JAMES PHILIP’S BUFFALO HERD 
I stopped off at Pierre and visited Mr. Philip’s 
buffalo herd. Mr. Philip was just recovering from a 
severe sickness (he died July 21) and did not know the 
exact size of his herd, but thought it numbered about 
three hundred and fifteen animals. Thirty-six or seven 
calves were born this spring. 
Although his Reserve is located on the Missouri 
River, the buffalo usually watered from an artesian well. 
The reserve contains eight thousand acres of land, 
which Mr. Philip considers none too much for his pres- 
ent herd. It is enclosed with a five-foot Page wire fence. 
The country consists of flats, plateaus and rolling 
hills, with deep draws and gullies, in which is a light 
growth of cottonwood timber. 
The grazing is buffalo and alkali grass. The grass 
was In poorer condition than that on the Wind Cave 
Reservation. 
The accompanying photographs of the herd and the 
range give a good idea of the country. 
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