I20 PRACTICAL RABBIT KEEPING 



such as wry tail or crooked legs, or one that 

 is molting. Animals which give evidence of 

 disease in any form must, of course, be 

 eliminated. 



Sales are often made in the show room, and 

 others as a result of the winnings. Naturally 

 the exhibitor will hesitate to dispose of the 

 rabbits which have won for him, but he will 

 gladly have orders for the progeny of his 

 winners. It sometimes happens that zeal to 

 make sales will lead the breeder to misrepre- 

 sent his stock to some extent. This is a funda- 

 mental mistake. No breeder can go oh suc- 

 cessfully unless he recognizes at the start that 

 honesty is in fact as well as in theory the best 

 policy. Only animals in the best of condition 

 should be sold unless the buyer has first seen 

 them and knows just what he is getting. The 

 stock sometimes sent out to unsuspecting ama- 

 teurs is, a disgrace to the breeders who ship 

 them. 



As a means of protection the practice of 

 registering rabbits has been adopted, and only 

 thoroughbred animals are eligible to registry. 

 Registering is done under the direction of the 

 National Breeders' and Fanciers' Association, 



