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 . of same quality as their sire, youmay produce a vast improvement intwo generations. Then the best doesselected from this last mating and matedwith a buck scoring 95 points wouldenable us to ascend the ladder. Again,mating the does from the last matingto a buck of equal quality to their sirewould establish in their progeny thequalities of their sire and grandsire to agreat certainty, at least th
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 . of same quality as their sire, youmay produce a vast improvement intwo generations. Then the best doesselected from this last mating and matedwith a buck scoring 95 points wouldenable us to ascend the ladder. Again,mating the does from the last matingto a buck of equal quality to their sirewould establish in their progeny thequalities of their sire and grandsire to agreat certainty, at least the majoritywould be of the high-type , by selecting tbe best of these doesand mating with a buck superior, weagain ascend the ladder towards per-fection. Now, to keep up this point, it is onlyby selection, or the art of choosing bothmales and females that possess thegreatest number of all-round good pointsthat we can maintain our ground. Un-less we do this retrogression is likelyto follow. The progeny of a doe willnever be superior to the dam unless theyare sired by a buck that is superior tothe dam. He is worth as much as allthe does that he can mate with, saytwenty to BLOOMING HEATHER. Imported by Bonanza Rabbitry, December 3rd, 1899; age 1 vear, weig-ht 8 lbs. Half-brother to ourg-reat Champion Fashoda, sire Champion Edinboro, dam by Champion Malton Mystery. THE BONANZA RABBITRY MANUAL. 71 The best buck in the world is worththis much if he cannot be bad for only point is to be sure that he isthe best and then get him at any is the logical course for the trueand scientific fancier to pursue. Now,for individual specimens, take a doe thatscores 94 points and say that she is cut1^4 points on ear-lacing. Had she es-caped this cut she would have madea score of 95%, which is an exception-ally high mark. Suppose that she iscut one-half on shape of front leg,which might have been saved, than shewould have reached the score of 95%.Supposin
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