CHAPTER III. 

 STOCK SELECTION. 



THIS IS another important subject and one that 

 is frequently overlooked by the average fancier 

 just starting in. A great many make the fatal 

 mistake of buying the cheapest stock possible, saying, 

 "I will start in with something cheap and if I make a 

 success with them, I will then get the best." Nothing 

 done or said could be more foolish or farther from the 

 real object of every fancier. Time lost in experiment- 

 ing with inferior stock, to say nothing of the money 

 lost in buying the stock, proves so discouraging at 

 times that it loses more promising fanciers to the 

 fancy than any other one cause. 



The success of rabbit raising depends largely upon 

 the time and study that are given the subject. 



Before purchasing, it will be necessary to study 

 and decide carefully with which variety you will start. 

 One or two varieties well taken care of are worth a 

 dozen poorly taken care of. 



First find out the variety of stock best adapted to 

 your surroundings. Don't jump at the first one you 

 see because some fancier has made a success with it, 

 but look around and see if you have the necessary 

 space and the time required to raise that certain va- 

 riety in the proper manner. The chances are, you 



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