CHAPTER III 



THE BELGIAN HARE 



As far as I am aware, no variety of the Rabbit family 

 has been so persistently " boomed," of late years, as the 

 Belgian Hare, and the sensational sales at high figures, 

 many of which have been noticed in the papers, have 

 attracted notice beyond the usual fanciers' circles. 



There seems to be a general concensus of opinion, 

 that the variety was first brought to any degree of per- 

 fection in Belgium, and that country is rightly credited as 

 its place of origin, but it is doubtful if, at the present 

 time, there are not more high-class specimens to be 

 found in this country and America, than anywhere else. 



It is stated that until eleven years since, Belgian 

 Hares were practically unknown in America, and were 

 first introduced into the New England States by some 

 importations from Great Britain, but gradually spread 

 westward. They were most fully appreciated upon reaching 

 Los Angeles, California, which district claims to have the 

 largest Rabbitries in the world, mainly devoted to the 

 production of Belgian Hares. 



Great expense and care have been incurred, by many 



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