BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



Markings on Legs — A small dot appearing on 

 elbow of each leg. The front legs are the 

 most important. 



Hind Legs 4. 



Fore Legs 4. 



Saddle Markings — A line commencing near the 

 base of the ears and running in an unbroken 

 line on top of the back to the tail. It should 

 be very narrow at the start and widen out 

 near the rump and again become narrow at 

 the tail. It should have the hair extending 

 out from the edges in the form of a herring 

 bone. 

 Saddle 5. 



Size and Condition — Six pounds; flesh to be firm 



and solid. Fur soft and free from moult.. 10. 

 Herring Bone 5. 



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The English Spotted Rabbit. 



The English Spotted Rabbit is supposed to have 

 originated in England from the common English rab- 

 bit about 1885. England gets all the credit for popu- 

 larizing and breeding this beautiful rabbit up to its 

 present high standard. The greatest improvement in 

 the English really started since 1891, at which time 

 the National English Rabbit Club was formed. The 

 A. F. F. A. was the first to try to popularize the breed 

 in America, but it has been uphill business from the 

 start, on account of the difficulty in breeding them 



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