Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-24

carefully for. any signs of ailment, but as they continued to do well, turned them out into a pasture which had been fenced with six feet of stout wov- en-wire fencing, on purpose for them. They ate considerable quantity of grass, but came to me readily when l appeared with the milk bottles. They were so tame by this time, that they would allow me to sit astride theii backs as they took their food. Il or der to see if they would suck the COW, I took her into the same pasture with them, They were quite willing, but the old COW, who had parted with her calf some time before, would have nothing to do with them.
 Soon after this. got two patent calf. feeders. one with the nipple hanging below, and the other with the nipple at the end of horizontal rod. It did not take the calves three minutes to learn what these were for. and they would take their food from either feeder impartialy. --
 Thus encouraged, telephoned to Morrison that I was ready for the oth. CT two calves. and the next day drove across Croydon mountain, to help to catch them. I selected a little heifer calf two weeks old, and frisky little bull only ten days old. We were more experienced now, and captured these two with deal less trouble and dan. ger than had attended our first at tempt. They arrived at Sunsit Ridge that night, and the tanning of the sec ond installment began.
 After they had become fairly calm, and would allow me to approach. with. out putting or dashing themselves against the walls of the pen. decid- ed to let them out of the barn into . small pasture adjoining the one in which the other calves were kept Cn. fortunately. this enclosure had not been made with the consideration foi the peculiarities of buffalo calves. and the result was a serious accident. The pasture consisted of two open spaces connected by a narrow strip of ground, with a fence on each side. Soon after the calves had been put into it I went out with bottle of milk to feed them as usual. approached them along the marrow strip spoken of above, and the little heifer, in a mo. ment of nervousness. slipped past me Now. there is. in s1raioes of all ages c very strong tendency 10 stick to- gether. and seldom Is buffalo content ed if separated from his oonpsniona Where others of his kind are. there he will go if it is possible to reach them. This tendency si once exerted itself in the young bull. and he made furi- ous dash past me in order 10 reioin the heifer. But. in passing. be tried 10 swing too wide. and in doing so. dashed into a fence post, and fell stunned almost at my feet In a mo- nent be recovered and leapei to his feet. striking out vigorously with his hind hoofs. and I thought he had sim ply had narros escape But alas. as he turned. l saw his right fore leg swinging loose. and I knew that he had broken it above the knee. In two minutes ! had teIsphoned for men to come and help me 10 catch him. and in three I had a man o- 10 torn ts get a surgeon
 We caught the calf and put hi- ir- to crate. and that night. while three of us held him fhs surgeon and sa assistant set the broken limb ia pias- ter. And then I made q biz mistake I ordered the animal put in q sling as c tonestic calf -o1ld have been treat ei had il b><a co1sissred worth the trouble But the su-aio calf vil1 as q hawk. could 1ot brook the restraint. struggled and ~orries hinsef into q fever and died Had hs been Ibersssd ss soon as his ies vas s.t. 1 Believe he roslt have cone oz. of his troahie xu -iett