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acquire a hunched-up appearance instead of 

 the graceful, free habit of movement which 

 comes from being able to stand erect or climb 

 up the wire front of the pen. 



FIG. 1. 



After careful study of many types of hut- 

 ches in use in America and across the water, 

 David E. Lantz, of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, has presented the accom- 

 panying designs for the consideration of prac- 

 tical rabbit keepers. For ordinary purposes 

 the hutches which he recommends can hardly 

 be improved upon. In his bulletin describing 

 the hutches Mr. Lantz deals chiefly with Bel- 

 gian hares, but the hutches are adaptable to 

 any breed, except that their size may be varied 

 as desired. Mr. Lantz describes his hutches 

 in the following words : 



