TOX AXD BABBIT. 



privacy of the doe's nursery at the time when she is lilc^ly to 

 he of a BascepUble and jealous disposition. For this purpose 

 it is a^qmisite to mote aeeurately the date of the doe's visits to 

 the buck, in order to be able to chaaige the litter in good tiute,. 

 and also to remove a first set of younig ones when there is a 

 prospect of their soon b«Jig followed by a second." 



It win soHaetimes happen that a doe will bring, forth a larger 

 number of youjig ones than she can maintain ; in this case she 

 will probably kiU what she considers the superfluous ones. 

 You should endeavour to meet tfcis. Unless the doe is very 

 strong and in perfect health, mcwe than eight supHings will 

 impoverish her, and she may have as many as fourteeii. Ip 

 such a case you may as well destroy the extra ones yourself ant 

 profit by the advantage of selection, as leave it for her to do. 

 Not that she wiU invariably kill the strong ones and retain the 

 weak. In the promulgation of Nature's laws anything so weab 

 OS vrhajh is commonly known as " sentiment" cannot possibly be 

 toloTsited. It is not in the scheme of Nature that weak and 

 piuiy creatiues should come into the world, and where such an 

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