BREEDING AND CARE OP RABBITS 



belly, which usually causes weak hind leg coloring, 

 too much sandy color appearing and quite an amount 

 on the back of the neck. The English type does not 

 seem to have as large bones as our own type. In 

 reading articles by some of England's most emment 

 authorities, we find the statement that bucks weigh- 

 ing more than fifteen pounds are the exception, rather 

 than the rule. The writer judged Dark Steel Gray 

 Flemish at Tacoma, Wash., Portland, Ore., Panama- 

 Pacific Exposition, Los Angeles, Colorado Springs 

 and Chicago, that weighed over fifteen pounds, so the 

 American fanciers have every reason to feel proud of 

 the great strides they have made in a couple of years. 

 The Dark Steel Gray Flemish Giant is without doubt 

 the most popular rabbit in America today, and the 

 National Federation of Flemish Giant breeders is 

 doing a great work for their favorite breed. 



At the present time the demand for fine Flemish 

 Giants far exceeds the supply. More than six speci- 

 mens changed hands at the 1915-16 winter shows for 

 fifty dollars each, and the prices will no doubt go to 

 an even one hundred dollars this coming winter. 

 Colorado, California, Washington and Oregon are in 

 the lead at the present time with Flemish, but the 

 Middle States are crowding them closely. The National 

 Pet Stock Registration System has accomplished a 

 great amount of good for the Flemish, and the Flemish 

 breeders feel safe in purchasing registered Flemish 

 Giants. 



Housing Flemish Giants. 



Outdoor open air hutches for Flemish Giants with- 

 out a doubt provide the only housing to raise them 



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