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should have all that they will eat at all times. 
They should also have plenty of clover or 
alfalfa hay and must be liberally treated with 
good green food, either dandelions or chicory 
being the best. 
They also need plenty of fresh water at all 
times, and should have a lump of hard rabbit 
salt in the hutch. 
Do not overcrowd them, but give them 
sufficient room. Three or four to the hutch 
will be sufficient. 
Keep things clean and sweet and sanitary. 
The heavy feeding is apt to cause some mash 
to be left in the dishes from time to time. 
Be sure that it does not remain long during 
hot weather, as it will sour and cause trouble. 
At each feeding, the mash remaining should 
be emptied out and thrown away, as it is not 
half the waste that allowing it to remain may 
develop into. 
With market stock, it is better to cut down 
slightly on the amount fed in the morning 
and put in an extra feeding at noon. There 
