The Bonanza rabbitry manual; a practical treatise presenting tested and approved methods for the mating, feeding, management, exhibiting and marketing of the Belgian hare, noblest of the rabbit family . ral large exhibitions havebeen held in Boston, New York andother Eastern cities, and at Los Angeles,in February, 1900, was held the largestand most successful exhibition ever heldanywhere, with the highest prizes. LosAngeles has thus become, within thepast two years, the center of the Bel-gian hare industry in America. Andwithin thS period of two years at leastfifteen hundred rabbitries have be
The Bonanza rabbitry manual; a practical treatise presenting tested and approved methods for the mating, feeding, management, exhibiting and marketing of the Belgian hare, noblest of the rabbit family . ral large exhibitions havebeen held in Boston, New York andother Eastern cities, and at Los Angeles,in February, 1900, was held the largestand most successful exhibition ever heldanywhere, with the highest prizes. LosAngeles has thus become, within thepast two years, the center of the Bel-gian hare industry in America. Andwithin thS period of two years at leastfifteen hundred rabbitries have beenestablished in Southern California, asection having a population of onlyabout 300,000 people. THE AMERICAN STANDARD OF American standard of excellencefor the Belgian hare is identical withthe English standard, which has beenin vogue for several years. It is asfollows: DISQUALIFICATIONS. I. Lopped or fallen ear or ears. front feet or white bar or barson same. 3. Decidedly wry front Wry tail. A specimen should have the benefit ofany — Rich Rufus-red (not dark, smudgy color,) carried well down sides and hind quarters, and THE BONANZA RABBITRY Reduced fac-simile of the Crystal Palace Challenge Cup won by Fashoda at the greatPet Stock Exhibition in London, England, November 1st, 1899. THE BONANZA RABBITRY MANUAL. 7 as little white under thel jaws Some points in the above standard as possible 20 will be as unintelligible as Greek to TICKING^Ratheii wavy a,ppear- ^^ uninitiated unless explained. The ance and plentiful 15 R^f^s-^ed color referred to is very , slim well ^^^^y ^^^^^^ P*^ ^^^ ^^^ °^ ^tucked up flank, and well ribbed ^^^^^^ ^^^^ian of the latest type, butup; back slightly ardhed; loins ^ ^ ^^^^ °* description or of under-well rounded, not choppy; head ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^- ^-rather lengthy; muscular chest; however, a very rich color, with a mosttail-straight, not screwed; and al- beautiful and
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