 ... vehicles on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity of the buffalo, as all mine that have died did so from accident, or were killed because they became aged....  Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents - Page 130by United States. Patent Office - 1852Full view - About this book
 | United States. Patent Office - Patents - 1852 - 716 pages
...carts, or other heavily-laden vehicles, on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. 1 have as yet had no opportunity of...sucking calf. The young buffalo calf is of a sandy-red br rufous color, and commences changing to a dark brown at about six months old, which last color it... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Geography - 1856 - 932 pages
...heavily-laden vehicles, on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity...calf. The young buffalo calf is of a sandy-red or rufus color, and commences changing to a dark brown at about six months old, which last color it always... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Geography - 1856 - 802 pages
...heavily-laden vehicles, on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity...calf. The young buffalo calf is of a sandy-red or rufus color, and commences changing to a dark brown at about six months old, which last color it always... | |
 | Geology - 1857 - 528 pages
...heavily-laden vehicles, on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity...are healthy and vigorous, and one of them has now a sucking-calf. The young buffalo calf is of a sandy-red or rufous color, and commences changing to a... | |
 | Geology - 1857 - 526 pages
...heavily-laden vehicles, on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity...that have died did so from accident, or were killed beeause they became aged. I have some cows that are nearly twenty years old, that are healthy_and vigorous,... | |
 | Canada. Provincial Secretary's Office - Canada - 1858 - 450 pages
...heavily laden vehicles, on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity...now a sucking calf. The young buffalo calf is of a sandy red, or rufus colour, and commences changing to a dark brown at about six months old, which last... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - Geology - 1877 - 1046 pages
...heavily laden vehicles on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity...now a sucking calf. "The young buffalo calf is of a sandy red or rufous color, and commences changing dark brown at about six months old, which last color... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1877 - 1066 pages
...heavily laden vehicles on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity...now a sucking calf. "The young buffalo calf is of a sandy red or rufous color, and commences changing dark brown at about six months old, which last color... | |
 | Joel Asaph Allen - American bison - 1877 - 158 pages
...heavily laden vehicles on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity...now a sucking calf. "The young buffalo calf is of a sandy red or rufous color, and commences changing dark brown at about six months old, which last color... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - Geology - 1877 - 1032 pages
...heavily laden vehicles on long journeys, they would, I think, be greatly preferable to the common ox. I have as yet had no opportunity of testing the longevity of the buffalo, ns all mine that have died did so from accident, or were killed because they became aged. I have some... | |
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