Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-15
PAWNEE BILLS BIG
BUFFALO HERD IS
INCREASING
Yearling Calves Being Sold for
the Meat Market off Success
full Range Adjoining Pawnee,
Oklahoma,

Tint at least one experiment In per-
%fctuatink h American bison Is SUE
ressful II Indicated by the following
from a Pawree. Okla, newspaper
Last week Major Gordon W. Lillie
tPaNnee BIND sold to O. G.. Bolton q
yearling buffalo stag calf. which had
boon fed for 100 days and weighs 1850
pounds, and which Mr.. nolton bought
for %butchering purposes. The dispos-
ing OF a banalo calf to n butcher Is of
no great consequence hut il calls at
%tenticn 10 a side of Major Lilies
hfc and Interests not generally known
PC the Iublic-thnt of propaRating and
p~crpctuAting the pure bred buffalo,
and also his experiments In crossing
the bunalo with the domestic cow
Most of Major Lilies time is neces-
sariiy occupied In attending to his
large show interests. his winter
months. peculiarly supposed to be de
voted TO rc~cuperation, taxing his
strength and activities almost as com
plctely as DO the spring, summer and
fali seasons hen sleep and nour,-h
mcut are simply incidents in Il lite
that Is given 10 the amusement hyire
public, Yet, here among his home
folks, he finds time to study ard work
out "a problem that rs OF vital interest
To those concerned In pe|rpetuatina a
roblc animal rapidly becoming kline
and his park adjoining Pawueo adords
an ideal place for The Development ol
this branch of his work
Major Lille began some years ago
to propagate the buffalo. carefully
selecting the finest specimens uf eithtr
sex To- be found for breeding purposes
until he nov has some thirtV-five or
forty head In his park. where thcy AN
be seen any day wandering from knoll
Co knoll, grazing AS c~ontendedty as aid
their shaggy ancestors OF their natly, |
mountain ana prairie ranges. needless |
90 the blight OF approaching civilial-
ton. Great care II taken in breeding |
and raising. Major Lille. during his
annual home coming. closely inspect
ing his pets, ana whenever an impcr-
ftft ALI Is fouud-ouc not true to
color or hair-it Is taken from the
herd while Young and sold. Usually |
specimens n their way to
the New York and Boston markets !
fancy prices arr always ready
$50 EA" NAHfHNH NWN NH AMf Nf DtAAlf 3 /
hut this young stag is reserved Tor
ihe qualification of Pawusr appetltes.
For some unknown reason. sxp,r-
has demonstrated that as per
or the hunaio calves born in sap.
.iyiu5 or subject oven To the restrictive,
Of Major Lilies large pafk
males and as this fact bccar.e
apparent the Idea OF crossing a
bred bunalo with a domestic Sow
.uggestcd Itself Go Mr. Lille. Hs has
demonstrated this theory suGie-
entity Co determine whether the EQUAL
as in seN "a be preserved ny crossing
n this ann hut he believes an am
with fines hair ana better flavo--
20 meat can be produced. which will
in great demand as an article of
ood These experiments in crassiag
however. are ot allowed L. nt.rf,re
his work 81 breeding thr pure
lred buffalo Sew females are pur-
hascd and shipped here hencvcrl
hey can be obtained. provided usy
measure IN To- the Required standard 4,
nd as o. result many zine snccimens
- the perfect bison can b. seen ~
park. Pawnee. I,
Major Lille - exceedingly anxio ls