Ob Un On 7 eo ee Pr (,) fi ‘HINTS ASiceesstul Rabbit eres Compliments of The Chicago Rabbit & Cavy Breeders Association FERED 444-4444 $4-44-4-4-4-444-4-4-44-4-4-44 ALBERT R. MANN LIBRARY NEw YorK STATE COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924068941222 PREFACE This book is published as a guide to breed domestic Rabbits success- fully. It should prove of special value to beginners and a source of informa- tion to the public in general. The rabbit is no longer raised merely for the pet fanciers. Its real value has been discovered and with its demand far in advance of its supply there is every reason to believe that we are approaching a new era in rab- bit raising which will result in a thriving, growing industry. Many breeders have the idea that in order to make rabbit raising profitable it is necessary to raise rabbits on a large scale. But this is not true. Many of our largest breeders began by “back yard” rabbit raising. We too are privileged with this same opportunity. Chicago and its suburbs afford an ideal place for raising rabbits. They can be raised more easily and profitably than other domestic animals. The Chicago Rabbit and Cavy Breeders Association is doing its bit in developing the Rabbit industry and cordially invites all those seeking in- formation to communicate with them. THE CHICAGO RABBIT AND CAVY BREEDERS ASSOCIATION Post Office Box 1130, Chicago, Ill. — 0 OC Ue eo oy All the firms represented in the following advertisements we be- lieve to be honest and reliable. We request you to patronize them and show them that we appreciate the support they have extended to us in the issuing of this book. The Chicago Rabbit & Cavy Breeders Association mam ole Breeding of Rabbits Advances in breeding do not come as a rule as the result of isolated brilliant discoveries but by the slow steady progress of many workers, each contributing certain observations. The rabbit has been the subject of scientific study by Geneticists for twenty or more years. Coat color, one of the factors of prime importance in fur production, has been studied in some detail. Density and length of fur have also received some attention. Something is also known about size inheritance, a subject very closely con- nected with meat production, perhaps still the most important source of income from the rabbit. In addition much has been learned by steady and careful observation and experiment about the inheritance of similar char- acteristics in other animals such as the mouse, rat, guinea pig, and even such important domestic animals as the cow, pig, horse and chicken. Many things first learned about one animal have afterwards been found to apply in a more or less similar way to others, until today we have a wealth of material from which a pretty general understanding and satisfactory ex- planation of many of the phenomena of heredity can be deducted and often this can be made use of by breeders who are willing to make the effort to improve their stock in one way or another. In spite of this it seems a rather striking fact that the average breeder today. is still using compara- tively primitive methods and is contributing very little if anything, either in the way of records or observations to the knowledge of inheritance of the economic products of the rabbits. With the new movement to place the rabbit in the front ranks of the food and clothing producing animals more than hit or miss methods are becoming necessary. Breeders are beginning to realize this if the ques- tions they are asking are any criterion, and it is to be hoped that they will go still further, not perhaps to experiment themselves, but to cooperate in seeking research at government and state institutions which will aid them in their problems. While much is known about rabbit breeding today, it is still only a drop in a vast uncharted sea of what is yet unknown. The words of a one time very prominent rabbit breeder were very. much to the point when he said, “The indiscriminate mixing of blood lines without any knowledge of results is like trying to steer a ship without a rudder. Don’t pin faith on the mere assertion that like produces like, for unless one knows how Nature does this, she may shoot very wide of the mark. She has immutable laws by which she works and reproduces defects just as likely as points of merit. She dabbles intimately with the phenomena of heredity.” One can only add that it now seems up to the breeders to dabble also as much as is practicable with the phenomena of heredity. The questions which arise first and the most often seem to be those of the general methods of breeding. How is one to decide what is the best method to follow? Circumstances show that what is the best method for one breeder is not always the best for another, who perhaps has a different strain or breed of rabbit. Only the man who knows the animals concerned and the circumstances under which they are to be bred is competent to decide or advise what the best method or mating is. Logically this. can only be the breeder himself, but in order to decide intelligently and wisely he must have at his command some knowledge of the laws of heredity. Before attempting to take up any one of the methods of breeding it may be well to step back and size them up a little to see if we can get some conception of what they are and how they are to be used. In doing so let us make a few comparisons. 3 The successful craftsman today is the man who first of all knows what he is attempting to build, even going so far in many cases as to have a plan or drawing in black and white. Further, he is a critical judge of the crude materials from which he turns out his produce of finished beauty and he selects carefully that his labor may be rewarded to the full measure that it deserves. Thirdly, he is a master in the handling of the tools of his trade. The breeder, while he cannot be as intimately. associated with his product in the actual molding and shaping of it as other craftsmen yet he must give just as careful attention to these three points if for nothing else than the very reason that his judgment and skill can effect his finished product so seldom in its development and mistakes take much longer to rectify. The first point for the breeder is a plan or picture in his mind at least of the ideal type of rabbit. If it is a fancy rabbit it may be different from the utility but at least it will be an ideal toward which he is working. ‘Con- siderable space might be devoted to a discussion of methods of determining what the ideal is. The breeder should study show room standards and take every opportunity to acquaint himelf with the qualities which make for a fancy animal or for desirable fur, or if he is raising rabbits for meat alone, those which make for the highest dressing percentage of high quality meat. He then should seek ever toward that end in his breeding operations. Secondly, the breeder will do well to select carefully his foundation stock to make sure that it has in it the potential qualities of his ideal. Not only should health, fertility and external characteristics be considered but the past history and future possibilities of the stock cannot be estimated too carefuly. If the breeder is not in a position to judge these himself he will do well to deal with a realiable breeder of long standing and con- siderable reputation. The third point and the one with which we are most concerned here seems the most difficult. The tools or methods which may be and are, often unconsciously, employed by the breeder are many and varied. Out- breeding, inbreeding, linebreeding, crossbreeding, pedigree breeding and selection are all methods which have certain uses and have at one time or another all been used in the development of our present breeds of livestock. Under the right conditions each has given measurable success. Few breeders have realized that their profession really has anything to work with except pure chance and that intuitive instinct for matings that nick which seems to have characterized some successful breeders in the past. As a matter of fact, while the old breeders who played such an im- portant part in the foundation of such breeds as the Shorthorn cattle or Southern sheep may have seemed to make purely intuitive matings, studies have shown in many cases that their success was due to certain more or less well defined methods or combinations of methods and more or less is known just what was accomplished by these methods. Pure chance has to a very large degree been robbed of its pureness by the statistician and biometrician and thanks to Gregor Mendel and many of his followers we now realize that certain laws of heredity are in operation. With many characteristics and particularly coat color with which all breeders of fur bearing animals are vitally interested we now recognize certain more or less well defined methods or combinations of methods and more or less its influence on just what the color of any animal will be. Knowing the herditary composition of our animals as we know the composition of chemi- cal compounds we can predict with a fair degree of accuracy the kinds and percentages of offspring which will result from given matings. 