124 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
Getting the results out of the herd is merely 
a matter of supplying the proper raw material 
in the form of feed, and the rabbits will con- 
vert it into meat in a more efficient manner 
than any animal you ever had anything to 
do with. 
During my first summer with rabbits I fell 
into the error so many people do by supposing 
that the rabbit did not need anything but 
green food. I was very lucky that summer. 
The rabbits got along all right and seemed to 
grow nicely. But later in the season I found 
that they were under weight for their age. 
They had not had the proper ration. 
What does the rabbit eat, is a question 
most frequently asked by beginners. The 
adult rabbit will eat almost anything that is 
wholesome and sweet. They like carrots, 
beets, whole and rolled oats, stale bread, 
skim milk, clover and alfalfa hay, timothy, 
straw, dandelions, lettuce, lawn clippings, 
wheat bran, alfalfa meal, in short, almost any- 
thing that it is possible for them to eat. 
