Show New Catalo-New Catalo New Animal JAMES Thirty strange strang animals roam on pasture near right Alberta NeIther domestic cattle nor buff buffalo buffalo ale alo the new cattle are a of these two 1 anImal animal species Their name combines hit hat of the orIgin original original a al species The atalo ahlo has beer do l eloped after nany many any years year of ex experimenting byi bythe by the scientists of the tho Canadian d i The catalo which resembles both the buffalo an cattle ancestors was as de developed eloped ty t to provide a sturdy type of cattle foi fr f r farmers rs opening up the norther northern agricultural dis of th the the- C Canadian nadian West Or Ordinary Ordinary dmary cattle co could ld Id not stand the cold nor find their own fora forage In winter Buffalo n the other hand can live lIvo even i IIi in the Northwest North TerrItorIes and forage foi age in m winter The cross breeding of the tao ho specIes was vas sta stalled ted a few years ago Difficulties ted sta encountered and Jt it was necessary nece sal y to find in n inter inter- intermediary intermediary animal ammal as the resultant animal ammal from buffalo alo and cattle often died at birth bIrth In distant St SI Sibena berm beria was as locate locates located the yak vak ak Cross Crossbreeding Crossbreeding Crossbreeding breeding between domestic cattle and yak yak and the hybrid from from thIs union umon with tho the Buffalo has been successful and t day with catalo is thriving on the thc plains The catalo hasla has la a hide which JS is simIlar to that df f the buffalo heavy thick her lr a aid t d durable mak making tag mg a 11 warm eov cover r Those hose who have had hada i a chance to il dy ry y catalo meat sa say that it has all the tho meat ment qualIties qualities of beef cattle The Tho catalo cat cal cali i II a reater percentage of flesh on its back Lach just as the buffalo does docs d s When cough of the animals hive been produced at the experimental expel station they will be sent to various farms in m the northern fringes of the western provinces where they can be reasonably expected to play phy the same ame role on these northern farms that cattle c pla play onIl on all Il farms on the continent supplying milk and ind melt meat and to make mahe up for fOI forthe the loss of the great buffalo herds i of the past that were so wantonly sacrificed I |