Show agriculture in industry by FLORENCE C WEED rabbits california is the leader in rabbit production although no complete figures for the nation are available it is known that in the los angeles trade area pounds of rabbit meat have been sold in one year the U S rabbit experiment station is located at fontana calif where here studies are being made in breeding fur and wool production and marketing rabbit raising has thrived in the west because the mild climate permits open air hutches most of the income is made by selling rabbits for meat this compares favorably with other meats in protein it has less fat and costs less per pound than expensive cuts of beef and lamb iamb this country has imported an average of nearly pounds of dressed rabbit pelts and it would seem that there might be a bright outlook for selling furs and pelts efficiency studies show however that meat is the more dependable outlet because of the cost of stock it requires more money to raise rabbits than poultry california raises more angora rabbits than any other state much rabbit wool is imported and some california people have obtained a better price per pound for wool when it was spun into yarn at home and then sold to department stores |