Chapter IV. 



THE SO-CALLED FANCY RABBITS 



THERE are thousands of people who 

 find their recreation in the raising of 

 fancy rabbits, meaning by this, rabbits 

 of the show type. Several important exhibi- 

 tions are held each year, attended by thou- 

 sands of people. One of the biggest rabbit 

 shows is held at Syracuse, N. Y., as a part of 

 the New York State Fair. I;; 191 8 the entries 

 at this show had increased to a thousand. 

 Large shows are held in St. Louis, Boston, 

 Chicago, and other cities, at which time the 

 animals are judged and fanciers get together 

 to talk over the merits of their pets. 



Then, of course, hundreds of men and wo- 

 men breed high class rabbits purely for the 

 pleasure they find in the work, and without 

 any thought of showing them. It is by no 

 means true, as is often supposed, that rabbit 

 fanciers are confined to men. One of the lead- 



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