FOR EXHIBITION AND MARKET 



Chest and Head — Chest to have wool as long as 



possible 5 



Ears — Short, stubby and erect ; good quality of 

 wool and ear tufts on ends of ears. 



Right ear 5 



Left ear 5 



Shape — To be cobby and have the appearance of 



a large white ball 5 



Size — Over six pounds, with large bones in legs, 



and good, large, round head 10 



Condition, Wool and Flesh — Wool free from mats 



and well brushed 5 



Flesh — Firm and Solid 5 



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Angoras are bred in white, blue and blacks or 



"smokes," as they should be called. Fawns and Grays 



also exhibited. White Angoras should have pink 



eyes. 



The Angora Rabbit. 



The Angora Rabbit is one of our most beautiful 

 varieties. It is entirely different from any other on 

 account of its length of coat. On nearly every other 

 rabbit, the shorter and closer the coat, the finer the 

 specimen, but on the Angora it is the opposite. 



This variety is supposed to have originated in Asia 

 Minor and Persia. 



Some years ago the peasants of Switzerland and 

 France are said to have bred them in large numbers 

 for their fur. They clipped the fur and sold it to large 



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