The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
"The Norwood Rabbitry"

rabbit and chicken and mouse-to say the least of iD for every single one of the little fluffy ruffles" seems to un- derstand and they never resent her ''bossing," which she does with a will.
 Bless my heart, I have done an awful thing I've brought you right in the back way to Mrs Shipman's rabbit farm. Of course, 1 should have let you walk under the big tall trees up the front way, and see the well kept lawn and the ferns and the flowers and the pretty things there, and right through the big hallway, on to the back porch" and then have Mrs. Shpman say
 Now we'll begin right here with MT. acd Mrs White Mice,' and the little
 White Mices.'
 Let's suppose we've gone through that little ceremony and now we are out in the "Rabbitry'' under the big spreading trees and among the flowers in the old fashioned garden.
 "These," Mrs. Shipman will tell you, are my New Zealands,' and as you note the handsome coat of gray which looks like chinchilla with a touch Of ermine right between the little snappy, alert eyes, you just wish the pretty llttie Mrs. New Zealand rabbit belonged to you all by yourself.
 Let me introduce you to Red Boy Mrs. Shipman says proudly. Isn't he beautiful? Pedigreed and very aristo- cratic" she adds with another proud glance at the big, beautifully coiored Red Boy
 eve have the Angora Whites Mrs. shipman says; 'the Flemish grays, the Rufus Reds or Belgian Reds, the gray Belgians and as 1 said before the Ne" Zealands.
 Asked; about their food and things or that sort, Mrs. Shipman said:
 We make up great pones or cakes Of rabbit bread every day for them. This is composed of oats, brand and corn meal. mixed with water. Milk is better, but it is so expensive and we haven't cow so we use water. Carrots and par snips and plantain leaf all make good food for rabbits. They musnt be over fed though: that's one thing that must always be borne in mind. They love green stuffs, and require lot of green And their cunning little apartments, sort of Duplex apartments you know, like they have in New Tork, upstairs and i downstairs-they are so well kept, 'l op- l served.
 Just as clean as my own house. Mrs. | Shipman said proudly. They are cleansed every day We have the little ! carpet curtains (pointing to them) over the front of their homes, so that in l case of storms and rains they can be low cred, thus protecting the rabbits Tn | cold weather we have the houses over there again pointing to the neatly con l structed indoors home of the rabbits ! during the cold winter season.. We call
 that The Nursery
 | You sec as l said, all our stock IS pedigreed, they are fine rabbits Mrs
 Shipman said. The 'culls' we sell for
 eating purposes. And let me tell you
 that when I fry rabbit you couldn't t tell it from a young chicken to save 1 your life It is delicious eating. Yes, l know some people are prejudiced against eating rabbits, but that is foolish; they
 make fine food and we have found a
 ready market for them
 l "We started our rabbitry because there 1 was nothing in Birmingham like it., Mrs. Shipman said. People who wanted ped igreed stock couldn't get it. Those whc l wanted rabbits for the market couldn
 buy them in as large quantities as We are now able to supply them. Of course we have been to a great expense equ1p- ping the Norwood Rabbitry." Lumber labor everything is so high; food, too | It takes about s9 a week to feed oul
 family of rabbits; but we have met witt
 great success. We have paid off all oul
 indebtedness, and we have made nic' little surplus. Of course we mean tt