BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



Flesh should be firm and solid. Does with- 

 out dewlaps 15 



Eyes — Large, bright and expressive, color, rich 

 hazel. 



Right eye 5 



Left eye 5 



Fur — Quality rich, close and free from moult. ... 5 



100 



Belgian Hare. 



This rabbit is the most widely known rabbit in 

 America, and has been the most popular one for years. 

 It has always been popular in England also. At first 

 it was called "Belgian Hare Rabbit." It is a rabbit 

 and not a hare. Many attempts have been made by 

 English fanciers to cross the Belgian hare with the 

 Wild English hare. They have always met with 

 failure, as the laws of natural mating cannot be over- 

 come. The name "hare" was given the rabbit because 

 after years of careful breeding it resembles the wild 

 hare, in the shape of its head, ears and body, and the 

 restless harelike appearance of its eyes and general 

 build. 



The early history of the Belgian hare shows it to 

 have been found in Belgium, Flanders, France and 

 Germany and it is thought to have come from the same 

 Patagonian Rabbit as the Flemish Giant. The early 

 records of the Belgian show it to have been nothing 

 but a large gray rabbit with very little type or color. 



