The first Belgian hare course of instructionTwenty lessonsComplete directions for buying, sheltering, feeding, breeding ..developing a business, a true history of the Belgian hare .. . ndlet the dish containing it stay only a short time in the hutch,so as not to absorb foul odors. Milk takes up foulness quickerthan Avater. Scald and keep scrupulously clean all feedingdishes used for milk. LINSEED MEAL—An excellent condiment is made as fol-lows: Take one pound of linseed meal which has been 50 CRABTREES INSTRUCTIONS crushed in its own oil and mix it thoroughly with eight poundsof any
The first Belgian hare course of instructionTwenty lessonsComplete directions for buying, sheltering, feeding, breeding ..developing a business, a true history of the Belgian hare .. . ndlet the dish containing it stay only a short time in the hutch,so as not to absorb foul odors. Milk takes up foulness quickerthan Avater. Scald and keep scrupulously clean all feedingdishes used for milk. LINSEED MEAL—An excellent condiment is made as fol-lows: Take one pound of linseed meal which has been 50 CRABTREES INSTRUCTIONS crushed in its own oil and mix it thoroughly with eight poundsof any other good mea), say barley or corn, together with oneounce of gentian, one ounce of nitre and two ounces of with water into thick, damp (but not sloppy) paste, andfeed twice a day, giving each time as much as they will eat,removing what they leave as soon as their appetites are condiment is a tonic, makes their coats glossy andsmooth, clears their kidneys, produces milk and gives a goodappetite. PEAS—Uncooked peas are a good flesh-producing always the gray peas, not the white ones. The dung ofBelgians fed on white peas is pasty and foul. Continued use. GRAIN AND WATKR DISHES, OF EARTHENWARE. of the white peas will result in diarrhoea. The gray peasshould be covered with water for a day and a night, thenrinsed with fresh water, drained and set away to remain untilthey begin to sprout. Then they may be fed, a handful toeach Belgian, night and morning. OATS—These are a staple article of diet. CARROTS—An excellent food. They are fed are especially good when the doe is suckling her young,as they aid the secretion of milk. HAY—Clean clover, or timothy, or alfalfa (common in Oal-ifoimia, Texas and the Southwest) are good foods. Put a HOW TO FEED 51 bunch in the hay rack right and morning. BREWERS GRAINS—Thoroughly dry them and mix withmeal of some kind. The sugar in them helps to feed too many, or they will sour on
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