UTILITY VALUE OF RABBITS 
So MANY extravagant claims have been 
made for the utility value of rabbits that it is 
necessary to give some attention to the sub- 
ject. We have already discussed the prolific 
tendency of rabbits and mentioned the size of 
the average litter. 
The small back-yard breeder, who probably 
will keep only a single hutch of the kind 
recommended elsewhere, which provides room 
for three does and a buck will naturally want 
to know just what sort of a production he can 
count upon from his little rabbitry. 
‘We have already cautioned the beginner 
not to expect to raise every rabbit that comes 
in each litter and we want to say again that 
no rabbit should be compelled to nurse more 
than six to the litter. We consider that the 
very limit of possibilities for profitable opera- 
tion. 
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