Show RUNNING A RABBIT ap pp tl 31 ta AB B ITS it Is true dont r reggel eggel but otherwise in the advantages their raising offers they closely parallel that other friend of 0 III the small town or country girl the chicken and the larger varieties resemble tu key hey rather than chicken in the quantity gin nalty of meat they develop so rev reu sons a little high school girl I 1 know w villio has been running her back yar yai 1 d I bunny farm for three years you rou dont have to bother much abo abc ut experience special education or exi ense when you go into the rabbit rati ral ing business she declares alt all yot yoi need Is a corner of your own back yar yai if 1 in fact it costs less to produce rat rabbit bit meat than it does to supply chi achl ken aen for the table I 1 n empty try dry goods box was what I 1 girl used for her first hutch but she was careful to keep it clean and dry site had a sliding screen door on the front of the box to provide ven ventilation ti lation small holes at the top site she said will provide the necessary air with even less trouble at night ant am during stor storms ins she carried the hutch into an empty shed the rabbit ralser raiser must make sure of somo some sue N i sheltered place slie site can take her rabbits when necessary S he should secure animals that are lar lare ke and of sound hardy stock tile the cel be elan ian hare ts is best tor for food purposes po es because of its great weight rat raold id development and superior meat qua lity 1 1 ile he rabbit ralser raiser may feed tier her ere t tures anything from the garden tha would otherwise go to waste she wll 1 h have to store green food tor for them dur r ng 1 the winter S se je should not handle young rabbits bits she should write to the depar r ent of agriculture washington D 3 asking for bulletins no and no which will give tier her corn com information about the business and prevent tier her making any bad mistakes at four months the little rabbits which should now weigh about six pounds are ready for market the rabbit ralser raiser should try to sell them to a poultry de dealer tier it if the rabbits are to be sold alive on the market all that Is necessary Is to crate them but when nhen they are to be delivered dressed they should be carefully care lully packed so that they will viii not arrive in a messy condition dressed rabbits which come to the buyer in an ilg r condition are the worst of advertisements |