134 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
The purpose in market feeding is to encour- 
age just as rapid a growth as possible in order 
to get the fullest weight and development 
from the stock at the earliest possible mo- 
ment. It is in market feeding that regularity 
is most important. 
While it should never be advisable to at- 
tempt to force the growing stock for weight, 
we do not proceed along the leisurely way 
that we do when feeding for breeding stock. 
We do not limit the ration to a certain amount 
per day, but give the youngsters all that they 
can eat, just so long as it is not dangerous. 
One has to be careful with the growing 
stock, especially right after they are weaned, 
that they do not get too much to eat. They 
are not only apt to have digestive troubles, 
but also to be pot-bellied, which is caused by 
the intestinal tract growing too fast for the 
rest of the body. This is generally fatal to 
the little fellows. 
Market stock must have the mash men- 
tioned in the preceding chapter and they 
