Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-01-25

heating to the blood; on this account
1t is the best meat for children, while
the broth is invaluable for invalids
and must he tried to he appreciated.
The bones are small and weigh but a
few ounces. so there Is little or no
waste when bought by the pound. and.
rs for pot pie. no other meat can com
pare with Belgian hare. The size is
also in it's favor as family cannot
readily consume or care for the meat
OF a large animai. but the hare can be
served fresh the three to five pounds
just meeting the demands of the aver
age family
SMALL EXPENSE
The Belgian hare may he raised at a
very moderate expense. An ordinary
dry goods box, say three feet long
two feet wide and two feet deep,
answers for a hutch. Remove the GOV
or. turning the box on its side, making
the top the front OF the hutch. Cover
this with one inch mesh poultry nett
ing. arranging hinged door al one
end. one foot wide and extending from
top to bottom. fastening with a hook.
The hutch can be kept anywhere, In a
| bari. back yard wood shed; and. If
cleaned daily. and the bottom covered
with sawdust or hay, there will be no
odor. Its fur is always clean and 1t
carefully avoids all but the cleanest
| food.
II the hutch is kept In che open
yard ventilators should be arranged in
the sides at the top, aud the cover
| hinged to open and close or to slide
up and down in grooves, so as To act
as a storm door for severe weather
and keep the hares warm. as they re.
Quire simply shelter and plenty OF
straw in the coolest weather. without
artificial heat. Keep the stock free
] from winds and dampness.
Belgian hares eat almost anything
and should be fed regularly al about
the same hour, twice day, night anu
morning. They thrive on grass, clip
pings from the lawn. weeds. branches
OF trees or twigs. oats. corn. wheat
fresh vegetables and trimmings of veg
otahlos from the kitchen. carrots. tur
nips par.nips and bread. Avoid let
,tuco and cabbage; the latter causes q
idisarrecable odDr and lettuce is injur
ious
The hutch should have fresh water
supplied daily and it is advisable e
salt the water Il triiic. Just so that II
U.I not taste unpleasant.
Belgian with pair of moderat,
priced animals, and. II successful, bui
better stock and more of Il, increasing
the facilities as circumstances war
rant.
Belgian harcs breed in 30 days afte
mating, the litter numbering from
To II. In six months they are matured
| he young should hc left with In,
mother for 30 days and then she car
be bred again. When the young hegiI
to eat, feed them tender vegetables
cut MP in small pieces rolled oats an,
milk
The third week after the doe ha
been mated, breeding box, about l.
inches wide. a foot or more In heigh
and Is inches long with a hole cut il
ole end long enough To admit tn
mother. should be placed in the hutch
and in this she will build her nest o
straw, lining it with fur plucked iron
her own breast. At the end of 80 day
the young will be produced. and 0t thi
time great care must be exercised no
TO brighten the mother, For a day q
two do not clean out the hutch. or dis
: turh the breeding box. as this ma
: cause the mother To abandon her youn
and the litter be lost. Tho youn
should not he handled until they com
out of the nest and run about IN
hUiCh.
WHY 1T PAYS
The first question arising in IA
readers mind is how breeding Belgia
hares will pay. As meat producer
stands al the head OF all domestic an
mails, both in quality and quantit,
4 Twenty per year Is conservative 81
r innate of wheat a single doe viii pr,
= duce. The progeny of a single pair,
a allowed to multiply without interfe
y ence, would amount in two years
over 1000.