The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-10
BUFFALO
Perpetuation is Discussed in
an Interesting Manner'by
a Local Man.
tBy L. NJ. Payne.

lean bison; the plains buffalo and
the Rocky Mountain buTalo. The
plains buffalo Is the largest animal
and has other characteristics differ
Ing. with the mountain bunalo.
All buffalo have leader, or
boss who is never interefered
with until another one contests his
right and when either contestant is
knocked out all the other bulls turn
against the defeated one and he
naturally stays out of the herd all
spring and summer, but takes his
place with the bulls in the winter.
and like chums, they all roam to-
gether separate rom the cows until
spring. There is no lighting among
Them, except occasionally when the
king or the herds position may be
contested for by another male.
Demonstrating Our Fur-Bearers.
Extract from an article to Farm
and Ranch by C. ID. Murphy:
with the price OF meat and grain
rising, with cotton always short OF
ne demand, and with sheep and
many wild animals eagerly sought
or the furs they supply, it behooves
Us to take thought for tomorrow's
itood and clothing. For that reason
Col. Goodnight has perpetuated the
largest aad most successful tame
buffalo herd in the world, and is
able to treat you to the wierd ex-
perience of riding through real.
herd OF buffalo-bulls, COWS and
calves where the challenge of the
bearded one, the dust of the wallow
and the umble of hundreds of gal
Looping hoofs recall the pages OF pi-
foneer history. For that reason, no
has gone farther and established the
cattalo type as fur and meat pro-
ducer.''
Where CattaIo Excel Cattle.
Was it worth while? Were the
advantages which Colonel Goodnight
sought of suflcient value to,warrant
his lifetime struggled is the up-to-
date stock breeder professionally in
terested in this new species?
Here are the points which Col.
4oodnight claims for the new type
ne has now established. Behind
hese claims stand his experience Of
more than half century in success
III cattle raising, and more than a
luarter of a century spent in the
itudy of his problem and association
With authorities on stock raising.
Due to their wild instincts, catta-
o do not drift or run from heel flies
'r storms. Lie down with their
backs down hill and feet up hill-a
habit causing a tremendous loss Of
weakened common cattle in spring
IN the range. Bog or mire in mud
holes. This comes from the almost
ntallible instinct of the buffalo for
he safe ford of a river, which has
| guided many a cowboy to safety.
rrample or muss up their feed or
water. Other advantages are: The
digestion is better than that of The
COMMON cattle. Cattalo require less
God, less water and less salt Cat
alo can live on what common cat
sle refuse. Cattalo can live longer
without food and water. with less
Oss. cattalo have the wild instinct
against over-feeding. These adj
'antages come naturally from tho.
Wild both OF the polled angus and Of
he buffalo, which has apparently de-
yeloped in them stronger digestion.
closer manifold, and the more thor
ough use of all food taken. CattaIo
weigh more to the bulk. Cattalo cut.
more net meat than other cattle un-
Ter the same conditions. This fact
already quite well established by
est and is to have further EVIL
!enee. Cattalo have a present value
If FROM 500 to 1000 a head. II Is
rom the buffalo the cattalo and the
karshul, or fur sheep, that the
whole world may look to as the flu
ture industry of the fur trade, The
Goodnights have done more for others
than. they have for themselves, and
now in their last days, they desire
that what they have succeeded in es-
Itablishing be continued, not as al
monument to themselves, for neither
of them have ever courted publicity,
rather discouraging it, but they
know the great good that will result
from perpetuating these rare ami
mails. and they know that the catta-
10 will ultimately become the lead