BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



ANGORA BUCK 



manufacturers, who made it into articles of clothing. 

 We have no records of this being done of late years, 

 and it would cost too much to raise them for the small 

 profit which could be realized from the sale of their 

 fur. 



We find the Angora classified as far back as 1850, 

 when one publication divided domestic rabbits into 

 four varieties: The small tame rabbit, the large tame 

 rabbit, the Angora and the Lop Ear. The Angoras 

 have long, silky hair and are mostly white, black and 

 white or gray and white. Their fur is valuable, the 

 only trouble being to obtain it in large enough quanti- 

 ties. 



Some people refuse to eat them because they look 

 like cats, but they are fine eating. 



Since 1850 the improvement in the Angora has 

 been marked and the coat of the standard bred Angora 

 of today is indeed remarkable for its length and qual- 



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