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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3563, 22 August 1905, Page 4

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ilreedU '* °* 7111111 Aal»a«I «s><ooi laiw* tpy Began, It Is flow Ol*rt|Kxtd, Tea Tears Afiro. la ans’i» er to * number of inquiries in regard Kelgtui hare, we find, upon 'that the breeding of naitaal ia this country ns mV ift ,1 ’ lßtr y begtn about ten years ago, 'fk e breeder » are naturally rut bus last Jn and po?isiblj- are too optimistic in tR«v r view of the future of this constantly .«ai& ffgiug business. It is claimed by that, no other line of hreedlJag offer* anything lik* the profits thett tlia haheetljing of the Belgian hare ritoe*. '»>th. the meat and thi hide arte vihmWe. The coot of producing thtV rseot, it is claimed, is not over five ite«t* a potmd at the most, amd we havle .been informed by breeders in th# aid inity of Denver, Col., that the me**/in that market sells from 15 to iW ««nt« a pound. The meat of a young Belgian hare is highly extolled by tih o»e who arc acquainted with its quality, and all such unite in saying that *l* a toothsome article of diet it can* ot be excelled by any meat that comer ■ to our tables. The hare is exceedingly ’ prolific, tha doe so metimes product tig 35 to 50 young hares in the cot arse of the year, aiiad does begin to breed at tha age ( of isiat months. The food is that which s ia emramoaly eaten by sheep, and sbouW be a vnz'istty which can readily ’be provided vfiUm oiuls, clover, roots 4 bread and milk, tf-'tc. AH the sbelttfr thftt ia needed* i* an open *hed (that will always dry and must be clean. ClcivriliueMs in the hutch ttrtust be maintained. Three by ftw*r or flva feet is large enough lor a husrfch. The nest->ox. which tnu>« be| provided lor eac I doe ..should be three feet long and two fc«* in \ddth and height. portion of tlhe cage* should V with wire netting'. Cover the bottom frith fine altraw. A litter is from six U* n dozen. WMn about twr, .jjnnthsioKt the young nra weaned and the sexe»weparats<i. Thd weight of a Belgian*,, if pure bred, iat maturity is from'neight to ten polindte.Epitomiat. _________