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in demand and commands a good price, al- 
though not as yet sufficient to warrant their 
production for the pelt alone. 
The New Zealand Red and the Belgian hare 
are by no means strictly commercial animals. 
They are the most popular of all in the show 
room and command excellent prices for this 
purpose. Good breeding stock is in constant 
demand at good prices. 
The Angora rabbit is distinctively a fancy 
rabbit. It is small, rounded in shape and has 
long fur, so long that it gives the rabbit the 
appearance of being a round ball of silky white 
fur. This rabbit is probably the most popular 
of the fancy rabbits at the present time. Like 
the Angora cats and goats it takes its name 
from the long, silky hair in the fur. The fur 
on these animals should be five inches long at 
four months of age. 
The Himalayan is a little aristocrat beng 
pure white with the exception of ears, feet, and 
tip of nose. It makes an ideal fur rabbit for 
smaller furs and when made they greatly re- 
