BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



suit, and it will take years to again produce that soft, 

 silky coat so gr'eatly desired. A little hand grooming 

 each day, a few weeks before the show, will suffice to 

 give the coat a beautiful gloss, and a chamois cloth may 

 also be used. When sending them to the show room, 

 their coats must be in perfect condition, and their 

 flesh should not be bulgy or baggy, but firm. We are 

 under obligations to Mr. Robert Guggenheim, the 

 great fancier of New York city, for the illustration of 

 this beautiful rabbit. 



CHAMPAGNE d'ARGENT BUCK 

 Owner, Mrs. Jennie Bigelow, Dundee, N. Y. 



The continental standard for this variety is as 

 follows : 



The under color is clear with blue intermixed with 

 black and white hairs. 



The silvering must be even all over the body, pre- 

 senting a sharp, bright, silvery appearance, full of 

 life and sparkle. 



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