The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-21
HYBRID LIVESTOCK.
GOOD RESULT OLA DAKOTA
EXPERIMENT.. sss
BufYaIoes Crossed With Polled Angus
Catherine Fur and Tender
Meat is the Result
Obtained. ~ ak

Among late arrivals is William Wea-
vsy of Durbin, N. D.. who is engaged in
raising "cattleo, :" or half breed buffaloes
and domestic cattle. says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. The word cattleo is g
com pound of the two words cattle and
buffalo. Mr.. Weavey has brought three
OF hs half-breeds and four pure buffa-
loes along. They are all very hand
some animals, of different ages, and the
"cattleo," which are young, are of a
very rich aeal-brown in color, and as fat
as moies.
Mr.. Weavey, who is pioneer of Da-
kota, was for some years extensively
engaged in raising wheat. One year he
raised as much as $4,000 bnshels, but
later he has retrenched. Four years
ago he hit on the novel industry OF rais-
ing cattleo, and now sees much money
in it.
The reason for this is that both the
meat and the skins are vastly more val
liable than of the buffalo or cattle. Mr..
Weavey at first had much trouble in
getting a cross that would survive.
Many men had tried it, but az gen.
eral thing it was failure Mr.. Weavey
brought number of buffalo to his farm
and made many experiments.
At length he tried cross OF the polled
Angus breed of cattle with the buffalo,
and soon began to get results that were
entirely satisfactory. At first tho young
esttleo died, being brought forth at the
wrong season of the year, but in time
Mr.. Weavey learned that if they came
with the new spring grass OF the prairies
they would flourish like the graes.
He began with one buffalo bull and a
polled Angus COW, and now has pretty
little herd as one could wish to see.
Besides he has sold meat and skina
enough to bring him handsome reve-
nue.. The skins are much superior to
those of the full blood buffalo, the fur
being finer and longer and OF the uni
form seal brown color. They are worth
on the average from 500 to $3.50 apiece,
but one skin was 30 fine that he got
$3.50 for it. The meat is at least 80 per
cent finer than buffalo, too. partaking
of the native wildness of that animal
and the high blood of the polled Angus.
The latter breed is black, which &C.
counts for the rich uniform color of the
cattle.
Ont OF both the skins and meat, there
fore, it will be seen that if they thrive
with anything like the certainty of do
mestic cattle there is plenty of money
in it. But another thing has been dis
covered which was unlocked for, and.
that ia that the cattle are much larger
than the buffalo.
Two of Mr.. Weavey's yearling cattleo
now weigh over HOO pounds each. One
OF the cattleo, too, oddly enough, is
without horns, like the polled Angus
cattle, which never have any horns.
The cattlen show the heavy shoulders
and stout neck of the buffalo, but not to
the degree. by any means, as in tue lat
ter animals. Altogether they are pretty
and docile animals. His object in bring
ing them here wac to exhibit them at
the fair. and thus illustrate what coud
be done in propsgating a new bovine
race, which in his Judgment 10 10 sue
coed. and prove much more velsable
than the baffalo.