10 THE AMERICAN BISON IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



to do so. When you get full report out would like one. Do you 

 have anything on the raising of quail ? I am trying it. My antelope 

 are doing fine. I have got on to the proper way of feeding them. 

 Yours, truly, 



C. E. Mallory. 



Dr. Frank Baker, 



Superintendent National Zoological Park, 



Washington, D. C. 



Bancroft, Iowa, February 22, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: Your favor of the 17th instant at hand, and in reply 

 beg to state that I own 10 full-blood buffaloes. I also own 8 Aberdeen- 

 Angus cows, and 2 of them have been bred to a buffalo bull, but as 

 yet I have not raised any hybrids. I would like some information on 

 one point. The Indians and half-breeds on the Flathead Reservation, 

 Mont. , tell me that buffalo cows carry their young ten months, while 

 common cows only go nine months, and in breeding buffaloes to com- 

 mon cows so many of the cows die having calf for this reason, as the 

 calf does not come when it should, the cow bloats up and very often 

 dies. I should like further information on this point, as the common 

 cows I have are valuable animals, and I do not wish to sacrifice them 

 in an experiment. If you can give me any light on this subject, I 

 shall reciprocate the favor whenever possible. 

 Very truly, yours, 



C. J. Lenander. 



Dr. Frank Baker, 



Superintendent National Zoological Park, 



Washington, D. 0. 



Keokuk, Iowa, February 21, 1902. 



Dear Sir: In reply to your inquin^ as to buffalo in Rand Park, in 

 this city, I will say that we have 1 aged bull, full blood, and 1 yearling 

 heifer, full blood, granddaughter of the bull. 



These 2 are all that we have at present, as we sold 4 animals to Carl 

 Hagenbeck last year. These 4 were shipped to Germany. 



We have heard that there is a small herd somewhere in the northern 

 part of this State and we have been tiying to locate them. We do not 

 wish to breed the two that we have together and are trying to see if 

 we can not trade the female for another. If we succeed in locating 

 the herd of which I speak, I will inform you of their whereabouts. 



If I can be of any further service to you, I hope that you will not 

 hesitate to call upon me. 

 Very truly, yours, 



Theodore A. Craig. 



Dr. Frank Baker, 



Superintendent National Zoological Park, 



Washington, D. C. 



