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Killing Chicks and Eating Bison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 6, 1973 | 8/6/1973 | See Source »

...plainly time that we recognize one of our great natural resources, the North American bison. Not only is the buffalo possibly an answer to cheaper beef prices, but it could also prove to be a great help in our continuing energy crisis. Buffalo chips were a main source of fuel during the settlement of the western United States. Considering the condition of the air in some of our cities the introduction of buffalo chips would have a negligible effect on the olfactory senses of most people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 6, 1973 | 8/6/1973 | See Source »

...remaining pieces of the tiger's skeleton as well as more fossils, including the bones of several other extinct creatures apparently killed and dragged into the cavern by the tiger: a mastodon, an ancient horse, a long-nosed piglike creature called a peccary and a prehistoric bison. In addition, they discovered four relatively recent human remains-probably Indians of the Woodland Period (1000 B.C.-1500 A.D.). Distinguished by the artificial slope of their foreheads, a cosmetic effect achieved by the binding of their skulls during childhood, the Indians lived in the area 2,000 years ago and apparently used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Tiger in the Bank | 8/6/1973 | See Source »

Cross a cow with a buffalo and what do you get? Cowed and buffaloed, as frustrated cattlemen have found after many crossbreeding attempts over the past century. Instead of turning out as beefy as a black Angus and as large and hardy as a bison, the hybrid offspring were sickly and infertile. Now, a rancher in Stockton, Calif., has apparently hit on the right combination of bovines to produce a meaty, tasty, economical animal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Have a Slice of Roast Beefalo | 7/9/1973 | See Source »

...rational standards, baseball should have gone the way of the bison and the convertible by now. But there are no rational standards in love. Besieged by Masters tournaments, Olympics, track meets and Super Bowls, the fans have kept baseball incredibly popular. In a recent Harris poll, they were asked which championship event they would prefer to attend. Results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Greatest Game | 4/30/1973 | See Source »

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