. Commercial rabbit raising. Rabbits. 64 AGRICULTURE HANDBOOK NO. 3 09, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Left) N 45955 (Right) B 83081 Figure 33.—How to place a rabbit pelt on a shaper before hanging it up to dry (left). Two sizes of rabbit pelts properly placed on wire shapers (right). Front feet casings (not shown in picture) are on other side of shaper. naphtha flakes. Never use salt in curing rahhltskins. Marketins Domestic rabbitskins vary <rreatly in density and quality, depending on the degree of care that breeders take in breeding. Good fur can be produced on effi- cient meat-produc
. Commercial rabbit raising. Rabbits. 64 AGRICULTURE HANDBOOK NO. 3 09, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Left) N 45955 (Right) B 83081 Figure 33.—How to place a rabbit pelt on a shaper before hanging it up to dry (left). Two sizes of rabbit pelts properly placed on wire shapers (right). Front feet casings (not shown in picture) are on other side of shaper. naphtha flakes. Never use salt in curing rahhltskins. Marketins Domestic rabbitskins vary <rreatly in density and quality, depending on the degree of care that breeders take in breeding. Good fur can be produced on effi- cient meat-producing animals by selective mating. Better skins command higher prices. Because of the relative cheapness of rabbitskins, volume is necessary for the dealer to market them satis- factorily ; and since dressing charges are so much per skin, the larger skins, other things being equal, will bring the better price even when they are sold by the pound, "^^^lether it will pay to grow or condition heavier rabbits for the market depends on the rela- tive cost of feed and the market value of the finished product. In areas where similar skins are pro- duced in quantity, it might be profitable for several rabbit raisers to market their skins cooperatively. White skins bring higher prices than colored skins because of the adaptability to use in the lighter shades of garments and hats. If good and poor skins of differ- ent sizes and colors are mixed in a shipment, the entire shipment is usually accepted at the price of poor skins. Sort the skins (unless you have too few) and offer them in separate shipments. Grades All rabbitskins have some value in the fur trade. About 85 percent of domestic rabbitskins are from rabbits 8 to 10 weeks old. These skins are known in the trade as "fryer ; They are usually sold by the pound as butcher run, that is, ungraded. Five or six fryer skins usually wei^^h a pound. In full-fed rabbits weighing 4 to 12 pounds, the poorest skins come fr
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