WHY TO RAISE RABBITS 5 



where hundreds of animals are entered and 

 where instruction in preparing them for the 

 table is given. More advertisements are ap- 

 pearing in the papers than ever before, more 

 commercial rabbits are being seen in the 

 markets and more are served in restaurants 

 and hotels. The industry has persisted to a 

 greater degree in California than anywhere 

 else, but rabbit keeping has become common 

 everywhere and some large plants have been 

 established. 



In past years immense quantities of rabbit 

 fur have been imported from Australia by hat 

 makers and a considerable number of skins 

 have been brought in by furriers. It has been 

 difficult to get these people interested in 

 American offerings because no large amounts 

 could be purchased in single lots. American 

 skins are being bought to an increasing extent, 

 however, and this branch of the business has 

 much promise. When an amateur rabbit 

 keeper has only a few pelts he can tan them 

 and have them made' up into furs for his own 

 family. 



All this applies to the utility side of rabbit 

 keeping, and that is the side which interests 



