NO DRUDGERY. 



In raising live stock of any kind, arrange matters so the 

 animals will look after themselves as much as possible. We 

 all know that automatic machinery has cheapened many arti- 

 cles formerly dear, and the perfect breeding outfit is auto- 

 matic, needing onty a supply of feed and water. Aim to cut 

 down the factor of personal drudgery, so as to leave your 

 time clear, to. observe and plan, and execute intelligently. 

 Beginners who load themselves down with a daily round of 

 exacting duties soon lose heart, their patience gives out and 

 they become disgusted. We have known breeders of rabbits 

 to fail simply because they raised them in hutches. Each 

 hutch had a door and two dishes, one for feed, the other for 

 water. Ever}' day, the door of the hutch had to be opened, 

 the hutch cleaned, the dishes refilled (and often cleaned), and 

 the door closed. It took 15 or 20 motions to do this for 

 each hutch. Multiply this by 20 to 30 (the number of the 

 hutches), and the burden grew unbearable. It was not sur- 

 prising that in three or four months the breeder's patience 

 was worn out. The factor of personal drudgery had become 

 greater than the rabbits. The thoughtful breeder would 

 have turned his rabbits into two or three enclosures on the 



