. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ®tt£ g&reeb^tr emit gtjrttrtsmcm (November 8, 1902 Breeding Buffaloes. Some interesting experiments in breed- ing buffaloes are being carried on near Monterer. They promise to succeed in spite of the failure of similar experiments eliewhere. About fifteen years ago it became apparent that the American bison or buffalo, as it is commonly called, was being rapidly exterminated. In conse- quence every State and territory where the animals were indigenous passed laws prohibiting the killing of them. The alarm was sounded a little late, however, as there were
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ®tt£ g&reeb^tr emit gtjrttrtsmcm (November 8, 1902 Breeding Buffaloes. Some interesting experiments in breed- ing buffaloes are being carried on near Monterer. They promise to succeed in spite of the failure of similar experiments eliewhere. About fifteen years ago it became apparent that the American bison or buffalo, as it is commonly called, was being rapidly exterminated. In conse- quence every State and territory where the animals were indigenous passed laws prohibiting the killing of them. The alarm was sounded a little late, however, as there were hardly enough buffaloes left to supply the circuses and menageries. For some unknown reason those run- ning wild on the Government reservations failed to multiply. Young were born, to be sure, but the births did not exceed the deaths from natural cauBes. Since that time efforts have been made in different parts of the West to protect the few buffaloes left so that they could breed and perpetuate the species. In Colorado the experiment has been a failure on account of the intensely cold winters, and in Utah the result has been rather dubious, although the promoters of the enterprise think that they are on the right track. It is likely that the failures so far have been due to lack of understanding of the habits of the buffalo. There is little doubt that the animals are naturally sensitive to changes of climate. In their wild state they used to travel south in the winter and north in the summer, so as to avoid extremes of heat and cold. In the experiments in Colorado and Utah this requirement was hardly complied with. If the buffalo-breeding experiment is a success in California, the result will be largely due to the mild and equable cli- mate. The experiment in this State has been made by Esteban J. Molera, and after nearly six years of work he iB more encouraged than ever. He has studied the buffalo carefully, and in his experiment has endeavored to ke»p as close to nature
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