38 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



and honesty in dealing, so that, whether a buyer wants 

 stock for show purposes, or cheap stuff for table use, he 

 shall receive just and fair treatment. 



For this purpose, they will aid, assist, and advise all 

 breeders whom they find worthy of confidence. 



They consider the climate of their country is well 

 suited for the objects of their fancy, and although they 

 have been, at the outset, at considerable expense and risk, 

 in importing so many high-priced specimens from Great 

 Britain, a heavy percentage of which have been lost, or 

 suffered from their long journeys by sea and land, they 

 are of opinion that the careful crossing of new blood with 

 their native strains, assisted by their mild, open climate, 

 will produce as good and hardy specimens of the variety 

 as can be found anywhere. 



It is their hope, and conviction, that their country may 

 become as celebrated for its Belgian Hares as it has been 

 for its Race Horses, and that they may be able to send 

 over here specimens to compete for International Prizes 

 at our best shows. 



They state that they have every resource at command 

 for breeding Belgian Hares on a wholesale scale, as a com- 

 mercial commodity, and have reason to believe such may 

 be done with all prospects of success. The Association 

 has drawn up a carefully- worded scale of points and 

 description, which is divided into two sections, one 

 for exhibition, and another for table purposes, so I think 

 I had better set both out, as it is more than possible 

 some of my readers may dispose of some of their stock 

 to American buyers, and by consulting the Standards of 



