. Outdoor opportunities; the raising care of small animals, birds and plants; a practical treatise on the raising and care of small animals, birds and plants for profit and pleasure . be despised, and it isgood that this useful and beautiful animal enjoys so great apopularity among breeders today. In weight and size the New Zealand is between the Flem-ish Giant and the Belgian Hare, the mature stock weighingnine pounds for a buck and ten pounds for the doe, standard. THE RABBIT INDUSTRY 41 The color is a rich tawney yellow in the fine specimens,tending toward an orange in shade, the redder typ
. Outdoor opportunities; the raising care of small animals, birds and plants; a practical treatise on the raising and care of small animals, birds and plants for profit and pleasure . be despised, and it isgood that this useful and beautiful animal enjoys so great apopularity among breeders today. In weight and size the New Zealand is between the Flem-ish Giant and the Belgian Hare, the mature stock weighingnine pounds for a buck and ten pounds for the doe, standard. THE RABBIT INDUSTRY 41 The color is a rich tawney yellow in the fine specimens,tending toward an orange in shade, the redder types beingmore desirable. They are useful both as fur and as food rabbits. As meat they are of firm flesh, maturing quickly andreaching weight in good time. The taste does not show ma-terial difference with that of the Belgian Hare. The same instructions for feeding as given in the Flem-ish Giants will apply to the New Zealands, as weight is aprime consideration when coupled with good color and firmflesh. The delicate form and fine bones of the Belgian Hareare not desired nor sought in the New Zealand nor any ofthe heavy rabbits, as they are all raised for their beef -Courtesy of Junior McConnell NEW ZEALAND KED DOB Like the Flemish, they should be allowed to have plentyof room and exercise, and, in fact, this will apply to anyrabbit, as they are naturally a foraging animal and used tqwide treedom in their native state. In breeding the New Zealand, care should be UBed toget specimens that come up to the weight first and then breedfor the colors and type. Too many times the anjciety to at- 42 OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES tain the exact rich orange color so desirable leads one to sac-rifice weight, with the result that, for all practical purposes,we have a Golden Fawn rabbit, calling it the New Zealand. Description In color, the New Zealand should be a rich tawny yellowtending to a reddish buff, with a real creamy belly. Thefeet and legs must be free from white or light bars,
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