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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3559, 12 August 1905, Page 4

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»r«ediaK of Thin Animal as n*» **«!«*» ivy It Is Now Claimed, Tea Vens-i; Aa'oIn answer to a number of inquiries in retail i'll t o the 8.-lgian babe, we find, upon investifjn l ion, that the. bre of Hi is anf-ina) in this country .... iml-Jatry began about ten r Vbe h-nm o-*’ niiturnlly ear i;*.- : ic amb jwimtdy are too opl ir. --• k: i Jieir view of the future of this constantly enlarging business. It is claimed by them that no other line of breeding' offers anything' like the profits that the breeding of the Belgian Imre does. Both the meat and. . .... -ire valuable. The cost Ox t t. it - iaia.cd, ie i'" 4 coots a pound at the most. . ■ have Bren informed by brer- 'be vicinity of Denver, CoL 1 meat in tint market Sells ' lo 25' rents mint], Tie ' voung Delgiaa ' nie is hig ' : by tbrsi ■ - ■ qnair. ■ . a its qualify, am ■' '.:h uniti' in ; ’ ug that us a b .: mearticle ;!■' ■! it cannot be c,VAdlod by any meat, that comes to our tables. The ha-e w exeeedin'glv prolific, the doe so;.;.■: aies prodining 35 to 50 young haivs in the course of the year, and does begin to breed at the age of six months. The for" 1 : that which is commonly eaten bv sheep, an 1 should be a variety which can readily bn provided from mils, clover, reals, lu-cad and milk, etc. All the sli dter that is needed is an open shod that will alwa.ys be dry and trus 1 . by cllean. Cleanliness in the hutch must be maintained. Three by lour or fivo feet is large enough for a hutch. The nesting taW-which must be provided for ea ' V'-c-ding doe, should be three feet low md two feet hi width and heig' l ' ' -lion of the cage should be r '■ wb-e rWMng. Cover the ' ‘hie strew. A litter is f>- a dozen. U n '" "bout two . ... jouiij; .. . ■■ uued and I.in ..-..0 s separated. The weight of a Belgian, if pure bred, at maturity is from eight to ten pounds.— Epitomist,