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equal 'portlonof good substantial vegetables. 

 However, the test of health is, that their 

 dung be not too moist. Many, or most, of 

 the town feeders never allow any greens at 

 all ; the reason, I suppose, because they 

 iQe& almost entirely on grains. The corn 

 proper for rabbits : — oats, peas, and wheat ; 

 ])ollard; and some give buck wheat. The 

 GREENS and ROOTS, the same as our cattle 

 crops, namely carrots, Jerusalem arti- 

 chokes, and if potatoes, baked or steamed. 

 Lucerne, cabbage-leaves, clover, tares, 

 furze. I have had them hoven, from 

 eating rape ; and not improbably, mangul- 

 wurtzel might have a similar effect. Clover 

 and meadow hay, pea and bean straw. 



Rabbits are generally sold from the 

 TEAT, but there is also a demand for those 

 of larger size, which may be fattened 

 upon corn and hay, with an allowance of 

 the best vegetables. The bdter the food, 

 the greater weight, better quality, and 

 more profit, which I apprehend to be gene- 

 rally the case, in the feeding of all ani- 



