The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-06-16
Company Is Formed in Texas to
Introduce New Species.
Experts Declare That Meat Of Cat
talo 10 Better Than Beef and That
u Possesses Many Other Dis
tInet Advantages.

Goodnight, Tex.-A company has
been formed here for the purpose OF
taking over the famous -. A." ranch
OF Col Charles Goodnight and engag'
Ing in the breeding Of buffaloes and
cattle on a much larger scale than
has been done heretofore, and also to
make a speciality Of breeding Persian
and Karakule sheep. elk, antelope and
other animals which can be turned TO
profitable account.
The present herd of full-blooded buf.
faloes upon the ranch numbers 100
head. There are rs head Of mixed
breed or cattaloes. 800 head Of Persian
sheep, 43 head Of Karakule sheep. 10
elk. 10 antelope and 100 head Of black
polled Angus cattle.
II is planned by the company to
make the buffalo herd worth not less
than 81 200. 900 in ten years.
Colonel Goodnight has devoted thir.
ty years to propagating the buffalo
and crossing It with polled Angus cat
tie. He has long been noted as the
greatest breeder of buffaloes and cat.
taloes In the world. He has reached
that time In life when he wants to
prepare for continuation Of the work
he has SO well begun after he has laid
aside life's cares and burdens. II was
this desire that has prompted the or.
xanization of a strong financial COM
pany to take over his valuable hold.
ings.
Associated with him in the work are
younger men, who are enthusiastic
over the possibilities Of making the
buffalo of great commercial value to
this country.
Il hope and expect that the industry
that I have inaugurated will be per
petuated and I'LL a unique page in the
history of a generation yet unborn"
said Colonel Goodnight. IN the year
1873 I captured four buffalo calves. one
male and three heifers. And while
have sold over $4,000 worth of their
increase. I still have a large herd OF
full blood bufYaloes. and the only cat.
talo herd in the world.
by breeding them with the famous
polled Angus cattle that were import
ed from Scotland. I have them from
one-sixteenth buffalo on up to half
breed or cattaloes. ! have been able
TO produce In the mixed breed the ex.
ira ribs of the buffalo. which are four.
teen on each side. while the ordinary
cattle have only thirteen ribs on each
side. The cattalo make a larger and
harder cattle and will cut a greater
per cent of meat than any other cat.
tie. They require less food and are
longer lived cattle.
AS yet no one knows how long a
buffalo lives. ! have three full-blodded
buffalo cows. each twenty eight years
old, that now have young calves"
Colonel Goodnight has sold many
buaaloes since he began the business
of breeding them. more than thirty
years ago. Animals from his herd are
in tie public parks of New York. Den.
yer, Chicago. San Antonio, national
game, preserve Of Yellowstone park,
and 10 Germany and England. He re-
ceiyed from sa26 to $500 q head for
the anlmals. He recently refused an
offer fpom the United States govern
ment q $500 . head for twenty-five Of
the animals.
The advantages which the cattalo
have oy8 ordinary cattle. according to
the claims of Colonel Goodnight. are
that the iDrmer do not tramp or muss
up their bed or water: they require
less food. less water and less salt; can
live on vhat common cattle refuse;
can live lager without food and va
tes. With ~ loss: rave the Wild ia-