The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14

the gray-iiyes solely In the mountains; fur
ns ana as reds SKIN
THE speoies ] should advise to breed is
sIisSstSs. Or sys%p wsls sbS VIII whose SKIN |:
prTsa IN America vos AthIoSgh on ths
plenty OF green grass all the year round and
moisture. Its fur lie brown and very long. or
tS you WI know. tho colder the ciiin".e
vi haSs found the kangaroo. when tame. do
and easy to handle The bucks s" whom fed By
s9s 81 VII S IN the S
were continually. about the house.
For breeding would suggest the fencing
with ranges at the, back. and in a fairly cold.
toned could be bred together. Ali species
months. and at twelve to eighteen months tho
sRins arc worth taking. bu: u left Tor longer
Sometimes they have two young ones at a
birth: but very rarely.
a.. OF course. the only expense would be the
usual wire netting; r six feet high. as the best
style , OF ien incl They want no
occasionally require looking to, II. some un-
occupied land could be got or land not suit
thing. as there would be no expense but fcnG-
ii have never, tried, rearing tho kangaroo
had several Forwarded him living on mai zo.
fully. That they will breed freely in captivity
Is also noticed. as they have been breed
Sfs y sHe t the eya
say iys handrsa: sGsS would then maitiplS ii;
sq nSt SY E sas ssS%Sa hs
the Climate Of EuroH rope perieetiy. and breed
freely n our " mennEeriss It would pc very
in our power their multiplication in our
country Fr2nce as they haye begun to do
1sss that sir CHARLES I9nrHss', Bart; Of
hss
Of Scotland. il Is said OF them: They
seemed TO e1perienSs no ine9n W., from
with occasional green food. IL winter. Unfor.
would have been interesting to have ascet-
talned whether they had been 80 far natural
lied az to have bred In the head OF Aberdeen
crophs used to be Objects Of great interest to
the ground d. Of Pitmeidan House. t tho seat Of
trade; These animals showed no inconveni-
These Instances show til cir hardy character.
and we have seen how prolific thoy are. even
IN captirity. SO wo haye sufficient practical
testimony to dispose OF Prof. Shelton's opinion
as as. to- the rossiGls insGiiIty OF the snsfss to
that q climate and environment could be pro-
viaed equal to that OF its native habitation.
From the foregoing we find that this pecu-
liar Australian repre- sentative ofthe ruminants:
W Is easily dom8sttcated:
~ Breeds readl y in captivity:
~ Is easily mantained:
very edible kind:
~ Is extremely valuable as a fur producer:
l7) Can be bred and reared on an extensive
inexpensive scale. by simply fencing in tract
Of land mot suitable for other stock"
!S) Becomes easily and thorough acclimat-
Cd. and Is quite hardy:
% Can be procured very easily and cheaply:
=, These facts are worth knowing: And seeing
that the native ruminant OF the American
plains Is defunct. 1t would seem as II we have.
ready to hand. another. and at the same time
peculiar, representative OF the ruminant
less Western areas. Best their unduubtel
economic value In flesh. fur. and foot wear"
the last commonly appreciated throughout
Americal. tho greatest accommodation they
tracts OF country usees for other stock. In
our Western States have we not houndlass
areas OF such land. the stocking Of which by
any remunerative process would benefit tho
country at larger time may come when it
may be found more profitable to raise kangu-
roos than cattle on the arid " ranches
Let this new ndustry. therefore be recon-
mended to those Interested in the development
OF regions useless for other kinds OF stock
but which could be made thus easily to earn
the same time providing sport OF a most novel
Kind for the legitimate American sportsman