The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07

A Fine Business for an Ambitious
Boy Who Has Small Capital.

Boy Who Has Small CapitaI.
Washington. Jan. 5.-The timid hare has
recently come up in the world tremend-
ously as a market product. Americans
have somehow heretofore been rather dis
inclined to accept the rabbit as a table
delicacy, Notwithstanding the example set
them by their European cousins; but all
that is changed now, and so great is the
demand all through the West for fine
quality of home-bred hare that it is sim
ply impossible to meet the orders Large
numbers Of people living in the cities, who
have only Easements and back yards in
which can be placed a few dry gobds
boxes, are breeding and raising rabbits
for the markets, end thousands more
could do so with profit.
AS a good example of the rapid gains in
rabbit raising, may be cited the expert
ence of little boy who year ago bought
a nice pair of rabbits for s.. During the
year he has raised from the original pair
fifty-one rabbits foTy-eight Of which he
has sold at a dollar apiece. The cost of
feeding has not been more than 81 so that
the end Of Inc year finds him with five
rabbits instead of two, and sn to his
credit in the bank, after deducting the
original capital
Culture tells in this industry the same
as in any other. and there is just as much
difference between the carefully bred and
reared ra bblt and the one that comes up
anyhow as between the cat of the allev
and the aristocratc angora. A visit a
few days since to the largest rabbitry in
the country situated at Woodsto ILL.,,
resulted in bringing out some interesting
points as 90 the best methods of raising
rabbits either for pets or as a food prod
uct.
Rabbit Culture.
"On almost any place" said the keeper,
IAN un ed building or even a corner in
a barn or 10, sement can be turned into
commodiQas bbitry with comparatively
small outlay and by the exercise of a lit
tie judgment made TO pay nice profit
1T is best to start with a limited num-
Der of animals. acquiring some practical
experience before branching out too ex-
tensively. The three essentials of a good
rabbitry are ventilation. light and dry
ness. once these points have been gained,
IL really matters very little what kind of
a structure comprises the rabbitry. Pure
air and plenty of 1t, is the first importance
to the well being of friend bunny. ana
the great percentage of losses In raising
rabbits under cover can be directly traced
10 bad air Light is another Indispensable,
beoltb during the cold and damp months.
"tJutches for rabbits the size of Belgian
hare should not be less than four feet
LONG two feet wide and one and one-halt
feet high For the smaller breeds, one
If less dimensions will do. The iloor
should be made as tight as possible;
either bv means of cement or paint ana
absolutely cleanliness must be observed
The Dummies being supplied with fresh beds
NJ hav every day. The hutches OF the doe
sbould he provided with a nest box; DIS
9,,tt ~, cracker box with an aperture cut
oT,t &C entrance and the interior divided
to two sections is admirably suited to
"Tbe rabbits should be fed principally
an drv food. such as hay, oats corn ana
~ - b~ead An occasional feed OF car
rots Is also desirable In summer tney
are especially fond Of dandeions. never
aao,,,inp N tire of this delicacy, and which
fortunately. never Injuries them. Clover
nIaintain and malows they eat greed'E'
Trnss thev like. but II is not so much their
~ ,.,,sai food AS weeds. once a day the
.Iu.jh and little ones should have dish
Of bread and milk, which tney Win ~
found to devour with avldity' Line an
ether animals, rabbits shouId DC sI.sn
fresh water in a clean dish every uay,
THE little ones do not open thelr eyes
min they are nine days old ana the'
tbe1, take advantage Of the hrst seer 3 mo
mont 10 leave the nest and ioLoW tn. I1
rather into the larger cot1Pdi ''nen'
where she rests and eats. - T., A..
As with all animals. feeding time Is tne