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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3553, 29 July 1905, Page 4

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—— ■ ■■ BeeeillMß of ThJi Animal «u IW In d MS* try JSeßon, 11 in Kovv Claimed, Hi;;;- Ten Year* Abo. '>'■ In answer tc a number of inquiries In regard to the Belgian hare, we |||:flnd,:'u:;r,T t igntion, .that the B '( breeding- ot tins, animal in this coun- | try as an iiul began about ten years ago. ■ * : tera are natural/enthusiastic and possibly are too optimistic in their view of .the future p . of this constantly enlarging business, .] It i» claimed by them that no other ’/ line of breeding offer® anything like the profits that the breeding of the l| Belgian bar'* does. Both the meal and the '’V,. are valuable. The cost f. of pr ■ ■ the meat, it is clal I, I >s net Jve cents a pound ai ■ i.ost. lII’ vp- have been inforn d : ‘ v |||||'’' ; : ■ '■' a vicinity r' "'A ■ S_ j 1 Coi. isnt »i.q jjicat in that |||| ;srh.- ;■'■ - 15 to 25 cents a • The iruai of a young Belgian hare is j.';- higi '■ - \>’led by those who are requaimed with its quality, and all sueh hi-, unite in saving that as a toothsome >,r article of diet it cannot be excelled J; by any meat that comes to our tables. fA, The ha> - c is exceedingly prolific, the doe ■ •' -s producing 35 to 50 f' y°oug ,s in the course of the l" year, and toes begin to breed at the age of six months, 1J ■ i-; that which is common* t,. ly eaten I / sheep, and should be a : . variety which can readily be provided fro pa on Ig, clover, roots, bread and , milk, etc. All the shelter that is [■, needed is an open shed that will < “ bn dry ari d must be clean. ■- ."a hfanliness in • the hutch must be | xra stained. Three by four or five ll 'l I '.-' 1 Plough for a hutch. The | , n-atw *>' ,x ’ whsclismust be Provided ■ > for p-m'h hr*. ' Mll ' np ’ doe, should be three ■I feet,"long at) A two t. fn width and p'heiglit. A porflo, n of the ca n e fih(ll,w -■ be covered with ml 3 o ° ,er the bottom with fin© v s * ra T!y Utter ( lis from six to a dozen, "hen about ,'two month; old the young? Jw c weaned \ Ipjlind the s'" es separated. Tb 4 jwight i t of a Hi ’it' ii, if pure bred, af *Wi- ■ turity is from eight to ten pounds.—* . Epitomist.