4 To say. that a plane is a better tool than a chisel is true only in so far as one states what the particular purpose is that it is used. Only an idiot would attempt to trim out the pocket for a door latch with a plane or to put a smooth surface on a table with a chisel. A chisel may be used in the latter case as our ancestors used them for that purpose before planes were known but we do not use them for that purpose today. To say that any one method of breeding is better than another is also foolish unless we specify the conditions under which it is better. Outbreed- ing and crossbreeding are extremely useful in many places but to recom- mend either one as the only method is the heighth of foolishness. Inbreed- ing and linebreeding have their uses but to recommend them as a general practice to the breeder is as foolish as recommending dynamite to the average farmer. In the hands of the person who knows what dynamite is, what it will and will not do, it may be put to many uses which are a benefit to himself and to mankind but in the hands of the uninformed it can cause very disastrous results. The same is true of inbreeding. The laws of Mendel may be put to many useful purposes, particularly in color breeding by the person who understands their working but unless he does know them and more important still knows the animals he is working with or is prepared to study them for some little time he had best not attempt to use them. What this means then is that if breeders would know what is the best means of attaining certain desired results they must be prepared to study their animals and further take steps to inform themselves as to the tools or methods which are available to them in their work. This information is available in many. sources. Many books have been written on the subject of Genetics, some more readable than others. At many colleges, particular- ly state colleges and universities advice may be had for the asking on many breeding problems and breeders will do well to take advantage of these opportunities, wherever possible. a PACES VE CERES OES 02 6)-ene Oem O-cmm 0-GEmE OER 04D (UND O-GER O-GEE OEE O-GRD OGRE OGRE 0-4 0S 0-GE! (4S OEE OG CE CETL CERT OEE 0 es A MODERN HUTCH | ALREADY BUILT! Root Ready-Built Hutch wae) ~~ Used Nation-Wide Z| by Hundreds g ee Portable and Light avons f Self-Cleaning Built-In Feed Racks Patent Applied For Roomy and Compact | ee eae ee The Root Ready-Built has been in actual use for a long time. Be- ing put to the severest tests, it is making good every where. It has the widest use of any ready made hutch. Hundreds of rabbit breed- ers from California to New England are now using the Root hutch. It is practical, efficient and profitable. It has the modern improved features, designed right and built well. It is portable, compact, uni- form, easy to install and economical. OSD 0-CES OED 0-0 0-8 OEE 0 0 0-8 Gr 0 0-0 0-6 0-0-0 0 0-0 0 Oe OE OE 0 Ce 00 mo Is made of good material and well built so that it will last for many years. It is made in 2, 4 or 6 pen sizes or larger. There are two styles for outdoor or indoor use. Comes already made and ship- ped in panels. It assembles in only. a few minutes. All lumber and hardware is furnished. The cost is less than you could build it for. Write today for big free descriptive circular and prices. The A. 1. Root Co. of lowa Council Bluffs, Iowa Rabbit Hutches - Developing Pens . Nest Boxes 120 EO) EO CO NT) A EO NO ED) EO GO ND) CSO MEO ot 2, is 6 - Hutches and Housing Rabbit hutches are made of as many models and styles as there are breeds of rabbits. From the simple dry. goods box to the elaborate self cleaning—there is almost any style and design to be chosen from. To show the many different kinds would take up too much space, but we will en- deavor to give you the few simple requirements which you should con- sider in the building of a rabbitry. __1. Uniformity. There is no one impression so unfavorable on first sight as a conglomeration of hit-and-miss second-hand hutches, boxes, and makeshift rabbit housing. No matter what the style of hutch you decide on, make them all of the one pattern, and observe the same style of hutch throughout the entire rabbitry. The impression which will be gained by visitors and customers will then be one of order and uniformity—and this would be quite the contrary if your stock were housed in a miscellaneous assortment of boxes and what-not—some large, some small; stacked or arranged regardless of appearances. 2. Appearance. All hutches should be painted at least one, and if possible, two coats of neutral color oil paint. Experience of many, breeders has conclusively shown that paint in the rabbitry repays its cost many brie — in protecting the hutch from wear and tear, and in additional sales made. 8. Sanitation. From the standpoint of appearances alone, strict at- tention to sanitation and cleanliness is well worth while. As a matter of good business it repays again and again the cost in clean, contented and healthy stock. Hutches should be so built that sanitation is rendered easy and cleaning methods efficiently attended to. They should be so arranged with respect to each other, that cleaning and disinfecting may be accom- plished in the shortest time possible. All manure, soiled hay, and refuse matter should be saved for fertilizer. 4, Freedom From Draughts. Drafty hutches are sure to cause colds, snuffles and pneumonia. Draught-proof hutches are an aid to the treatment of all ailments, and rabbits kept therein are not liable to contract colds easily. From the marketing standpoint—if you want to turn customers away, be sure to erect drafty, windy hutches, and place them so that your rabbits contract snuffles. 5. Roominess. While it is true that most breeds do not require more than ten square feet of floor space for breeding hutches (per compart- ment) it is also true that too little floor space is a greater fault than too much. Crowded small breeding or maturing hutches cannot make for healthy, quickly maturing stock. Cramped, crowded unsightly hutch quar- ters create unfavorable impressions which lose business. 6. Suitability. Hutches should be constructed with a definite purpose in view. Three kinds, or types are necessary. Breeding doe hutches, for the doe in production and her litter up to weaning time. Maturing hutches, used for fattening or maturing youngsters after being weaned. Stud buck hutches, for comfortably housing the herd bucks. Building the proper style of hutches in the beginning, with definite ideas as to expansion and with the various sections of the rabbitry properly arranged, not only re- sults in great savings of time, labor and feeding cost, but creates an im- pression of efficient, systematic management which is the best advertising possible. 7 Oak Grove Rabbit Farm Breeder of Pedigreed Chinchillas and New Zealand Whites Young and Breeding Stock Reasonable Member of C. R. & C. A. and N.I. R.A. ! H. Mahon, Butterfield Road, Wheaton, Illinois Lombard 235R KOHLER’S FUR FARM Breeder of Northern Dark Pen Born Mink and Pedigreed Chinchillas R. C. KOHLER 102 N. Highland Ave. Lombard, Hlinois | PIONEER RABBIT RANCH Importers and Breeders of Chinchillas, Dutch, Castorrex and Flemish Phone 1909 Y 2 Sherman Road, Aurora, Illinois 2) wa) Oo Phone: Prospect 8172 PHILLIP LEWEN Buying and Selling Rabbits, Cavy Breeders and Canary Birds ; 6025 S. KOLMAR AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. 