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plan. I^i..t is. they would sell units of so many ^^J^^^^^^^^^^?^' units 

 operate them for the owner. Generally, the owner of these r.^^it un 

 got what the little boy shot at. 



Another ola. that seems to have proved workable ^^-J^fj^^,%, 

 slawhter-house" sellinj breeding stock to farmers with ^^^creement 

 buy Sack all the rabbits produced at so much per pound f /^^^J 

 y^r. in fact. Mr. Meyer s.-^'s that this method J^^;i;,,e73. 

 definite conclasions can be drawn at this tin.e regarding xts success. 



Wnile there is still in the minds of some P^j;^°"^ J^f "^f^ually 

 against raisin, rabbits for -oo^, the market for rab^ ^ 

 devolo-oinro Intelligent propaganda ^'^1^^^-'^^^^^" f rabbit meat 

 the true condition in the industry, ana °° i3 an .irgent 



and fur will be easily -a:.derstood. ^^^f ^'•^^^^^"^^^^':J;f^e But, as 

 need, ..nd it requires organized effort to ^^^^^^^.f '^^f,, ^Vustry, 

 Mr. 'icyer suggests, rabbit _ raising ^ ^^^'^Ji' for 



it is only a question of time before there v/ill oe a s^a 

 rabbit meat and fur. 



A co-oy of Famerst Bulletin lolS-F, entitled "Habbjt Skins for 

 Far." v;ill be sent you on request. V/rite for it to Ofxice ox 

 Inf^rr^ation, United States Department of Agriculture, or to Station 

 and ask for Bulletin 1519-7. 



AII:-0U:XB:X!TT : You have just had a brief .'^otch of ^^'""^i^.^Jt ..i„,„t 

 ■ousiEoss as o utlined by the dlreetor of the U"^*"-^ states tobo t x, 

 Station, maintained by the United States ^^^^^X^^^' . 

 Montana. Calif o=:nla. ^ Thxs xs one ox -c.ula. l 

 naturalist presented oy Station . once .v.x„ 



