more or less in the habit of keeping by themselves. 
On the outskirts of the herd could be discerned, at the 
party’s approach, a solitary antelope, which soon 
made off out of sight; this animal, Mr. Hodges said, 
had attached himself to the bison when he found he 
was no longer welcome in the company of the small 
band of his own kind. The party rode in among the 
bison, and the Secretary approached near enough to 
some of the animals to secure some very fair photo- 
graphs, considering the lack of sunhght. With the 
exception of a young bull whose leg is crippled as a 
result of a rattlesnake bite, and an ag ved cow, all looked 
in splendid condition, and appeared contented and 
thriving. Mr. Hodges may well take pride in the 
progress which the herd under his care is making. 
For the Committee on State Herds, Dr. Palmer 
read a brief report, which appears in full elsewhere. 
It was Voted: To receive and accept this report, and 
to print it in the Annual Report. 
Dr. Palmer’s report having brought up the matter 
of municipal herds, Dr. Hornaday then discussed the 
practicability of securing the establishment of such 
herds in parts of the country where no bison now exist. 
He stated that he understood it to. be the plan of the 
Canadian Government to. distribute bison to cities m 
various parts of Canada. In the United States condi- 
tions are not so favorable for such action on the part 
of the Government. In this country the States and 
municipalities prefer that the National Government 
shall not only take the initiative, but bear all the ex- 
pense of establishment and maintenance. The one 
exception in recent years is the town of Valentine, 
Neb., where Dr. Palmer succeeded in raising a sum of 
money to fence the buffalo pasture on the Fort 
Niobrara Reserve. A hopeful sign of the times, how- 
ever, is the spread of a desire for municipal zoological 
parks. The backwardness of the south and southwest 
in this movement for small zoological collections is 
probably largely due to lack of funds. 
With reg card to scope of the Bison Society’s activi- 
ties, Dr. Hornaday stated his belief that every organi- 
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