(Prom the Forest Service, U. S. Dept of Agriculture.) 



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The birth of 10 calves in the buffalo herd maintained 

 by the government on t-.ie Wichita national forest and gaino ref- 

 uge. nnar I.s.tvton , (^/lalioms., has been reported by the gifflo war- 

 den in chr-rgo. Tin hard now contains a total of 4P> head of 

 fu?J bloods'j bvf.f-;l<, ? or, more properly, bison, of which 27 

 &~> m i rials? and 21 fomalas. All of the animals are in splendid 

 condition. 



In 1907 the American bison society donated to the 

 federal government a nucleus herd of 15 animals which had been 

 bred Xnd rea^-jd in the New York zoological park- The anirials 

 were transported to the T7ichita national forest, which is also 

 a gsirie rofug-3 ar>d ple.cad under the care of the Fcrsi't Service. 

 Th^y rei.u'ly ?,rapbed themselTes to their new hf-ti trvo . out the 

 are?, upon, which they ware placed was within t'.iO zone effected 

 by the Taxas f^ever tick ard during the two or t /vs.- ??}* ye an fol- 

 lowing their trans fr-r only the constant care -?..^^ w.\lchf";lr.ess 

 of the A ores t officar^s pre'ven'ted ^.h'o 'complete- n era ^v ih^ herd. 



The ar.i?r.^ln ' w'orp. exanlrtel a'J'^.OTv d^lly to -rlcterinine 

 whether t>ey li^cl . boo one iMfestod' wi ML Te :^r f^v^r ticks nr.d 

 were placed in specially designed cages and sprayed v;itli crude 