2%, {oamo mmmeye 8 Feeding Rabbits Green Food There is so much said and written on the subject of Feeding Rabbits it often is very confusing to the beginner as the more he reads on the sub- ject, the more confusing statements he will see and all from seemingly. well experienced breeders. One will suggest green food, another states he would feed green food under no conditions, etc. When we find conflicting statements like the above the beginner should go “fifty-fifty” and feed a little green food, but feed sparingly. Do not throw enough green food in the hutch to do for three or four days and think your rabbits will thrive on this system of feeding. for they will not. A little green food or roots two or three times a week is very beneficial to either breeding stock or growing youngsters, but should be given in quantities that they can clean up in 15 or 20 minutes and it should be fresh and not frosted or frozen. Dandelions are gone in early spring and sum- mer and the Giant variety can be grown and cultivated and a large amount of feed can be produced on a smail plot of ground. Giant Chicory is another valuable green food which can be cultivated and can be grown from the seed and is a perennial plant and hardy. From early fall on through the winter carrots both tops and roots are a valuable food and those two can be grown by the breeder. Sow in rows very thick and after tops get eight or ten inches high commence to pull and feed, thinning your rows until a suitable number of plants are left to produce good sized carrots for winter feeding. Cauliflower leaves are also good, but cabbage leaves a very offensive smell in the hutches. Hay and Grain Hay and oats if obtainable should be your main feed for breeders and youngsters after three or four months of age and if oats cannot be secured barley is the next best grain food and can be fed either whole or crushed, but prefer the crushed for growing youngsters. The great mistake most beginners make in feeding grain is that they - feed too heavily getting their breeding does too fat resulting in a disap- pointment in expected litters. Many producing no youngsters and those that do only a few in a litter and not possessing the strength and vigor they should, resulting in a large percentage of losses and the beginner na- turally. gets discouraged blaming the rabbits, when in fact the cause is his “over kindness” in his feeding. No definite rule can be laid down as to the amount of grain to feed, as individuals of the same breed differ so much in their requirements. When you place grain in your food crocks and it is not all consumed at the next feeding time, pass this crock up until the next time. If grain is untouched you had better stop and examine the animal carefully for the chances are “something is wrong.” I prefer feeding rabbits and matured stock once a day preferably in the evening as the rabbit is a nocturnal animal and is more active during the night and will enjoy its feed at this time and naturally the results will be better than if fed during the day as this is when rabbits enjoy their rest. Breeding does and youngsters require more feed and should be fed night and morning. Hay can be kept before them all the time. 9 ae . OE 0-4 OS 0G 0400S 0 0-0-0 es Oe 0-0 o«ete for Greater Growth and Prime Pelts Scientific feeding is the basis of success with rabbits. The best feed is the one which will, at least cost, promote healthy growth, prevent nutritional diseases and increase the resistance of the animal to various infection, stimulate normal reproduc- tion and produce prime meat and pelts. To enable you to make the greatest possible profits over and above feed cost, the Albert Dickinson Company have worked out and proved by thorough practical tests two feeds which rabbit breeders everywhere find exactly suit their requirements. Globe Rabbit Feed With Minerals A scientifically blended ration, rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals; requir- ing only the supplement of hay. This feed embodies the latest principles and dis- eoveries in rabbit feeding and is produc- ing outstanding results for breeders who keep careful check on costs and results. Globe Rabbit Feed With Alfalfa This is a complete balanced ration which does not need to be supplemented with hay although some breeders prefer to feed a little hay and grain along with it. Fed alone it gives the best of results and is a great time and labor saver. Globe Rabbit Feeds are sold by Globe feed dealers. If your local dealer cannot supply you write for samples, prices and leaflet on rabbit feeding. The Albert Dickinson Co. Box 788-RA, Chicago, Ill. 0 a 10 A balanced ration consists of five main compounds, Protein Carbohy- drates, Fat, Mineral Salts and the important Vitamines. The carbohy- drates contain the carbon and hydrogen and hydrogen is one of the two parts of water. Two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen mixed together is what you have in water. This is the reason you should give your rabbits plenty. of pure fresh water. The oxygen in the water is used by the body and helps to maintain the necessary heat. The proteins are the muscle builders. The fats help to make tissue and keep the machinery oiled. The mineral matter also goes to all parts of the body, being carried by the blood to the nerves, muscles and bones, etc. There are three kinds of vitamines. One is dissolvable in water, one in oil, and the other is dissolvable in either water or oil or both. They are necessary. to assimulate the food eaten and to eliminate the waste mat- ter thrown off. If the organs of the body are in a healthy condition they will get rid of all poisonous waste and they will be in a healthy condition if the animal is fed and cared for properly. So the way to keep your stock healthy is to feed good wholesome grain and hay and give plenty of fresh pure water. Oats comes nearer than any other grain in furnishing a perfect diet for rabbits according to the analysis, but rabbits like a change as well as ourselves. As I stated before if you cannot secure oats, barley will make a good substitute but if both can be had it is well to feed alternately, thus giving a change. In regard to hay the main object in securing hay for your stock is to see that it is sweet and free from must or mold and keep this in mind rather than the kind you use. Good, sweet, green alfalfa or clover is to be chosen if same can be secured but I would prefer plain timothy if good rather than musty alfalfa or clover. Feeding Breeding Does ‘As I stated before, keep your breeding does in a good healthy condition but do not get them over fat. About a week before time to kindle give them a “milk sop” once a day if available, (break a little bread in a dish and pour a little sweet milk over it) then after the youngsters are born keep this up along with the other feed and when the youngsters com- mence to leave the nest set a crock of rolled oats in the hutch for their little stomachs are not capable of digesting hard grains yet and if allowed to eat solid foods too early indigestion will result and your trouble begins. If you cannot furnish your doe milk sops commence about a week be- fore time to kindle and give a little green food each day or carrots so as to have the milk ready for.the youngsters when they arrive. Now that the doe has her litter feed her twice daily and keep oatmeal before the youngsters at all times and at weaning time continue to feed the youngsters twice daily giving either rolled oats or crushed barley or better both alternately. along with good alfalfa and roots or green food if available, also whole oats can be given at this time as a change occasionally. Mashes Mashes are fed by many rabbit breeders who care to take the time and trouble to mix them up and should not be made the same at all times as ‘there are several different methods of making a mash. Bran and Barley meal, Bran and Middlings, Bran and Clover meal and ‘ground oats may be included for a variety. It is often handier and more economical to feed some of the prepared -feeds which contain the proper balance of vitamines and dietetic essentials. 