FOR EXHIBITION AND MARKET 



buck should weigh not less than nine pounds, have 

 good solid color on all color points and ears well over 

 five inches. Never use a buck with short ears, poor 

 color on the body, feet, head or ears, or one that has 

 any white or black hairs. The doe should be of fine 

 type and color and weigh not under ten pounds. 



Three litters a year is enough to insure good, 

 healthy stock, and many fanciers have only two litters 

 a year from their fancy stock. Foster does should 

 be used with each litter and the youngsters should be 

 crowded in feeding all they will stand until they are 

 seven months old, for they grow fast and if they do 

 not get their size while young they will never amount 

 to much as far as size or weight is concerned. For the 

 market the youngsters should be fed bread and milk 

 each day and also plenty of green food so long as 

 their bowels do not become too loose. Raw beef cut 

 up fine and fed raw or with rcashes is good for weight. 

 They should weigh about three and one-half pounds 

 at eight weeks of age. The does make good mothers 

 but should not be disturbed for a week before they are 

 due to kindle. Feed them bread and milk a few days 

 before they are due, and place a nice feed of green 

 food before them the day they are due. 



To pick the best young ones at an early age is 

 diffilcult. It is best to kill only the sickly, puny-looking 

 ones after they are two days old, then give about four 

 to each doe. Separate at about eight weeks of age. 



Never breed a buck or doe that is moulting, for the 

 youngsters are sure to have rough coats. Seven 

 months is about the proper age at which to breed both 

 bucks and does. Three years is long enough to breed 



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