Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-07

By s-breeding buffalo aud cat
tie Charles Goodnight. 4 western cat
tleman. claims to have created
new meat which will feed the MIL
lions-accordina to the January
Amt rican Magazine. which contains
aI the facts. Eleanor Gates writes
the story. In private life she Is Mrs.
Richard Tully. wife OF the dramat's.
who wrote THE Rose OF Rancho.
"A short time ago she visited Mr.. Good
night en- his ranch and got the art
icle. Following IL a brief extract:
Every plainsnan OF oiden times
knew that the very buffaloes which
were contesting the ranges with the
domestic animals had none OF the lat
ters' shortcomings. On the contrary.
they possessed number Of excellent
traits that the tame bovines lacked.
When heelfiy. that tormentor OF
white faces and .longhcrns.' buzZed
about a buffalo. the latter tucked his
feet under him. lay complacentiy
chewing his cud. and let Mr.. Heel
fly buzz When a pack OF lobos came
hooking for q succulent buf1alo cali,
they seldom got one. For the wild
herd was smart enough to bivouac
In such a manner that the babies
might be protected. The little ones
were gathered together at the center
of the camp-ground. The mothers
settled down in q circle that enclosed
their progeny. And another and out
er circle was formed by the watchful
fathers. (All Of which proved that
buffalo had better instinct, or reason.
than a steer.) And buffaloes were
heavier than cattle. having fourteen
ribs in place OF thirteen. but a small
er weight Of viscera. They were
doubly ong-lived. Moreover. on
given quantity OF srazing.land. large
number of them could live well. while
the same number Of cattle would drop
weight and take to useless wander.
ing. For killing, the buffaloes. owing
to the fact that they had never been
used as beasts Of burden. posse ssed
cellular TISSUES OF fat like that OF
other wild cattle. and their flesh was
better marbled than the best beef.
breeds OF domestic herd: In other
words. there were no alternating
muscular streaks Of lean and fat in
their carcasses. which characterize
animals that have been used for
working purposes throughout genera
tons. When hung. they produced ex-
cellent meat, and enough fat for
good eating but less taiiow, by one
hundred pounds, than steer two
thirds the size. And lastly. they pos
sessed a hump. provided with semi
flesh and fat. upon which their
system drew for Rutr'ment at q
pinch SO that, in periods Of drought.
or when food was scarce. buffaloes
could 20 both hungry and thirsty for
a considerable length Of time and still
retain their thriftiness. And as for
the ordinary cold that could make
a bunch OF steers miserable. they
paid small attention to It. They
took a storm front on like gal
liant ship. letting the wind tug at the
natural nubias with which. nature had
endowed them and fu,ter the long.
thick hair Ct their ragged panta-
looms.
Nov. Goodnight. the cattleman.
set these contra-cattle and probuffa-
10 observations of against each Other
and saw that II. by cross-breeding.
he could add to the cattle the de-
sirable qualities OF the buffalo. he
would have q new hybrid that might
poseess the best traits of both.
Doubtless the problem would never
nave occurred to an ordinary cattle
man. But, as James Adaid, the cap
italists. had judged. the former path
finder and scout was not an ordinary