FOR EXHIBITION AND MARKET 



the whole litter, all on account of your poor business 

 methods. 



Do not fake or guess at pedigrees for you are sure 

 to get caught at this also. Make out your pedigrees 

 with carbon copies and you will then be safe. 



Never misrepresent the weight of Flemish, for 

 fanciers are becoming so well educated, they know 

 just how much weight a specimen should lose in 

 transit, and they weigh them when received. 



Keep your rabbitry clean and sanitary, so when 

 people come to look at your stock, you will not have 

 to think of some excuse to oiifer for the dirty appear- 

 ance of your rabbitry. Kill off diseased stock, for it 

 is the worst kind of a knock for a prospective custo- 

 mer to see sickly, diseased stock around the hutches. 

 Use whitewash once a year, and don't be afraid to 

 use a good germicide freely. Use a sprayer and you 

 will experience better results. 



Never exaggerate the winnings or the value of your 

 stock, and never "knock" another fancier's stock, but 

 always have a good word for the other fellow and it 

 will help sell your own stock. 



In shipping stock, if you promise to return the 

 man's money if not as represented, and he returns the 

 stock and gives you good reasons for so doing, be 

 square enough to return his money at once. You will 

 thus make a friend and probably a good customer. 



Try to avoid shipping stock under seven or eight 

 months of age, for you may be shipping away your 

 most promising specimens. The writer recalls an 

 instance of a certain experienced breeder of Belgians 



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