24 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



whole, or perfect lop of both ears, would have much 

 attention from the judges, or even be thought good enough 

 for the breeding pen. 



No doubt, there would be a chance of remedying, or 

 even removing, the defects of carriage before mentioned, 

 by artificial means, such as caps, weights, etc., but unless 

 the strain is a valued one, of which specimens are 

 desired to be perpetuated, the game might prove, as the 

 saying goes, " not worth the candle." 



I have seen sometimes another miscarriage of the 

 ears mentioned, which was called " horn lop," when the 

 ears stuck out in front, after the manner of horns ; in my 

 opinion this, although fortunately by no means common, 

 is the ugliest and most undesirable of the three kinds of 

 faulty carriage, and I should think the most difficult to 

 correct. 



As I wish to say something of a great many varieties 

 I have not the space to give the opinions of the leading 

 breeders of all of them, or I could produce any amount of 

 evidence that, to obtain success in breeding, it is not of 

 vital necessity that the parents should have extraordinary 

 ears, either in length or width. 



But, of course, when the stock is intended to be sold, 

 much better prices can be obtained for the progeny of 

 well-known winners ; in the same way, there is more 

 demand and better fees will be obtained for the services 

 of a sire who has taken good prizes, particularly if his 

 stock has proved of good quality. 



But, for my own part, I would expect just as good 

 results from the brother or father of the winner, and in 



