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eye will be clear and bright. He will seem to 
be in the very strength of his being. He will 
be active and full of that quality known. as 
“pep.” He is not sluggish and stupid in his 
movements. 
Where you are raising your own young 
stock, this quality of constitutional vigor is 
apparent in the animals from birth. There is 
always one or two in every litter that are 
larger and better developed than the rest. 
They will grow faster, mature faster than 
those other rabbits born on the same day and 
having the same care and attention from the 
start. These are the fellows to set aside for 
breeding purpose, if you are looking for strong 
constitutional vigor and want good’ breeders, 
regardless of quality. 
Of course, these rapid growers often will 
not make show rabbits, because they are not 
that kind, but this is no reason: why they 
should be sacrificed in the frying pan. They 
are worth too much for another purpose, and 
when you stop to consider that hardly a utility 
