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Their meat is something delicious. It is the best meat 

 one can eat. 



A hog is a slow, sluggish animal, and if you eat their 

 meat you derive no benefit from it, because there is no 

 nutriment and no muscle forming or strengthening meat 

 about a hog. On the other hand, a rabbit, or hare, fed en 

 grain, is an active animal, and is all muscle and meat. They 

 are not fat, the meat is of a fine, sweet grain, with small 

 bones. The meat is very strengthening to sick people. 



Hares live to be five to eight years old and they breed 

 every year. Bucks should not be over two years old, but 

 the does should be kept, as they are valuable animals. Feed 

 dry foods as much as possible, and be careful about feeding 

 the young green food. If you do they are apt to get pot- 

 bellied and the snuffles, and die. Dry food and water, and 

 once a week cabbage and carrots, but not too much at a 

 time. Don't bother the nest; let them alone; the doe will 

 do what is right, and will take care of the young better than 

 the manager can. Dry bread and milk is good for the doe 

 while she has her young, once a day, and other grain extra. 



Pedigreed Hares Pay. 



Every one wants pedigreed stock. If you want to sell 

 stock at a high price, don't be afraid to buy stock for breed- 

 ers at 810.00 to $50.00 per pair, with a good pedigree behind 

 them. Four red feet, a golden red collar, long in shape, arch 

 back, well laced, etc. 



If I had one thousand pedigreed hares, I could sell them 

 at 85.00 each in one week. It pays to get good stock; and 

 don't be afraid of overdoing the hare business. They have 

 bred Belgian Hares for thirty years, and stock still sells at 

 4100 to $500 each. 



