| Show disappearance of the elarid eland among the rapidly di disappearing sap wild animals is we the eland or cape el elk which is a native of south africa and one of the largest antelopes and is especially prized as furnishing the best of all venison schemes for preservation include a plan for domesticating ti it and making it perform an important share of the farm work of cape colony the beasi beast Is easily captured thrives ilider the new condl condi eions and in an ail experiment in the kwe district of two eland spans were used tor for a considerable sid erable time for drawing wagons proving docile alcile and tractable balthy calves were torn born in captivity the animal seems to be proof against the common diseases of fam stock and its ita flesh Is desirable for beet beef and its hide for leather |
