88 PRACTICAL RABBIT KEEPING 



as is commonly used for hogs and chickens, is 

 an easily raised though less valuable food, 

 perhaps, for rabbits. It can be obtained very 

 quickly in the spring, which is a point in its 

 favor. 



New Zealand spinach is another good vege- 

 table for the period lasting from mid-summer 

 to late fall. It is especially to be prized in a 

 small garden because a single short row will 

 be sufficient. If only the outer leaves are har- 

 vested, it will continually renew itself, pro- 

 viding a continuous supply of greens. Rabbits 

 are also very fond of celery tops. Corn stalks 

 may be fed green and cured but should not 

 be fed if moldy. 



^hile most vegetables should be fed raw, 

 potatoes must always be cooked, if they are to 

 be given to rabbits at all. They contain too 

 much starch in a raw state. They are not rel- 

 ished by the rabbits when raw, anyway, but 

 are eaten fairly well when cooked, especially 

 when mixed with a little bran or other grain. 

 It will hardly pay to grow potatoes for rabbits 

 but the small specimens, many of which are 

 usually produced along with the large tubers, 

 constitute a sort of by-product which can be 



