Show RAISE RABBITS IN BACK V YARD ARD Specialists Urge Scheme as Move of the Highest Importance Just Now HOW CHILDREN MAY HELP I V Int Interesting and Easy ESY Work and the V Financial Returns Will Be Gratl- Gratl I Proper Proper Care of Animals Animals Ani AnT mals Necessary Let the children start a Inthe in inthe inthe the back yard if they are In earnest about helping the meat supply Raising Raising Rais Rais- ing rabbits Is an Interesting and easy 1 i work worl and the returns will be well worthy of fathers father's or mothers mother's co co- co- co operation Efforts will be quickly rewarded rewarded rewarded re re- re- re warded for these animals Increase rapidly and are ready for the table tabie when three or four months old The meat Is very palatable V and nutritious and can be grown at small cost In fact the cost of or pr producing rabbits Is less than that of any other meat not excepting poultry Rabbits in backyard back back- back I j yard ard pens have proved pro so practicable a way say of furnishing a quick meat supply sup sup- pl ply In European countries that the United St Stales tes department of agrIculture agriculture ture tare Is urging their wi er breeding In Inthe Intile inthe the tile present emergency nc Plan for Breeders Now As February is ii the best time to tomate mate mate March March ma may be best for breeding young oung does does It It will be well now to arrange arrange arrange ar ar- ar- ar range for breeding animals and to prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare a place for them with the childrens children's children's childrens chil chil- drens dren's help In the tue yard Four litters u a year ear at intervals of twelve weeks and averaging six or seven young to the litter may be expected if pairing begins ins In February The Belgian and Flemish giant rab- rab nits Ints are recommended for meat production production pro pro- as the ordinary tame rabbit Is smaller an and develops more more- slowly Breeding stock of Belgian hares may maybe maybe maybe be bought from breeders In nearly all the states at from 1 to 3 3 each They may occasionally be ha had from pet stock dealers Fancy ancy pe pedigreed stock stockIS is Ss not required for meat production Rabbits eat ha hay grass lawn cuttings cuttings cuttings cut cut- tings and anil green vegetation of man many kinds Well fed the young oung will average average average aver aver- age five or six poun pounds s live lire weight when three or four months old Practical Practical Practical I experience has demonstrated demonstrate that rabbit meat can be pro produced uce in unlimited unlimited unlimited quantities at a cost of about six Ix cents a pound By utilizing lawn cuttings cut cut- ut- ut tings lags and other vegetation that would woul otherwise be wasted the cost will be even lower Quarters in Barn or Shed Outdoor fenced fence runs with hutches hatches for does when having young oung an and sleepIng sleepIng sleeping sleep- sleep Ing hutches for other stock make the best quarters for rabbits in lack hack yards ar s. s The may occupy part of ot or OJ orall orall all of n a barn barn or barn or shed or oi be bulit buIlt in a sheltered space In the angle between buildings ings or walls Feeding Is necessary twice daily In winter one of the meals should be he chiefly of green food such as roots i or cabbage and theother mainly of grain Roots Hoots cabbage cubbage celer celery and the like should be washed free from the Hie soil soli but should not be wet ret when lien fe fed If green reen food is given In the morning the evening meal should be whole oats or other grain for mature animals A little hay should be given at each meal If properly car cae cared d for rabbits are remark remarkably bly free from diseases The Themore Themore Themore more common comm n ailments result from flom In In- sanitary surroundings lack of care In feeding and improper ventilation The I demand deman for tor rabbit fur Is such as to tomake tomake tomake make it pay to save the pelts of ot those killed for foo food The better class of ot skins sell by the dozen bringing from 50 CO cents to 1 51 or less than 10 cents apiece Later articles In these columns will vill discuss the tho care cure of ot the young o litters t feeding killing and dressing and the possibilities of mar mar- k Farmers' Farmers Bulletin tOG of ot the States department of agriculture ture tare Raising Belgian Hares flares an anOther and Other Rabbits will aid the beginner The Belgian hare Is one of the best rabbits for table use It weighs more than most breeds develops rapidly an anthe and the quality a of ot the meat Is superior to toi i all the others The Flemish giant giantIs Is Isa Isa isa a n Belgian hare bred exclusively for Tar large size with the