BREEDING AND CARE O F RABBITS 



6 litters young stock at double feed.. 12 

 ' Total normal feeds required... 57 



By weighing our feeds for one day we find that we 

 are feeding in the morning 9 lbs. alfalfa at $23 per ton 

 and 7y2 lbs. barley at $2.45 per cwt. 



Afnight 9 lbs. alfalfa and a mash composed of 4 

 lbs. bran at $2.30 per cwt., and 3 lbs. beet pulp at 

 $1.70 per cwt. 



Cost of normal morning feed: 



9 divided by 57 equals 0.158 lbs. alfalfa, 



at $1.15 per cwt 0018 



7J4 divided by 57 equals 0.127 lbs. bar- 

 ley at $2.45 per cwt 0031 



.0049 



Cost of normal night feed: 



9 divided by 57 equals 0.158 lbs. alfalfa 



at $1.15 per cwt 0018 



4 divided by 57 equals 0.070 lbs. bran 



at $2.30 per cwt 0016 



3 divided by 57 equals 0.053 lbs. beet 



pulp at $1.70 per cwt 0009 



.0043 



Total cost of normal daily feed 0092 



Returning to our factor of time to 

 produce a litter, we have: 



133 feeds at .0092 $1.22 



' Add for doe and plant 32 



Cost of litter $1.54 



The charge for buck service is so small as to be 

 properly ignored, particularly in cases where services 

 are sold. 



The doe and plant charge may be arrived at as per 

 the following example : 



Disinfectant and medicine $5 per year 



for 40 hutches, annual charge.... $0,125 



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