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the animals infected with internal parasites, 

 known as Coccidiosis, which are induced by 

 unsanitary conditions, and especially by keep- 

 ing rabbits on fouled ground. 



.While the Morant system, therefore, would 

 seem at first thought to be an ideal one, be- 

 cause of the saving in food affected, as well 

 as by the saving in time and labor, it is not 

 satisfactory enough, all things considered, to 

 cause its general adoption. The hutch de- 

 scribed by Mr. Lantz, and illustrated in fig- 

 ure 3, is designed for grass feeding, and is a 

 good type for American conditions. Even 

 though the Morant system, which gets its 

 name, by the way, from its French originator, 

 may not be adapted for general use, it may be 

 employed to some extent, a few hutches being 

 iised for individual animals or for young stock 

 above the age of three months. 



The question is often asked why rabbits 

 cannot be kept in large enclosures having tight 

 wire fences. This plan was tried out more or 

 less extensively at the time of the Belgian hare 

 boom already mentioned. It was thought then 

 that by fencing in several acres, the rabbits 

 could be turned loose and allowed to multiply 



