. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 4, 1901. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 223 feet. Here the doe will make her nest from soft litter that should be jfiven her about Iwo weeks before she kindles. She will luiikc ;i hole in this litter, and line and cover il with her own fur. She nurses her joung late only at night and early in the morning, and if she ever lies with them I have not seen her. The feeding is also an important point. The standard feed for them is alfalfa or clover hay with oats, bran or chaff. Does with litters should be given extra care and feed, especially if the litters are
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 4, 1901. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 223 feet. Here the doe will make her nest from soft litter that should be jfiven her about Iwo weeks before she kindles. She will luiikc ;i hole in this litter, and line and cover il with her own fur. She nurses her joung late only at night and early in the morning, and if she ever lies with them I have not seen her. The feeding is also an important point. The standard feed for them is alfalfa or clover hay with oats, bran or chaff. Does with litters should be given extra care and feed, especially if the litters are large, and they ciuite fre- quently number 11 and 12. Bread and milk is easily digested, and is good food for the youngsters from the time they are born to the ICth or ^th day thereafter. Feed should be furnisht to all nursing does, as neglect at this time would interfere with the flow of milk, and cause the loss of the litter. We usually keeji feed before them all the time, so that they may eat when they feel inclined to do so. The meat of the Belgian hare is very good, and as they breed the year around we have a supply of choice fresh meat every day in the year. The Belgian hares make nice pets if treated kindly, and especially delight the children. Page Iowa, March T. .1. L. Stkon'G. Quality and Price.—One of the first things the successlul business farmer learns is that it does not pay to buy cheap and shoddy goods— " cheap and'nasty "—some one has called them. We believe that this is especially true of vehi- cles. It takes good material to make a good carriage or buggy, and good material costs money. Ifs the same way with the work that goes into it: it cannot be built for nothing. So when we see a vehicle advertised at an ex- tremely low price we are apt to think that it is dear at any price, and so it is, for a shoddy ve- hicle, besides never looking well, costs more than a good one for repairs, to say nothing of the danger of breaking your neck ever
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