. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. PETS PETS 519 their maximum, although they grow slightly until a year old. It has been raised on the island of Jersey to measure thirty-one inches across the head from tip to tip of ears. The greatest width seen in this country is about twenty-one or twenty-two inches. For the most part it lacks in substance and width as well as in length. The " Lop " is a big, heavy- boned animal, with rather an awkward, unwieldy, mulish appearance. The Silver-grey rabbit is as old, if not older than the "; It has been ra
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. PETS PETS 519 their maximum, although they grow slightly until a year old. It has been raised on the island of Jersey to measure thirty-one inches across the head from tip to tip of ears. The greatest width seen in this country is about twenty-one or twenty-two inches. For the most part it lacks in substance and width as well as in length. The " Lop " is a big, heavy- boned animal, with rather an awkward, unwieldy, mulish appearance. The Silver-grey rabbit is as old, if not older than the "; It has been raised in England for its pelt for a period of time covering several generations. The fur is close and of the sheen and brilliancy of silver. The coat is an admixture of white and black hair, with an even and uniform ticking all over the animal. One of the prime requisites of a good Silver-grey rabbit is the evenness of his coat, which should show no streaks darker or lighter than the rest of the body. It is a chunky, compact little rabbit. It is bred in this country in grey and fawn. the Tan rabbit is the product of the breeders' art, devoted to developing a little wild hedgerow rabbit into one of the handsomest of the race. It is either black or blue in body color (by blue is meant a grey-blue, a cadet-blue, sometimes called maltese in cats, although the latter is darker than the blue in rabbits). The eyes are surrounded with circles of rich tan, as are the nostrils. The outer and inner margins of the ears, the under jaw or jowl, the chest and inner parts of the legs, the belly line at the side, should all be of rich tan color; and a handsome combination of color it makes. The type is cobby and should be small. There are but few studs of Tan rabbits in America worthy the name. There are, however, some good Tans bred in America. When it is at all near the ideal, it is one of the prettiest of the rabbit family. The Polish rabbit, often miscalled .the English or common rabbit, is
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