11 CD OE me 0 EDGE WOOD FARM Jack Robinson Pedigreed White New Zealands We Strive for Perfection R. R. 1, Bensenville, Ill. GUS MESMER Quality White Flemish Giants Real Heavy Weight Prize Winning Stock Phone Kildare 4336 5928 Manton Ave., Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson Park Dist.) 0 eC 0 GEO) OO OO EO OO Member —A. R. C. B. A. Member—C. RC. B. A. Our Motto: “‘A Satisfied Customer Always’’ The BIDE-A-WEE RABBITRY Breeders of Pedigreed and Registered New Zealand Reds and Whites FRANCIS T. CULDICE, PROP. 5824 So. Nottingham Ave., Chicago, Ill. 12 =, Inbreeding and Line Breeding The question of introducing new blood into his herd is the first that seems to confront the beginner in rabbitcraft, the belief being general that it is not good practice to mate the sire to his daughters or a young buck to his sisters or dam, and that weak, unhealthy stock results from such matings. Inbreeding, linebreeding, and outcrossing in rabbits has been the subject of more discussion among breeders than any other topic we know of, and it would be presumption, indeed for the writer to attempt: anything more than a review of the elementary principles of the subject in a work of the present nature. As concerns fur rabbit farming, however, it is well for the breeder to consider first what objects he desires to attain before deciding whether to inbreed or outcross. The mating of closely related animals, such as brothers and sisters of the same litter, or from two litters of the same parents, or sire with daughter and buck with his dam, is termed inbreeding. Various milder forms of inbreeding, using no blood except that of individuals of the same herd or herds closely related, is known as linebreeding. To outcross is to use breeding stock from a totally unrelated herd or strain. Inbreeding has been carefully analyzed in “Inbreeding and Outbreed- ing,” by Edward M. East, Ph. D. and Donald F. Jones, D. Se. (Lippincott Co., 1919), in the following language: eo “The only injury proceeding from inbreeding comes from the inheri- tance received. The constitution of the individuals resulting from a pro- cess of inbreeding depends upon the chance allotment of characters pre- existing in the stock before inbreeding commenced. If undesirable char- acters are shown after inbreeding, it is only because they already existed in the stock and were able to persist for generations under the protection of more favorable characters which dominated them and kept them from sight. The powerful hand of natural selection was thus stayed until in- breeding tore aside the mask and the unfavorable characters were shown up in all their weakness to stand or fall on their own merits.” “Tf evil is brought to light, inbreeding is no more to be blamed than the detective who unearths a crime. Instead of being condemned, it should be commended. After continued inbreeding a cross bred stock is purified and rid of abnormalities, monstrosities, and serious weakness of all kinds. . . . As we shall see later, vigor can be restored, but it may even be increased, due to the elimination of many unfavorable factors.” When a breeder of fur rabbits finds that the young from a sire and dam of outstanding excellence are quite satisfactory as to coat color, vigor, size, and utility type of body, there is usually no reason why. the daughters cannot be mated back to the sire. While a decline in vigor and fertility may result from such matings, it is not certain that it would so result, and there are quite as many changes that an outcross (mating the daughters to a sire of another strain) might result in a litter having undesirable coat color, poor fur quality, and inferior type, or shape of body. Whether or not the buck of the original pair should be mated to his granddaughters and greatgranddaughters, depends on the qualities appearing in the young from mating with his daughters. If no decline is noted in vigor, size, or health, and if the fur texture and color are equal to or show an improve- ment over that of the original parent, the dangers attendant to close breed- ing have not appeared, and the breeder may safely stay within the herd or -strain thus established. On the contrary, if the young from such matings are infertile, runty, and of low vitality, an outcross to a sire of an unre- lated herd is likely to result in increased vigor, health, and in bodily im- 13 nen SD 0D 0 OS OO OO OR OO 0-04 OC Om OCU Skins! “SHUBERT” offers you a ready cash market for all your Rabbit Skins. Liberal assortment, hon- est grading and prompt returns have made “SHUBERT” the largest receivers of tame Rabbit Skins in America. “SHUBERT” “Rabbit Skin Headquarters” 23-25-27 W. Austin Ave. CHICAGO 14 20 Se a EO ED) NO SE C-O provement. Less disturbance in type and color usually, ensues when an outcross is made to a dependable sire of a collateral or slightly related branch of the same strain. Careful seelction of the stock destined for breeding purposes and a resolute refusal to use any individuals as breeders which are not especially well-furred, well-colored, and possess the desired utility size and conforma- tion of the body best suited to the given purpose, will result in success, while thoughtless breeding will result in scrubs. Preparing Rabbit Skins for Market BY C. E, ANDERSON, MANAGER “RABBIT SKIN HEADQUARTERS” ; A. B. SHUBERT INC., CHICAGO The manner in which skins are prepared is of utmost importance for many times breeders will unwittingly sacrifice profits due to their own neg- ligence. It takes no longer to stretch and dry pelts properly than to han- dle them improperly. A well handled prime and full furred skin will bring a premium but the same skin badly mishandled is useless for fur purposes. Fur houses cannot and subsequently will not pay fancy prices for inferior merchandise. When to Pelt Ordinarily all rabbits prime at the age of six months and then at reg- ular intervals approximately every three months. Breeders who are able to determine these periods and can conveniently butcher their animals will naturally receive better returns on their pelts. Summer prime skins, does not always mean a furskin, for in most cases summer skins are very thinly furred. When rabbits are in the moult or shedding stage, it is usually visible by a break in the ticking and in many instances by very bad discol- oration of the fur. When these conditions are not noticeable, run the hand over the fur quickly but gently and should the animal be in moult, loose or dead hair will shed. Some people have advised blowing into: the fur, moult being detected by dark skin discolorations. Skinning. Have a plank or board suspended and braced from the ceiling running down to about shoulder high from the floor and in such a position as to make it possible to pass entirely around it. Drive two heavy nails or spikes in the bottom of the suspended board slanting upward filing the heads off to a point. After the animal has been killed it should be hung up by the tendons of the hind legs upon the two nails or hooks and the head cut off. Some breeders would leave the heads on but experienced butchers have proved that time required for skinning can be cut in two by first removing the head. The front feet are then cut off at the knees. Proceed by cut- ting down the inside of one hind leg across the center under the tail and up the other leg. The skin so cut can be pulled down over the body, using a dull knife to cut the flesh and fat from the pelt. Superfluous fat or fresh adhering to the skin should be carefully removed. The skin‘is then ready for stretching. Do not salt your pelts. Keep your pelts cased and do not cut open. Following these instructions one person should be able to butcher thirty animals per hour. Stretching and Drying. Wire stretchers have been proven the most efficient for the purpose. Boards are also used but not to be recommended as considerable difficulty 15 Wire and Wire Specialties! ALL KINDS Made exactly to your order. We have an up-to-date all wire and metal Rabbit Breeding Hutch on display at our factory. All are cordially invited to inspect same. Cooley Manufacturing Co. 528 N. Western Ave. Chicago, Ill. Phone: Seeley 1356 Hyde Park Rabbitry J. B. Henderson, Prop. 6046 Harper Ave., Chicago, III. i Phone Midway 8554 Breeder of high grade CHINCHILLA, CASTORREX and CHINCHILLA REX RABBITS We ship anywhere on money back guarantee All stock as represented Member of: A. R. C. B. A. Inc., — F. of C. R. and C. R. R. B. of A., — A.C. R. B. Assn., —C. R. and C. B. Assn., — K. R. and C. B. Assn. 3 %! 