Show SACRED CATTLE FOR BEEF There are nearly 2500 sacred cattle cattle cattie cat cat- tle tie of India on the ranches near Pierre and Port Lavaca Tex and elsewhere throughout the state of Oklahoma A strange looking creature creature crea crea- ture indeed Is the sacred cow Its distinctive characteristic Is a huge lump at Its shoulders an unusually prominent dewlap and large drooping droopIng droopIng droop- droop Ing ears While the original importation tion of the humped Zuba cattle has grown to a remarkable degree nevertheless nevertheless nevertheless never never- the most Interest Is attached to the tho crossing of oC the type typo with our domestic cattle It has been found that the cross-breeds cross remain relatively Tree rree from ticks while other stock Inthe Inthe In Jn the same pastures would be literally covered with these pests which cause he the dreaded Texas fever necessitating ing the frequent quarantining of the whole southwestern cattle district The Brahman cross-bred cross cattle appear likewise to be less affected by other parasites and pestiferous insects such suchs is s mosquitoes horn les gadflies etc and nd to withstand better the warm dry climate and other tropical semi conditions conditions conditions condi condi- present in the gulf guU section of the United States than do the native cat cat- tle tie It is is' is also claimed that they make a grade of beef superior to that of the hc he native cattle Englishmen in India long ago learned that the sacred cattle make excellent beef beet the hump which sometimes reaches a weight of 60 50 pounds being especially prized About 30 years cars ago a number of ot the I sacred cattle were Introduced In Texas and crossed with native cattle but as the original strain gradually deteriorated deteriorated the department of agriculture was requested b by b A. A P. P Borden to tomake tomake tomake make a further importation of ot Indian cattle for the Pierce ranch with a aview aview aview view of or restoring this strain of blood The secretary granted him this permit permit per per- mit but on account of the very dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- live stock diseases prevailing in India the department required the strictest possible precautions to prevent prevent pre pro vent the Introduction of any of oC these these contagions Not only were the animals animals ani ani- ani mals purchased inspected by a representative representative representative of the department In India but also on their arrival here It It was during one of ot these examinations in quarantine that it was discovered that three of the zebus were Infected with surra These were promptly killed and burned Subsequent examinations showed others to be Infected with the disease probably disease probably carried by flies files and mosquitoes mosquitoes and and these were promptly I killed 90 On November 14 pie e I secretary of t agriculture released the animals 33 animals 33 In number number from from quarantine quarantine quarantine tine as the last seven series of test were success successively vely negative and as killing frosts Had llad already ady occurred resulting resulting re re- re- re suiting in the disappearance of all ii flies files ies and mosquitoes While the majority of sacred cattle on exhibition In circuses and zoological cal gardens are of the smaller breeds weighing about two hundred and fifty pounds and standing not higher than I three feet the types of Indian cattle selected for this importation were of the larger breeds standing as high as six feet teet and weighing up to 1860 pounds |