. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. A Di'Tcii besides the white ; the Russian Angoras, white with black noses, ears, legs, and tails, are comical to behold. The silver rabbits are also splendid animals, whose skins are used by furriers and bring great prices. They are small but immensely prolific. At birth the little ones are black, at three months the sih'er hair appears, and at four months they have their true color. The light colored are handsomer than the dark ct)lored,
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. A Di'Tcii besides the white ; the Russian Angoras, white with black noses, ears, legs, and tails, are comical to behold. The silver rabbits are also splendid animals, whose skins are used by furriers and bring great prices. They are small but immensely prolific. At birth the little ones are black, at three months the sih'er hair appears, and at four months they have their true color. The light colored are handsomer than the dark ct)lored, but the two shades must nex'er be mated, or the young rabbits will be either too light or too dark, which lessens considerably the commercial value of their skins. There is also a sih'er-brown and a sih'cr- yellow animal, but these are seldom or nex'er met with in this country. The t«'o first named are the most in \-ogue. The finest specimens ha\'e a imiform color ; e\'en the nose, paws, and tail should not be dai'ker than the body. The Dutch rabbit \f, much the smallest of all species. It is not difficult to raise, but in order to have good specimens a large mmi- ber should be raised and the finest chosen ; the others can be sold to the markets. When the markings are very clear these animals arc ex- tremely handsome. The engraving sItows one which has attained very high distinction. The cultivation of this species is wholly in the hands of sporting breeders, especially Englishmen. A man must be past master in the art of breed- ing, and must have practiced it for years on this species, to obtain satisfactory re- sults. There are different colors, — black, yellow, steel-blue, etc. The essential thing is to choose precisely the species which will improve their descendants and yet keep as near as possible to the protot3'pe. Even in Holland this indigenous rabbit has many admirers, who are encouraged b)' a club founded for the purpose, and by the prom- ise of ver)' high prizes
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