16 in removing the dried skin is encountered. Wire stretchers may be made at home with nine gauge galvanized or coppered spring wire, a loop at the top being made by one or two turns over a two inch iron pipe or bar. The skin should be put on the stretcher tail end first the back on one side and the belly on the opposite side, flesh side out, fur in. Then pull the skin down until it is stretched sufficiently holding the skin down by fastening at the points where the legs would be, with spring clothes pins. Skins should be then dried in a cool dry place. Never dry skins in any place where the direct rays of sun or where the heat of fire can hit them. This has a tendency to “burn” the pelt and makes tanning or dressing impos- sible. When skins are sufficiently dry they can be removed. Storing and Packing. Keep your skins in a cool place until ready to ship. In warm weather sprinkle with napthalene or paradichlorbenzine to keep out fur bugs, turn- ing skins over periodically. The present continuous market afforded by rabbit skin dealers eliminates the necessity of holding skins waiting for markets to open up and risking the loss through depreciation from damage done by vermin. Skins can be shipped in quantities of one to ten thousand or more. In packing skins, pack flat, one skin on another. The skins can then packed in cardboard containers or wrapped in burlap or heavy paper. Always place proper identification inside the bundle or package and see that your shipping directions are plainly marked or attached. Any special instructions you may have should be placed in an envelope and either en- closed or securely fastened to the shipment. Shipping. Shipments may ordinarily be made by express or parcel post which ever may be found the cheapest. Shipments weighing over and sometimes less than one hundred pounds may be made by freight. In all cases ship- pers should post themselves on rates of the differing forms of transport which will sometimes bring about a saving not always looked for. Breeders in the same locality can effect a saving on transportation charges by pool- ing their shipments. Each individual’s lot should be securely tied and have proper identification attached. All lots can then be packed into one bundle. Where to ship your skins is of vital concern. Selecting a fur house that has your interests at heart means much. Every fur house is not a Rabbit skin house. There are certain angles to the Rabbit Skin business not to be found in the fur trade. Be sure that the house you are dealing with makes a specialty of dealing in Rabbit Skins. The average fur merchant will buy all of your pelts by the pound in order to protect himself against losses, placing his accumulations in some auction sales at the mercy of some intermediate buyers. The fur house of merit eliminates the broker and speculators by direct contact with manufacturers at home and abroad. 17 me OEE 06RS OED HEAVYWEIGHT CHINCHILLAS NEW ZEALAND WHITES CHAMPAGNE De ARGENTS Your inspection of our rabbitry and correspondence is solicited. ey SD GEO TED AYS =) 0 c o ee) ES GO ROLLING GREEN RABBITRY L. H. HULL, PROP. Rand and McDonald Roads ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. Phone 651 R. F. D. 9B ¢ mm 070 The American Rabbit & Cavy Breeders Assn., Inc. The Old Reliable National Organization Devoted to the Up-Building of the Rabbit and Cavy Industry THE ONLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION having the vari- ous SPECIALTY CLUBS AFFILIATED with it, which goes to prove it is the Breeders Choice and their ASSOCIATION. THOUSANDS of BULLETINS and extra literature pertaining to our Industry PUBLISHED and DISTRIBUTED FREE to’ beginners and others. THE ONLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION that gives abso- lutely FREE to every member a 360-Page Guide Book and Standard of all Breeds of Rabbits and Cavies. Mail $2.00 to- day and become a member and receive one of these Books with Four-Color Plates. A. WEYGANDT, Secretary 7408 Normal Ave. Chicago, Ill. ie 19 So ems Cam 0m 0D Ome CD Oe WEYGANDT’S BLUE FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS 2 eS EO OO 0a vere oar (2 Oe OE PeoI[oS eauapuodses107) ATAVNOSVAY SHOTd NOILIGIAXY * HOA * LVAW 1OJ pag ll NaanNO 3an14 A. WEYGANDT 7408 Normal Ave. Chicago, Ill. 20 Comparison of Chicken and Rabbit at Three Month Comparison of Live, Dressed and Cooked Weights of Rabbits and Chickens In dressing a RABBIT loses approximately one-half of the live weight and the chicken somewhat less, the refuse weight of the RABBIT used in the experiments being 2 pounds 10 ounces, and the refuse weight of the chicken being 1 pound 9 ounces, including heart, liver, and gizzard (38 ounces), not cooked with the meat. The weight of the RABBIT bones was only 6 ounces, as compared with 9 ounces in the chicken and in addition 7 ounces weight of chicken skin. The RABBIT cooked in 1 hour and 15 minutes and the chicken in 2 hours and 30 minutes; but even then the meat of the chicken was not so tender as that of the RABBIT. Comparison Chart Rabbit Chicken Condition Lbs. Oz. Lbs. Oz. TAWE WEIN, .2)5)5e.12.ac0'd nsenenn nanan aye eae Vara es ares 5 8 5 8 Dressed (skinned, drawn and ready to cook)...... 2 14 3 15 Cooked weight (meat and bones) ...........---- iL 13 2 8 TOSS) UN COON ES odes wress anun dae Son SEA ARES ELS a 1 1 7 Weight of bones (and skin in chicken) .......... 0 6 iL 0 Weight of meat ...... EN hai ee Bes EERE ROSES 1 7 1 8 Rabbit vs. Chicken When you buy. chicken at a market you pay 25.5 per cent for waste, (head, feet etc.) before it is ready to cook, 8.5 per cent for bones ‘after it is cooked and 66 per cent for edible meat. When you buy rabbit at a market you pay nothing for waste before it is ready to cook, 8 per cent for bones after it is cooked and 92 per cent for edible meat. When you buy a rabbit you buy. 26 per cent more actual food than when you buy a chicken. You can pay as high as 25 per cent more for rabbit than chicken and still be to the good. 2/1 Pure Bred Original American Whites At Stud. See Them at Coliseum Show White Eagle, 6811-N--Sire: Chilka 7951-H, Imported Black Siberian; Dam-- Ritz 5586-F, Imported Black Siberian. White King, 6812-N--Sire: White Eagle 6811-N, sire name registered, im- ported; Dam: Black Princes, Dam Rondar 5587-E, imported. Come and see the Stock and Their Records. Geo. McKoen, Director Hoover’s Happy Fur Family F. H. Hoover, Mgr., 5128 Oak Park Ave., Chicago 10 SO EO SEO MEO => =e oo ao a ! Member of C.R.&C.B.A.,A.R.