14 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
may not be possible to most breeders who are 
not so favorably situated, but it is an indica- 
tion worth mentioning. Many breeders place 
the exact cost of producing a pound of rabbit 
meat at six cents under existing high prices of 
feed, so many in fact that it has come to be 
almost an accepted figure among commercial 
breeders. 
The rabbit, unlike poultry, does not need 
concentrated foods which are always leading 
the market in price. It requires more rough- 
age in the way of good hay than it does of 
grain. It does not need corn or wheat at all, 
oats being the staple grain in the rabbit’s 
ration. Oats, with hay and some green vege- 
table matter are the principal articles of diet. 
Some mashes may be used which will even 
tend to cheapen the cost of feeding the herd. 
These facts are largely responsible for the 
strong position which the rabbit has won in re- 
centyears. Peopleare becoming more and more 
attached to rabbit raising, as they realize what 
is essential and correct their earlier mistakes. 
