no difference between the reproductive organs of the buffalo and 

 domestic cow, yet, when they combine to rejwoduce, the result must 

 necessarily be somewhat different from what nature had intended, 

 and discloses itself in this seemingly unexplainable manner. As 

 abortions of this • character do not occur in the crosses, it appears 

 as if nature had placed her seal of approval on this new creation, 

 and quickly adjusted itself to the new order of things, and more so 

 than usual, in that it bestowed upon the female the power of repro- 

 duction which is not the case in all hybrids. Whether this is true in 

 the male catalo is hard to determine, as the records show that only 

 three male calves of the first cross have ever been born alive. One 

 was in the Bedson herd which unfortunately was made a steer of when 

 a calf. One occurred in the Dooley herd, and one in the Jones herd 

 that was accidently killed when three days old. 



The most of these experiments, reveal the fact, that they were 

 indulged in for no other purpose than a desire to satisfy personal 

 ambition, or to carry out a cherished idea, which in the majority 

 of cases after having reached a certain point, was then abandoned, 

 either from lack of interest, or the necessary funds to continue the 

 work. Another noticeable fact, in studying the history of these early 

 pioneers in cross breeding, is that success was largely due to their 

 own individual efforts, as there seems to have been no rule whatever 

 governing their experiments, other than a determination to succeed, 

 and where failures have occurred, it was, in most cases due to the 

 lack of means to continue the work. These early experiments proved 

 somewhat expensive, owing to the fact that each and all were in- 

 dependently conducted along practically the same lines. No one it 

 seems was fortunate enough to profit by the mistakes of others, but 

 each depended entirely upon his own knowledge, theories and ob- 

 servations, and apparently was totally unaware that experiments along 

 this line had ever before been attempted, consequently each suffered 

 the same loss, in the same manner, and their successes were about 

 equal. These independent ventures while costly to others, will be of 

 great value to those desiring to enter the business, as a close study 

 of them will show that in each case where failures or success occurred, 

 they were due primarily to the same course of action, so by taking 

 advantage of the experiences of others, the beginner can, in a measure 

 avoid the costly mistakes of his predecessors. One very important 

 feature is, that in order to have the buffalo bull mate successfully 

 with the common cow, it is necessary that he be brought up when a 

 calf with domestic cattle, otherwise he is not at all likely to mate 

 with the common cows, and likewise the domestic bull, for, as a 

 rule, they are afraid of the buffalo cow. The most desirable cross, 

 producing the best results, is obtained by crossing the buffalo bull 

 with the domestic cow. It would therefore seem a good plan for 

 owners of buffalo herds, each year, to place one or more of their 

 bull calves on domestic cows, and in this way increase their value, as 

 they could then be sold for either exhibition purposes, or for cross 

 breeding. 



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