CONTENTS 



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CiiAPTKR I. — Introduction 11 



Genernl habits 11 



Food 12 



Dciirediitioiis 13 



Species foiiud in the United States 13 



I'liiirie llare or White-tailed Jack Rabbit ( Lepus campesiris) 14 



Calil'ornia .lack IJahbit {Le^tim califontictis) 17 



IJlaek-taih'd or Texan .Jack Kabbit (Lepiis texianus) 10 



Jilaclv-eaivd .lack Uabbit {Ltpns melaiiofis) 21 



Allen's Jaclv Ral)hit {LejJiis alleni) 22 



Chapter II. — Abundanck and Rapidity of Increase 24 



Breedinif habits 25 



Number of young in a Jitter 2."> 



Time of birth 27 



Chapter III. — In.iury to Crops and Means of Protection 30 



Injury to grain, orchards, etc 30 



Protection of orchards and ci'ops 32 



By fences 33 



Protection of single trees 34 



Smears 34 



Chapter 1 \'. — Methods of Destruction 36 



Inoculation 36 



Methods used in Australia 37 



Poison 38 



Bounties 40 



California 40 



Idaho 41 



Oregon 42 



Texas 42 



Utah 43 



P^xpenditures in Australia 43 



Natural enemies 44 



Ejtidemics 45 



Chapter V.— Rahbit Drives and Hunts 47 



California ^ 47 



Origin of the drives 52 



Results of the drives 57 



Oregon 59 



Rabbit hunts 60 



Utah 60 



Idaho 62 



Colorado 63 



Summary 64 



Chapter \T.— Value of the Jack Rabbit 65 



Coursing 66 



Skins 68 



Jack rabbits as game 71 



Parasites 71 



How the game is killed and shipped 72 



The market 74 



General summary and conclnsious 78 



Articles on Rabbits 80 



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