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and it was not until the English fanciers imported it 

 and started breeding it up to the present high stand- 

 ard that it became a beautiful rabbit. Our English 

 brothers deserve all the credit for the appearance of 

 this rabbit at the present time. At one time it was 

 necessary for the does to have dewlaps to make them 

 appear beautiful, according to some of the early 

 fanciers of this rabbit. 



It may interest you to notice an old standard of 

 the Belgian, which will show you the marked im- 

 provement in it. 



Former Belgian Standard. 



Points 



Color 25 



Size to weigh ten and one-half pounds IS 



Ears 10 



Eyes S 



Head 5 



Shape 20 



Ticking 20 



Different opinions exist among fanciers as to the 

 correct color for the Belgian hare. The writer holds to 

 the same views as those of many old English fanciers, 

 that the rich golden tan is not the proper color for 

 which to breed. A few years ago the beautiful, shiny 

 mahogany or dark, cherry red specimens with their 

 great depth of color and rich wavy ticking made a 

 much more attractive appearance than the present day 

 golden tan without scarcely any ticking, a weak out- 

 side color, and in many specimens the hind feet color 

 so weak it looks like flesh color. The color of the 



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