Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-08
FAST BECOMING A
POPULAR ARTICLE OF FOOD

"Well, where's the meat?'. This is
usually the question asked by the head
of the household IS he sits down to
dinner and scans the table for the reg
ular roast, steak, or whatever it is he
likes. Oh, yes, John is strong for con-
servation-sure he is-but having
been used to having meat as the main
dish at least once . day, he finds it
hard to give it up in accordance with
the edict recently sent out that there
must be zone meatless meal each day.
as well as meatless and porkless day
each week.
Maybe it is only the queer streak in
our makeup, or maybe it is just from
force of habit, but nevertheless, no
matter how many good things on the
dinner table, the meal seems incom-
plete without the usual meat entree.
However, this shouldn't be theo case.
Meatless in this case does not mean
that, everything in the way Of flesh
foods must be omitted from the menu,
but only what must be sent across TO
the "boys at the front" There re-
mains a number of good things which
are to be used instead-poultry, rab-
bits, fish and game in season. Still,
when the closed season-is on certain
game as well as fish-the kind caught
at home anyway-and eggs selling at
IS and 10 cents q dozen, one hesitates
about killing of the harnyard fowls.
Why not raise rabbits! Oh, yes, we
know you never eat rabbit meat, and
don't want or intend to try, but never
mind, just 60 ahead and raise 'em, you
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refuse to eat rabbit meat is myster
When properly cooked and served, the
meat has all the flavor Of chicken, and
few could tell them apart, as far as
taste is concerned. As q matter Of
fact, not one Of them, when pressed
for an explanation of their dislike can
give . genuine reason.
Rabbits are very easy to raise, and
require very little care outside :. q1
proper feeding, fresh drinking water
and clean quarters. They multiply
rapidly, and are ready for market OF
table when about three or four months
old, generally weighing three and four
pounds. Rabbit meat is selling for
good prices now, while fur companies
throughout the country are buying up
all rabbit pelts they can secure, both
wild and domestic stock Pelts sell at
from five to twenty cents. for the bet
ter grades, and for about forty-five
cents a pound for the poorer grades
and wild rabbit pelts.
Let the children raise rabbits, If you
haven't the time. No experience il
necessary. Any and all information
you may desire on the subject can be
secured by dropping a card to the U,
S. Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. c.. You will receive in re-
turn a bulletin which will give you all
that you may care to know about the
rabbit industry.
Quite number Of Gunnison people
haYe already started in. Among them
we note A. Bray, Mrs. Hannah Win
ters, Rev. VIM. Kipp, H. Hayden, Geo
and Fred Anderson, John Cuthbert
Joe Riley, while q number Of
others are planning to start as soon al
warm weather comes, and places car
be fixed for the little animals.
Opinions differ as to the methed in
preparing hutches or living quarters
The majority hold that underground
passages are best for the young onea
before they are able to take care o1
themselves, while others contend that