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Show i ! 1 Easter is Rabbit Time; White Bunnies in Demand At the top is shown a litter of Whit.- Fl.-mish Giants. Mvu months old; just hclou t the left is Miss Rath Connell and Ameri-an Checkered Griftnt; Sam Cortncll, Ogden rabbit breeder is shown on the right with White (iiant. mother of the litter; th.- litil-- Eellow is an American Checkered Giant and the big boj ii a Black Giant, weighing 17''. pounds I I Us If P. BAGIJ ) Easier time approaches. Interest centers in rabbit v downy chicks, hard hnil ii . -c, now bonni t-s. sllppcrx, and clothes in general, at least so Car as tin- womenfolk ar r.blicerhcd) . Samuel Council, rabbit fa.icler of 'I hirt -f ir.-t street, asserts that rabblta at present ar- playing s fir more Important pan In (hi- fibs, rvane of Easter than thej ever have before. Strange-T-bUt "aiaU live rabbit are highiv desirable a Baater tokens, Connell says, and many small white rabbits, downy and sof:, wojld be di-ti di-ti United In Ogden homes this Easter, if there wen enough to go around. Mr. Gonnell Bays ihjt desire for real-Ism, real-Ism, which 1m becoming penchant among American people. Is responsible respon-sible fur the demand of rabbits this Bastsr COLOR CHE EGGS. In days gone by. h legendary tale regarding .rabbits which leave varicolored vari-colored eggs about, was sufficient to meet the approval of youngsters. Nowadays, Now-adays, a. real live bunny must be In i". id in-. Mi t.'onnell afsertu that rnbhlu arc 4eceifena, In one seise of the word Their fur (this Is a secret) can be rcadly dressed and treated so that common rabbit akin vies with silver fox. beaver, black fox. martin, and pracllcsdlv every valuable fur in existence. exist-ence. Thr body and weight of the more expensive furs are lacking in the rabbit furs but the glossy sheen, the rich response to the sense of touch, and other features have caused many buyers tn pay large prides for rabbit skins, OC, pei haps, uncommon rabbtt Skins, as they go throuch at least 1 '-'0 different procasaes before they are promoted to beaver or seal. There will I., many furs In Blaster parades 'ln yeaf which possessors will look upon and boasl of as coming com-ing from beaver, fox or skunk. The rabbit may. and the fur expert will look .ni.l chortle The experienced fur man bkn spot rabbit fur without great difficulty. riabbli fur Is valuable, however. land science has perfected the tannins;. :niil preparation of rabbit hides so thatl , she.i.lliiK i- :n-g!iKlbb Mr. C.nni ll I says raising Raster r.ihhits is pies - urable and profitable. For persons who have n fancy for rabbits, it is j more lucrative than chickens- Inter- eBtlni: problems in hcrdlty can be worked out by breeders of rabbits and l In addition to being a a vocation filled with interest, the sale of meat, hides 'and. In fact, every part of the rabbit. makes the hobby a financial success. M N i VARIEl li s Several species of giant rabbits and hares are at the -riiieti hat hes. Prominent among these are the White flemish Glanta This is an albino type, there being an absolute lad: of coloring in rabbits of this breed- Tin resemble the old-time "pinkeye" rabbits rab-bits in color, but are much larger, weighing from 14 ti 20 pounds in some Instances. Black l-'lemlsh Giants also attain great size and produce a valuable fur. The fur of the white rabbits is considered of the higher quality, because It lends Itself BO readllv to dyeing proce.-ses Th- I I o u. ,the stee; gri- . ami the natural giants are types from which counterfeit Silver Sil-ver tip fox. black fox, and similar camouflage furs are manufactured. A single prime rabbit skin often sells for $1 50 or better, it is said. The 'American Checkered Giant:; are an excellent ex-cellent species for show purposes and nr.- highly desirable as Faster rabbits. These rabbits have white coatp. splotched with black,. A "butterfly" Just above their nose is a characteristic character-istic marking of rabbits of this tpc. Then then are red hares of varlou types. Rabbits o,' this class have coal-, rivalling tl.e i row nlng adornment of self -centered "strawberry blondes." hike the titlan haired damsel, the rabbits' rab-bits' hide, and the growth thereon. Is its crowning glory. This rabbit is nia.niy valuable for Its fur bearing qualities ine of the most -sirlkinK species halls from Holland The Belli ,1 Blue and Black Dutch. These animals could be termed as half and halfers The forepart of the body is white, except a black ring about their eyes and across their ears- Tho rest of the rabbit Is black. Mr. Connell. with twelve ears experience as a rabbit breeder, pre-dicts pre-dicts unlimited growth In this new industry in-dustry Babbits, within a few years, will surpass chickens In domestic Important!- They are cheaper to raise, are prolific, are not susceptible to serious diseases and arc little trouble, he says. National, state and local rabbit growers' organisations are rapidly presiding "rabbit propaganda' and this hobby, which has made money for many people, nidy fair to develop into one of tin- most Important food pro-'duclns pro-'duclns industries of the I'nited Stales. |