. Boies' utility rabbits for meat and fur. Rabbits. )i^ac^wFt^ Lai flG 7. E> f,- - - JbCLTrn Of HuT<.f- - - ~:^ Ir^-. i>ei OF SlXt iorTOM bETAIL OF HAY-'R/NCt«s iETAlL OFi>T\AweK Figure 1 shows a hutch made from a drygoods box, or large shoe- case. All hutches should ha\-e at least six square feet of floor space and eight to twelve is much better. This hutch is very easily and cheaply made. An upright piece about two inches wide is nailed in, about half way across the front on which to hinge the door. The open- ing on the right side is covered with netting and a door is made to fit
. Boies' utility rabbits for meat and fur. Rabbits. )i^ac^wFt^ Lai flG 7. E> f,- - - JbCLTrn Of HuT<.f- - - ~:^ Ir^-. i>ei OF SlXt iorTOM bETAIL OF HAY-'R/NCt«s iETAlL OFi>T\AweK Figure 1 shows a hutch made from a drygoods box, or large shoe- case. All hutches should ha\-e at least six square feet of floor space and eight to twelve is much better. This hutch is very easily and cheaply made. An upright piece about two inches wide is nailed in, about half way across the front on which to hinge the door. The open- ing on the right side is covered with netting and a door is made to fit the left side, out of lumber two inches wdde and this is covered with netting and hinged. The nest box shown in this hutch is the same as Figure 2, which is described later. Figure 3 shows a portable out-door hutch and one recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture. It may be taken out doors when the weather is nice and carried back inside when the weather is bad. It can be built two and three hutches high. That shown in the drawing is about three feet deep by six feet long-, with about one-third partitioned ofif on the right hand end for sleeping •11. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Boies, Harry Archer. [from old catalog]. Milbrook, N. Y.
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectrabbits, bookyear1917
