hiseephraple companion. When they saw
and the biggest stat ted forward to Investigate
| the contents Of the sketch hook.
old story OF the hunter standing on his head
with bis legs in the air to draw the deer within
artist walked about and looked at them. these hose
an an, posed for him ut respectful dist !nccs
h bu, when nl ne took q seat on the ground and
oent over ms book they. were overcome by
Gs4nsumlng desire to know what 1t meant
They advanced cautiously from all sides an,
pushed heir noses over the artists siioui'isrs
est to the 9ES Vas o, Tr"at inter
meath tha nsn,iI, they waited un 10 the ar',y,
an an. put their heads down. close to the book
the Geological Garden become tame enough
t bu, ~ IS new experience TO find them SC
la n, on the plains whero not long age
a. HIRE re-, u siimpse of man sent them of Oh u
NJ. ,Goodnight has .rent much money in
nm II Is partly II matter Of sentiment and
PARTY hr desire to expel ont IN breeding, In
observatory. 1t is made by leaving three
eiaSs al a,Te entirety In the
The south breeze blows continuously The
n neaNiis nrs studded with the brilliancy
light is only little less than moonlight The
observatory commands u view OF the pastures
sh r ;; w"I, and south In his waking hours
me butilio moving slowly ncross the prairie
h m; tho shnd. wy forms of the elk and decr
Srens to carry him hack to he days Of ranger
ne nno Indian fighting. No Quo can tempt
Mr G,o2,hn,ght I? nart with his nets showmen
and groups with which 10 stock their parks
across ail,bs fht water, ~ all of them Mr. Good
me numbers. He has even Fought at times
SWhen hulia!ocs were offered for sa!G sing or in
iWittle families. II. has sent men all over the
Ia. At tA y
the once countless herds. The price of nulnloes
may may g. mp to temn'ins lisurcs There have
bulls. \ robe that could he had ior ~ in Shnr1
INN n,i IN ~ ~ is Now worth SCOT SO and hard
WSc, AZ mat. Mr.. Goodnight lets none OF his
bunalocs 60. There ais said e. l,r a small herd
of Guiraors in Yrllowst ne Park hui Very ittie
Ioslt.Ne Information exists out it. some
il the East p"eS eoesi" "l"S ws as sRraen 1s
EEur"ne and Worn out in Wild West exhibitions
almost solely uron Mr. G 10 n ra'o depends
Let sentiment bn waived Tor the Tine There
Is an sm,.rcly practical asp,rt to this buffalo
~ has been found that in the dumesticate ed
state stad ne buffalo increases considerably in
different varieties of thor nIghhreI COW stock.
The Durham. Hereford, and poled Angus are
t Ms!l 'snre sen But heavier than any Of
nge. Some Of the bulls 90 to 300 pounds
One On, Of thYm was killed not long ago. He had
fences and wander ut will over the face OF tho
ian, AN a. ms shaggy headed ancestors did
twenty years axo. SO his d,ath was dccreed.
shoulders. The carcass was dressed ana the
quarters were weighed. But before tho scales
weight Tho stakes were cigars nil around.
Mr.. G"odniEht thought he could give the boys
s ynnd ser l. "na he Ent his Ultimate way he
ing treat. he scales Iecr"ed otherwise. E.v-
.eryhody except Mr.. Goodnight hit lar below
1t is seldom that any OF the bu fYuloes d develop
t q, tendency to 20 back to the Wild state.
INST MIST .! them are Is Will behaved in the pas
now yeaL lInEs have been rut III separate en-
closure for waning. When visited th.y camo
only lew yards away. occasionally nuttin-:
each other lIay'ully and then raising their
n , inrnirlnGly in tn" direction of tho ,yis
itors. Before tae inspection was over buffalo
nature came out. One after another of the
yea linEs 'lrorre'i on Ms knees where the dirt
wa!lownd until cloud OF dust arose.
A purc-hrcd butiaio ca few days old looks
like any other ypnns calf. As e grows o der
the shoulders md neck develop Thickness
and strength. The chang" becomes more and
more marked, At the age, Of =, year tie Guf-
up shoulders and the enormous neck. The
shaggy hair hegins 10 maze Showing on
specimen. as large, ns in the Wild state At 5
years hr Is Il monster. and n man must reach
up to put II hand On his shoulder.
The cross breeding is whore the chief inter
snts have been reached. While INCREASING 1S4e.s
his prr.,-hred uuifa ~, as fast as the numneg
condnrt"d II s'r1"- IF experiments with his
buffalo bulls AID cows Of various kinds, One
Of the crosses is between tie uig4lo .nuIl and
about half OF the lcusth of the mother and
curvinG inward. strong brindle color. high.
thi"N sh"nl'lers II body, shorter and heavier
race hose gait. This halt cross. at a guess
Ia hail la AIn ,,,&- h,lc al
hy a pure buffalo buil. The calf Is too young
to show his points. hut Il. evidently has ,he
for his safety. maIr a ia,ty run from visitors
frl in behind and followed.
Without seeing it rir'!. one would not suppose
t here was .AucM Hp.. in the buffalo. The
enough hT t" S Make Nv I", strstSh "
The Best development in cross breeding has
come from the tniralo tuls and tn ,poIIed
the pollcl Angus looE rs il Their ought t. b" "A
cou- .nshin l'ctw en- tn EN-. The rYii.d Angus
E"od deal of i, about the head and shou,d"rs:
The cross makes an animal which is II good
deal heavier IN body than the polled ANUS.
bat which hasn't 50 much thrown. away on
head and neck as in the pure buffalo The
hair Is beautiful in coior and texture. II is
thing in the promise on tn" live animal.
Association between the Dutlalo AMI tho
mix an GraZe together in perfect harmony.
AZ II littlr distance il is difficult H. tell J!st
whore buffalo leaves off and p"llc Nagus bo-
gins The crossing has progressed far enough
to present all of the grades between the two
extremes. But OF what use is il All;
If W" can get Il hrrnd OF cnttie that will
rustic over the prairirs." said Mr. Goodnight.
w"rc ilxrd again. We can make money.
think about one-Gunrt"r hutiao j. tue tn ny
for MS. Those buTal 'es out tnCre wintnrci on
that grass. AMI Il was very short. They re.
Iuirsl no iccdii .. The half reeGs went
through last winter on the grass. and they
were round fat This sp:lrE.
That is tho problem. and onlv tho rattlemrn
OF ia" plains appreciate the magnitude of 1t.
A few wears ago tn" cattle hu ,IneSs und erwent
a revolution IN blood. short. horns and Here
fords were turned loose whh the native long
horns. Better blood amt moro beef was the
y DIry of the range, Til" cnwmen bred M
their herds mpi,ily. The sweeping horns. the
long legs. and the lean. !ank, yellow noiies
Disappeared. But with hc gain IN flesh and
weight came thinner sh n, l"Ss vtaiity nnG I he
indi, position to ru,ll". Winter losses in
creased. The "attlru"n hal tried various cX-
pehirnts to Hrepthc HI Gb gra'i"streis and gain
hack some hing OF III" lost hAr!ihnoi. On he
Goodn' gnt ranch the plan III to breed up from
tn" native with shrrt-hnrm stock to about
thrre-fnurths. This gives line quality OF heef.
Then, cross is male wl,h itnrel ords to gain