ANGORA RABBITS.
After years of abuse amt contempt the humble rabbit is coming into his own. The Angora breed of rabbit is suddenly discovered to be a producer of a wool fleece more valuable than that of a sheep, less expensive to market, more desirable as a fabric for intimate feminine underwear and masculine bats, more eagerly in demand, more cheaply produced, and an easy, pleasant, hobby-like industry eminently suited for young women and young people. All. rabbit food can be homegrown. An Angora rabbit of the improved strain will yield from S to Kioz of wool per annum, and the wholesale price paid by British spinners is to-day .'l6s per Hi. They want additional supplies from New Zealand up to £1,000,000 a year. There are titled ladies in Great Britain maintaining (locks of 10(10 wool rabbits—in confined spaces, of course. New Zealand possesses Angora rabbits, too—sorry specimens, but capable of improvement from stud importations. The trouble is that every New Zealander is afraid of a rabbit. Fhe importation of rabbits is illegal, and a careful watch is kept by Government inspectors at all ports to prevent any small additions to the rabbit population liv arrivals from overseas.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1928, Page 1
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198ANGORA RABBITS. Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1928, Page 1
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