&C.B.A., A.F. of N.Z.B. Ale GLADSTONE RABBITRY BREEDER OF PEDIGREED AND REGISTERED HYMALAYANS Walter Becker CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 5947 Manton Ave., Phone Kildare 2314 ; Chinchillas, Flemish, White New Zealands IDEAL FUR FARM (Registered) Wm. Bockner, Prop. Licensed Registrar of the A. R. & C.B. A. 250 N. West Ave. Elmhurst, Ill. Phone Elmhurst 2569R 22 When the cost of chicken is: 25¢ a lb., rabbit is worth 32c a lb. 30c a lb., rabbit is worth 38c a lb. 35c a lb., rabbit is worth 44c a lb. 40c a lb., rabbit is worth 50c a lb. 45¢ a lb., rabbit is worth 56¢ a lb. 50c a lb., rabbit is worth 62c a lb. The above per cents are figures from actual data from experiments: conducted by Ralph Gilmore, Prof. of Biology, Colorado College. CAVIES Being one of the largest Cavy breeders in Illinois, I thought I weuld try to write and tell all about my. experience I have had in the three years, raising one of the most profitable little animals and easiest one to raise; that is if he is taken care of in the proper way. Some breeders will tell you that you can keep them in old soap boxes or any old shed that keeps the rain out, that is the cause why so many have made a failure at it. Some people think a Guinea Pig is like any other pig; the sooner you get that out of your head, the sooner you will succeed. Put a pig where he belongs, that is, in a good dry place with plenty of sunlight and plenty of ventilation. I devote all of my time in studying the proper methods in housing and feeding them. My advice, to anyone thinking of going into the Cavy business, is to get the place that you in- tend to house them in, properly, ventilated and get all the sunlight in the place you can, for the sun rays will keep them in the best of health. Pigs enjoy laying in the sunshine if they can, it beats all medicines. The sun will also keep your hutches dry and in a healthy condition. I have found that it is best to face your buildings east and west. Placing them this way you get the full benefit of the sun. My floors in the hutches have one inch of concrete. This makes cleaning easier and keeps the floor sanitary. my floors have one inch air space in the back to let out all bad odors; it travels along the wall and is carried off by two big ventilators in the roof and one ventilator at each end of the building, about six inches off the floor, that carries off fumes that may gather in the place. Some breeders complain about their sows eating up their young. I have noticed that when a sow is. carrying young that she craves for mois- ture, is very feverish and nervous. When she is having her young she craves moisture and in desperation she will eat her young. I give them all the greens that they can eat three times a day and it has never hap- pened to me. Premature birth is caused most of the time by keeping the boars with them after they are bred or get hurt in some way or breeding the stock too young. I have found that to be the reason for it. Going light is gen- erally caused by weening the young too soon or starting them on hard feed. Young pigs should never be weened sooner than four or five weeks and given oatmeal and bran mixed, until they are about eight weeks old. My. method of feeding is very simple. I give them all the greens they can eat twice a day. Some breeders say, “Don’t feed cabbage;” I give my pigs cabbage twice a month and find that it keeps their bowels in good condition. I give them prairie hay and oats in the summer months be- cause it is not so heating. In the winter I give them cracked corn and oats mixed. A cavy is a warm climate animal and needs warmth and 23 REASONABLE Pedigreed Chinchillas and Flemish Giants always on hand Jos. Bankoski Phone Hinsdale 494 Y2 10th & Oak St., R. 3. Hinsdale, Illinois MONT CLARE RABBITRY 6960 Barry Ave., Chicago, Ill. Phone Merrimac 5670 Domestic Rabbits for sale at 35c per pound live weight. Fancy dressed and delivered without additional charge Breeding Stock for Sale at All Times NORTHERN ILLINOIS RABBIT CO. S. J. Spencer — B. H. Muller All breeds — come out and see us Member A. R. & C. B. Assn. Phone Bensenville 188 Box 34 Bensenville, Il. One block west of depot 24 ammo mE a0 “wR OTe shelter. My best breeding months are in the winter; I raised 280 in January, 187 in February, and 163 in March. I kept my place between 65 to 70 degrees all the three months, so you see my. average was good, for three of the coldest months in the year. I’m not saying that you cannot keep pigs out doors, if you have a place so they can get in and out of the strong winds and snow, but you cannot do any breeding because a sow is too busy keeping warm. I have tried it and found that it was wasting time and losing many of my. young pigs. Nine times out of ten, you would lose the sow, for I have stood and watched her trying to clean them. She would clean the first one all right, but when the other ones arrived the first one would freeze by the time she got them all dried. They were frozen stiff and in the next few days she would be dead, or not fit to breed again. So I think I have made my idea very plain. The main thing in the Cavy business is to use common sense. If you do that you will be the winner. The main things I want to remind you of, are, always have plenty of good ventilation, plenty of sun light, good clean hay and good oats. Members of Chicago Rabbit and Cavy Breeders Association Geo. A. Arnold, 484 Bangs St. 2.00.00... 0 cece ccc ceceeceeees Aurora, IIl. R. M. Arnold, 6206 National Ave. ....... 0... .c cece eees West Allis, Wisc. A. E. Baldwin, 5723 N. Clark St. 2.0.0.0... 0.0 cece eee eee ees Chicago, II. JOSe BANKOWSKL, Re 58 (¢-cave-cils soo pis satu ciaone ag eedene Pavelntae chess oc Hinsdale, Ill. Mrs. F. B. Brewster, 119th St. and 86th Ave. ............ Palos Park, Ill. Gee Ts Bartel 4.2 es sotysoa sound ahem manihd seinieco tasers Bebe waa eden River Grove, III. JOS. Breiky Rt 3,. BOXED cms ew ciek oa rand is soe NE aces Hinsdale, II. R. M. Buckles, 4255 N. Meade Ave. ..........0 0.00 ceeeeeeeee Chicago, III. W. Becker, 5947 Manton Ave. ....... 0... cece cece eee eee Chicago, IIl. W. Barnes, 6909 S. Robey St. ......... 0.0 cc cee cece eee eens Chicago, Ill. A. Bowald, 1109 E. Nebraska Ave. ......... 00000 ccc e eee uceeaee Peoria, III. W. Bocknor, 250 N. West Ave. ......-.. ccc cece cece eect ees Elmhurst, Ill. His Re Baldwins Box 184. ngs ee hos oe Seveneudacaha 4 G44, eudaeshea ease 2S 08 Elgin, Ill. A. Badendererde, 13830 Nelson St. ......... 0... ccc e eee eens Chicago, IIL. WS. Brais: 245 aula waawhd oa wake oeeeae Mea Tak eee eee Bourbonais, III. Be Ge Bennett: scoiecce nares eanceens bi ausen Brees alee asovhealhe ake Gees Saunemin, III. As TE Bie es RG. Ae ile S seie tecvettcusa aeasferacdnatla eects estnuraigild Bearden exten avatitaees Aurora, Ill. Don Brettelle, 215 Harrison St. 1.0.0.0... ... ccc eee eens Aurora, Il. W. Baar, 5753 S. Seeley Ave, ....... ccc cece e ect e eee eee Chicago, Ill. Be Bastien jn .cird area ea a uautecsavd aichn nav aed ds weal eens aE els ees Hinckley, Tl. Miss E. Bryant, 6849 Montrose Ave. ........... cece eee c ees Chicago, Ill. V. Chapman, 263 Prairie Ave. 2.0... .0 ee cece cece cence eect anes Bradley, Il. Chicago Poultry Co., 8120 E. 92nd St. ....... cece eee eee Chicago, Ill. F. T. Culdice, 5827 So. Nottingham Ave. ..............0e00e- Chicago, Ill. T. Cepican, 5044 S. Winchester Ave. .......... 0... ee eee eee Chicago, IIl. De JA CUO? ‘oso adetraie e cave aacetod Bash SE RSA ERS RR ee See Lisle, Ill. Th. Carlisle; 2032 WOU Phi sre ajeecs o4 aes cere Geant Ae Glenn cede Chicago, Il. HT. Cull, 7542 Jeffery Ave. caccac au esse eaaines meee y Chicago, Ill. A. Bichler, 9839 SAtH: Plier os: cccce eects ceed nce svbion hoodie sioner 8 aif esas We Chicago, Iil. O. Deffner, 4645 N. Harding Ave. ........ 0. 0c eee eee e ees Chicago, II. Mrs: W. Carter’ 2.4 2 ce naase wees Oh Gs iy beam ee hee es Wilmington, Il. Mrs. A. M. Cooley, 1006 S. Cuyler Ave. ......... Spa Daas Oak Park, Il. J. Christoffell, 228 Ni. Ath Sti oc ve sie ea sae i hae cesta eoanaras _ .Aurora, II. Chas. Dalaiden, 176 N. Myrtle Ave. ......... cece cece eee Villa Park, Ill. EF. Cooper; 222 B. Delwarte Plo. occas escs sia e oe tyavece wove. Sain een 90 Chicago, Ill. 25 0 Cems b Ses Gasn ue fom Cm: Oe OEE. 00 Vim Vigor Vitality ERMINE REX (Pink Eye) At Stud: Progress Roxy, Winning 2 firsts at Leibtzeich, Germany and is 94 points Perfect. Stud fees $20.00. Lim- ited time. Weighs 11 pounds. Matrons 10 pounds and better. Booking Orders For Young White Flemish All breeding stock is registered and weighs 13} to 16 pounds. Only Young For Sale. Chinchillas Heavyweights and Giants bred to Chinchilla or Chinrex bucks Write for folder PROGRESS RABBIT & FUR FARM Geo. A. Arnold, Prop., A. R. & C. B. Assn. 748 Bangs St., R. No. 4, Aurora, IIl. 0 0 CO DO SO DO DO EO CEO EEO CD o_o =a) Cm-0 « Cea’: Fur Animals America’s Oldest and Leading Publication i Devoted to Fur Farming, Especially ! RABBIT RAISING Instructive and informative. Every issue worth the annual subscription price. SAMPLE COPY 25c YEARLY $2.00 Send for your copy today! EX-CEL-SO SALT SPOOLS for your Rabbit’s Health. $1.00 Per Dozen Postpaid. Stahl’s Outdoor Enterprise Co., Inc. Sweeney Bldg., Dept. C, Kansas City, Mo. eno EER OTe 26 F. Esser, 7220 Morton Ave. ...... i BMMSNE NRE TS ccccitteeay vows ek uncam e e D oie Dr. C. F. Friend, 1601 W. Garfield Blvd. ......... 