result that tho thin meat is coarser and less delicate In flavor These characteristics chai fire are considered considered con con- by some persons as desirable but this is largely largel a matter of in Individual ual uni taste Market Meat by Mail Marketing l meat and meat food products products prod prod- b by parcel post can be done economically economically eco eco- In man many Instances Many kinds of meat nn and meat food pro products ma may be shipped at this season without th the use of an nn expensive container For some kinds of meat an improvised container container con con- tamer made of off cast-off corrugated paperboard paperboard pa pa- per board boxes Is satisfactory A market basket also Is a cheap an and convenient convenient convenient con con- container for shipping meat by parcel post Before meat or meat ment food foo products can be shipped from one state to another another an nn- other however the lie shipper must furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish for each consignment a certificate te teof of Inspection or exemption Upon request request re- re quest Information In regard to shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping meat and meat food foo products by parcel post will be furnished by the bureau of ot markets United Unite States department de do- of agriculture In the improvement of beef cattle care has been taken to develop to the greatest extent those portions of the I body from which are secured the high high- priced cuts of beef These hese points should be kept In mind when selecting breeding ceding animals As the t type p of f animal necessary sary for forthe forthe forthe the production of large yields of milk mm Is Js entirely different from that of the beef animals it has been Impossible to produce a breed which would woul combine these functions an and be of superior merit for both purposes Enforcing the Food Law In the enforcement of the food and drugs act the United States department department depart depart- ment of agriculture during the past year recommended cases for criminal criminal crim crim- inal prosecution and 1371 for seizure There were collected for examination official and 2171 informal samples sam sam- pies ples of food an and drugs This however does loes not Include e thousands of examinations exam exam- nations made in the field such as candling candling can can- dung of suspected shipments of eggs or the critical Inspection of consignments consignments consign consign- ments meats of wormy or decomposed nuts The various laboratories of the bureau of chemistry y analyzed samples and In addition took tool floor Inspection inspection in In- V samples Over Os-er nine thousand cases were made the subject of hearIng hearing hearing hear hear- ing either In person son or b by correspond correspond- ence V Much milk Is lost In the lie process of handling in milk plants says the annual an an- nual report of the bureau of animal industry United States department of oi agriculture Economies effected In that particular by one plant caused a yearly yearl saving of Simple meth ineth methods of checking milk bottles often an important item of loss and a simplified s system stem of acc accounting have been worked out an and put mit Into successful operation In a number of milk plants by the lie bureaus bureau's tors of ml milk milk- ik- ik plant management Much Skim Milk Saved Sayed One creamery In the sh state e of New Xe NewY NewYork Y York rk Is condensing er e every day 2500 of skim milk li I much macli uch of formerly was run rim into inc me sewer ana nm several creameries now make their tilEr entire entire en en- tire supply of skim milk Into cottage cheese These examples are arc cited In Inthe Inthe inthe the annual report of the bureau of animal animal ani ant mal I Industry United States department depart rt- rt ment meat of agriculture as showing savings savings sayings sav say ings effected through the campaign for tor co conservation of all pro products that can enn increase the supply of food Rabbit raisIng raising raising-on on a back baek yard ar scale Is not nn an experiment Thousands s of of small sinai In this country are ure producing meat crops regularly for family tables These domestic animals are aro easily raised an and remarkably free from rom disease when cared for tor The principal facts in regard to the raising of rabbits are as well irell established as ns those of rearing other domes domestic tic animals and the directions direction which a beginner nee needs s are arc few Statements to the effect that certain tam tain t breeds of rabbits produce pelts of ot high market value are unwarranted Raising rabbits for the fur alone would be unprofitable with any known breed specialists say V J V V V 5 V V |