6. Chicago, G. Ellsworth, 888 N. View Ave. ............000 00000007. Aurora V. M. Fancher, 7342'S. May St, ....0..<::.-...:sc.---..e est icago, 4 Vena Uy sacs de av ew Rieder Sos eee ated vara Chicago, H. Fox, 6012 S. Kilbourn Ave. ......0....0000000000000 00 Chicago R. Fricke, 7239 Princeton Ave. ...................000 lll Chicago, Ep MOM EDh Hes Sy oc atone eeugyudies in dooms sat. eeccus Aurora, G. Franek, 10845 Utica Ave. ............0.c000 000 e ee Mt. Greenwood, Re isher, 220 Morvan St oc .sevedngscceseniacc ceases ean sas Elgin, Miss M. Goehry, 1261 N. Wells St. ...............000000000) Chicago, H. Glandon, 160 N. La Salle St. ....................0.00002, Chicago, Be Garsides Vand. AVG: 1s ee wccy wiped ea ieresietig secede degen os oa Summit De SGUDGESON «fa gstethe he vere evna te, 0 ahi cidg s eesnyc on dheennk inhi eee Plano, IM GOOGS OMY asks cote sacleaie: cane oats ute pas ctiade gee oie heck le Plainfield, J. B. Henderson, 6046 Harper Ave. .................---. ee Chicago, F. H. Hoover, 5128 S. Oak Park Ave. ....................... Chicago, W. F. Hauber, 10976 Church St. .........0.-00c0 eee eee. Chicago, i. A, Aa AV Be lara: St: sscusaeals ieee cdra Seng arenes oasis oka Chicago, B. Henkelman, 8544 S. Saginaw St. .............00. cece eee. Chicago, Aa Hall; A458; Dover Ste sas u'ssa/ten, to a ero canacae¥ havens sooens niscied, basa Chicago, D. Horton; 1511 ‘Church: St oc. ccccecuts, cpa guts sages Be gece Evanston, Th. Herrman, 615 S. Ashland Ave. ........0..ceccceeeeeeeucs Chicago, L. Hodapp, 10827 Utica Ave. ........ ccc c cece c ee eeee Mt. Greenwood, W. Hoffman, Belmont Rd. ........ 00. cece eee ve ceuee Downers Grove, cele USD eH Reta Ay. sation tetrscitien atid hte.) Syston oath, bala ee als awe Aurora, R. Tler, 5406 Webster St., ....... 0... ccc cece cence eee Downers Grove, J. delus; 6960 Barry Avery «6s necdeic cS vectetvok dae Cadence at Chicago, H. F. Johnson, 1110 S. 15th Ave. ......... cc eee ccceecececes Maywood, E. Johandes, 4874 S. Laundale Ave. ..........0cccceceeceeees Chicago, A. Kampan; 816 Wi Pith St. cei ssccss ca roe Oa anda 4 5m bite Oosoca avers Chicago, Mrs. B. Keen, 124th St. and 80th Ave. ...............000- Palos Park, A. Be Kohen; 129 We Vath [Pla otic ins onus ecctacsesths, oid 8h aaron anciacs Chicago, By, Klimes; (2633: Sy-G18t Court: isc aca vachvcwe ee wevaea wea wecwaue Cicero, F. Kojder;, 5256 S: Newland Av6s avs nsuees sw oh o4 deen 23 Chicago, By EU RCHTOR cosoicie cess Sts, steoe anid rw. uuaca US AA Sask le baal Inaba e GE Wilmington, M). Ps Kappel, 6066 Oconto Aves ss cses-6 a tconoaw, 46 ghee tone adene ars Chicago, RG, Kohler; 102 N; Highland Ave,. o2ia6.c00sdaen ae eine tees Lombard, My Tan d bere. cision ance ice pore tdiee enone edo Aavgate seule wisely fume Braidwood, Mrs. F. W. Leyser, 6454 Ridge Ave. . }) haute casas weaaiee Chicago, Phil. Lewen, 6025 S. Kolmar Ave. ....... 0... cece eee eens Chicago, A. Tiichtenberg:, J515 N. Halsted: Sty sos as-cwep nvareanee nice ages _- Chicago, T LONG s nese tee ae seeds ees eee Sees ssa dukes pared Wilmington, SaaS ON) secncaice 4's 4d < medrehais PUES Acne Iai d Game 4 aR eae NA ears ARIEL Lisle, iG. Mesmery 864. Larabee Sty 2.2 csc dt ascireicne pahaaice les eutes Chicago, M. Matyjeewicz, 8534 Saginaw Ave. ....... cee cece eee ee eee Chicago, ‘By Melter, 451.7 Magnolia. Avi. ges cnn. covecneoereikoce wis danas arevere acer Chicago, @. Ge Mentzer, 120° Ws VL0th Pl. 22853495 oe ve ee sew eee ik ve eas Chicago, Wis Mairpliys, “Bis 8 sialicsg gescayted a.dite bre sdnae. saa aienaanSa5 qua08 domes angle wares lets Warrenville, By. Merritt, 4255: N; Meade: Ave. s cc.0s ays an cide a oe etc nek ae Chicago, B.Mahon; Rt 2) Bu 82h scans sd os eet Oe et aasew ne veers ae Wheaton, Wa Morton: 889 Towa. cAvey sc seougaaeg ces sues abies Dag ee d's acer emus Aurora, §. MeGormick; 2062 Rand Rdv 420.44 c0eh ses cast awe aes Des Plaines, PAS SINTENSOMA, sowie ct shea 5 sive tev iteseeaacsems ig ease ta eae aa Moeeone avekonininn Saher ugteucB eee Braidwood, W.. O’Boyle,. 8755 Nx Robey” Sta. cidis 6s siaredie wis eeiniaia gee eninge we Chicago, Hy. Se iOvyen, Rts 2). aecnies tigiedid oa a nace Vee wale eg sa anes Aurora, R. Priebe, 4107 N. Marmon Ave. ...... see e eee e cece eee e eens - Chicago, T;. Ay Paley; 420-S: Buclid Ave. sis scsinesnacsaaceasantes Villa Park, H, Peterson, North: Ave. Rt. 2) icc pac shai oan inuare a wdcvaav esses Elmhurst, CG, TT. Pecoy;.303 New York Sty.« saiacecscjin piviaaien. savas eee Aurora, 27 Til. Nl. Tl. Til. Tl. Mil. Til. Ill. Tl. Ml. Til. Ill. Tl. Til. Ill. Tl. Til. Til. White New Zealands Chinchillas Pedigreed and registered stock only In Rexing Chinchillas, save valuable time by breeding to our imported Chin-Rex buck. Stud Fee $10.00 THE PINE RABBITRY 210 Pine St. Phone Villa Park 1541 VILLA PARK, ILL. THE CHICAGO RABBIT & CAVY BREEDERS ASSN. Will furnish information to anyone interested in rabbits and cavies. C. J. SHAD P. 0. Box 1130, Chicago, Ill. 20) EO EO SO AO EO AO EO TEN DO DO Member of A. R. & C. B. A. The Black and White Rabbitry Breeders of PEDIGREED AND REGISTERED STOCK Our “Black Silver Fox Fur Rabbits”’ Are of the Imported Quality Strain. ALSO Chinchillas and New Zealand Whites Meat, fur and breeding stock. John A. Borshowa, W. W. Heryford, Henry Maloney, Props. 9222 S. Anthoney St., So. Chicago, Ill. 28 fee cme ao ao a aw) EY NOY SY ON) EP) HD) RO) RY) A) OY NY MED H. Portt, Plaza Hotel ......00 00 cece ccc cecceeeee ison ct Mec Chicago, Il. G. P. Ravens, 581 W. Mertens St. ................. De Ate “eet Kankakee, III. ier ABV OUI ss eins es pao see sgn taeiatela Acco ak i bale ckau acccats Antioch, I. We Ritter, BR42 Wy COM. Sly scp age nouncasonsucocaagawnvmncen anes Chicago, Il. He PROG O18 certs de wastsdsisics Sieosetnugibinioa gre ceive oo Wilmington, IIl. D. Ruby, 61st So. Western Ave., Box 251 ............. Clarendon Hills, Ill. de RODMSON, Ree VU steoatersesiiconin sous tnimediogs ine how oimne cae, Bensenville, Ill. C. J. Shad, 287 E. Delaware Place .........---........0... Chicago, Ili. os VEL, POCA: seciecnai atresia eh oh "cts cis kos Sues deosgedee apts aerate Holmes Park, Mo. Mrs. E. Strouse, 1261 N. Wells St. ..................0..0 0. Chicago, II. G. Shirley, 3316 Walnut St. ........0....0000000 cece. Chicago, Ill. Oo SHED OMe arid alice rats sien wider aeanne uaintupaweenmenies aemhie Wine omits on Elburn, Il. Ward Smith, 1360 Kennedy Ave. .......................... Hessville, Ind. J--Smith, S310 We Cord Pls os occu ssi 4 ace cdasnoaretines vennconee on Chicago, Ill. Os Samp; 1852) Maid Ave accconocoyvucsareues ele idesovscsovtssoens nes. Chicago, Ill. Ay Schlorké,, 1228) Si BOE, Aves. sidesiecas cca adc cpesomecnvnd pcan Cicero, Ill. J. Smith, 870 Schuler Ave. ........ ccc cece ees c cece cccuuevues Elgin, Ill. See S PENCE BOX D4. a. cicusa teen eierctedas deus “niece eles causes gon od Bensenville, Til. L. D. Tuttley, 2539 S. Turner Ave. ..... 0. ccc ccc ece ccc uceeeee Chicago, II. S. Thompson, 463 S. Lake St. 2.00... 0. eee cece eee eee ee . Aurora, Ill. AT CO ovieeastor ora orcs Nh inna each enema oka oe na a Pains Lake Village, Ill. I. VanDyk, 10944 Michigan Ave. .... 0.0... cece ccc cece cence Chicago, II. G. Voelz, N. Gary Ave. Pere e eee eee e eect eee cess eae... Wheaton, Til. Wee Man WamSeni: aces ia emits aitetenec ta es:sssicasalaeivguchovg 6 pikle « AMLAD duisvrs Wilmington, Ill. Me Ws Valter 1301 IN. GIBB St: vc iaarseccuncuecwintes Seven a avenSens Chicago, Ill. A. Weygandt, 7408 S. Normal Ave. .........cccceceeecee sees Chicago, Ill. H. Weygandt, 7940 S. Federal Ave. ......... cece cece eee ee Chicago, IIl. Gy AWC S Er sss sinc dd nace ae rang cree aay ee Cotta aac ees ania bag meas ie ak rg omens Plano, Ill. H. Wheeler, 105 Conkey Aves 0.0.60 cece ue snus ceanaceaes Hammond, Ind. A. WEEP, BOX GAME a oie. oo cscs cera camenenensbctaniesaranceicsidian. eve sebieesesaudcs Downers Grave, II]. R:. Washer: 308 N2Root: Sts. saci atexcd-pare seins Srainee eee Racers Aurora, IN. By Winkelman; Rite 1, BOx VAR: 5 ics tienane ssndys codinecaeoa alsa aie airave Goatinasune Elgin, Jil. G:. Wagner, 444 (Clan Site ac ocsconcneuscrvaes aad g eae sad ates bak Aurora, Ill. M. Way, 5721 N. Francisco Ave. vette eee e cence cece sess s+ Chicago, Tl. 5: 21s, WaT AMS OMS. snsts, Ate wits. caches oon a oes cals Steere ea taaied asta White Water, Wisc G...F.. Albrecht, 1760 Juneway Ter: «.cicsne esau veweass actos eons Chicago, IIl. BE. Swank, Rt. 4... cece eee eee cee eee sees Aurora, Tl, Wins Swanson, 210) Pines ibe: ca csctersestans cudtiacacsars aoneeeneninn ease eaddnte ds Villa Park, Ill. W. Feil, 1504 W. 71st St. weet eee eee e eee cess eee eeeeeesss Chicago, Ill. Miss Burd. Richards, 8649 N. Trumbull Ave. ............ Niles Center, Ill. H. Gluck, 3609'S. California Aves: scence eeasaniwnegnsaginaeens Chicago, a NOUN. AIM Rti 2: icin esi acacia eas Sata an wane tae aie Bed whee eed ath Mandel Bros. & A. Nering, 59th St. ..... 0... ee eee eee eee Westmon : 7 B. H: Miller, 4730 Montana: Sti. cot-cg-ecusecine agra aiaceneseus Eases id W...d. Roéske,.2858 Mobile: Ave. 3... ccckecavet acct dus etinerenle seagate pees a C. E. Carlson, 588 Grand Ave. EAA DALE SO: a John Buckley, 3752 W. 58th St. ... 0.0... eee eee eeaee a E. J. McCarthy, Jr., 1428 Sherwin Ave. ..........c cc ceee neces Gee a Sti. Wishy6210, Soe Knox! Aves paces canngceg sig aga tessa eitietea eine tis Hs ee a Michial Jungles, Rt. 2, Box 36 ............. ence e eens hi re avia, a Mr. G. Terrell, 6147 S. Massasoit Ave., Clearing St. .......... oe a Mrs. G. Simanek, 6125 So. Kilpatrick Ave. ..............006- ncn ite Mri De Ni. BOBBe ORE IB seco ceccundscaunlasanine AERATOR MARI CREA ee i Mr. John: H:. Joint; 201 USth Sts. og: occas sorvane esas ba oes e a oor Mrs. T. A. Meyer, 213 So. Lincoln St. ...... 0... ee eee eee eee ane ale, ue Mr. J. E. Piedalue, 3108 New England Ave. ..... gchacn uaimndaen eueet e ee ae Mrs. Katie Emmel, 6956 Barry Ave. ..... cee cece eee eects icago, Ill. 29 Are You 100 per cent Satisfied With Your Production? Does every doe in your rabbitry produce four healthy litters per year? Is the average size of every litter five to six youngsters? Do none Are all the youngsters born of the strong and vigorous and are youngsters there no runts among them? develop rick- Have all the youngsters ets? Do they born enough vitality to always have resist attacks of dis- vigorous ap- eases and are they @ petite sc that all raised to matur- they prosper and ity? Do none of the mature early ? — The youngsters die above problems are the shots aftei most vital ones of every Y ir ot » per- rabbit breeder and a goal aps due to worthy to shoot at. Let us acidity of @ show you how we can help eden ¢ you in reaching this goal. milk? Vitakalk is very concentrated so that only. 1% need be added to the ordinary feed, costing only about 40c per doe, per year. Write us for further literature. Prices. 2 lb. can $2.00; 10 Ib. can $8.50; 25 lb. can $20.00; 100 lb. drum $73.00; including delivery charges. Cash or C. O. D. The Vitakalk Co., Inc. 68 Beaver St., New York, N. Y. 30 mene Chinchillas Extra good registered Chinchillas 6 to 8 months old Does $10.00 7 aerate : Tas $25.00 Calan 1te aes : QO. A. Definer GEORGE L. WEST 4645 N. Harding Ave. Box 611, Plano, IIl. Chicago, Ill. WIRE! WIRE! WIRE! When You think of Wire Goods THINK OF COOLEY The Old Reliable Wire Manufacturing Company Manufacturers of WIRE AND METAL SPECIALTIES We Sell It—We Cut It—We Form It. If It’s Made of Wire We Can Make It! We contract to furnish all kinds of wire goods in quantities to your order of any KIND or SIZE of WIRE—wire doors, wire skin stretchers, wire salt spool hangers, wire hay racks, etc. Also wire baskets, wire display stands, wire coops, wire crates or anything else made of wire. We Straighten and Cut Wire. We Have An Up-to-Date Wire and All Metal Rabbit Hutch on display here at our factory. You are welcome to come and inspect same. COOLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 530 N. Western Ave. Phone: Seeley 1356 Chicago, Ill. Breeder of High Class Specializing in High Class ILLAS White New Zealands eee and Chinchillas Stock for sale. —_—_— e Correspondence Solicited. Wm. Ritter R. P. FISCHER 3342 W. 60th St., Chicago 220 Morgan St., Elgin, Ill. 31 Standard and Registration Weights AS ACCEPTED BY THE A. R. & C, B. CONVENTION, 1928 Standard Registration Weights Weights TO) TRB eee ce ees American Heavyweight Silver Bucks. 8 lbs. not eligible 11 Ibs. ..American Heavyweight Silver Does 9 Ibs. not eligible. 9 Ibs. ..American Blue Bucks 8 Ibs. 10 IDS, ws ee American Blue Does ... cies 9 Ibs. 9 IDS, ionemerican White Bucks 10 Ibs. ........... ..American White Does 6 lbs. and over....Angoras, Woolers 5 Ibs. or over @ to: 8 WS: ses dBelgian. Bucks: 2cci snus anancneceanens Over 8 lbs., under 514 lbs. not eligible 7 to 8 Ibs Belgian Does Over 8 lbs., under 6 Ibs. not eligible 9 lbs. and over.....Belgian Heavyweight Bucks 8 lbs. not eligible 10 Ibs. and over....Belgian Heavyweight Doe. .ccecccsccssssssssseee occ ce csseisessnessennsncen 9 Ibs. not eligible FT VS ANd (OVE TMacBOVOLENS se. cciactcaesenccassccnsnusiivccdnbsaititnccin silvia waepepscibicitatiniecionn 3. not eligible T to'9. WSs eed Champagne de Argent. . not eligible 12 Ibs. Silver Black Giant Bucks . not ¢ligible 14 Ibs... Silver Black Giant Does. eee 11 lus. not eligible 6 tO 7 IDS. nnn Standard Chinchilla Does......,......6 lbs. and not over 7 Ibs. 5% to 6% Ibs......Standard Chinchilla Bucks...........544 Ibs. and not over 6% Ibs. “ Junior Does not under 5 Ibs. Junior Bucks not under 41% lbs. FE. WDB sectcourseccsniinnnnioheckered ‘Giant Bucksy .n.cctcncs. ca duaiicauneaueullnsunianens 9 Ibs. not eligible AS WD Steanatashmendete Checketed) Giant) D668» gcsuidteiissiecicascanataaeamnd ars weenie 10 lbs. not eligible 4 WSs cccee Dutch 6 lbs. not eligible 9 Ibs. Heavyweight Chinchilla Bucks 7% to 9 Ibs. 10 lbs. Heavyweight Chinchilla Does 8 to 11 lbs. VO: MDS: cavsensteeniitccresaivad ‘American: Chinchilla: Giant: Buchs: coanictienn sachin deantse, Aoeetanei yates matinee anata 11 Ibs. .... American Chinchilla Giant Does 6 lbs... English (spots any color) eligible English Lops Bucks 0.000. eligible English Lops Does ...... ‘ e a eligible ‘Flemish Steel Bucks eligible Flemish Steel Does . eligible Flemish Gray Bucks. eligible '...Flemish Gray Doe: eligible Flemish White, Black and Blue Bucks eligible se Flemish White, Black and Blue Does. eligible Flemish Sandy Bucks ou. 2 00... eligible Flemish Sandy Does ccccccscssacss sc sssssestee +p eso sesnssesnsessesanssnee u Ss. eligible . Goudas .... . .-Havanas 5 eligible 7 eligible . Himalayan Under 2% lbs. or over 6 lbs. not eligible a 8 Imperial Blue .Under 4 or over lbs. not eligible wuwNew Zealand Bucks. Over 11 or under lbs. not eligible us wuuwlNew Zealand Does........ Over 12 or under 9 lbs. not eligible A Junior New Zealand to be eligible a Resister must not weigh less than 6 Ibs. B to 4 Ibs. SPROUTS HAG vgish hs a ea eer gc ot ee Over 4 Ibs. not eligble 6 Ibs Silver Grays, Pawns: Browns, Blues..Under 4 or over 614 lbs. not eligible 4 lbs Tans, Blacks and Blues... cesses Under 3 or over 5 lbs. not eligible (Note) English Lops, Earage, 18 in. to 26 in.....Under 18 lbs. not eligible 32 VAT RABBITS FUR AND MEAT If you are afraid ‘of Production and Quality Buy Our pedigreed, reg- istered, guaranteed stock. WHY? They are of Fur Value. They are Prolific Breeders. They are Registered with the Best and Most Reliable Association in the Country-- the A. R. &. C. B.A. They are Priced Right. We Are Breeders and Shippers of CHINCHILLAS, Standard & Heavyweight NEW ZEALAND WHITES CHAMPAGNE D’ARGENTS Brooks Lake Rabbitry C. J. Shad, Prop. R. R. No. 3, Newaygo, Mich. 4 Swedish White Doe LO LS BT te wit Fu ” bedi? i Standard Chinchilla Doe New Zealand Red Doe Oe PUriMO DONNA Simin A most important factor for anyone wishing to go into the rabbit business is the selection of healthy, pedigreed breeding stock. This is essential from the standpoint of prolifieness, better fur and healthier rabbits. The Prima Donna Strain oof Chin- chillas—Swedish Whites—New Zealand Whites—New Zealand Reds and Flemish Giants, offers you these possibilities. Four healthy litters 4 year are assured. Rabbits of the Prima Donna Strain will give you Prize Winners—they will- breed success- fully anywhere, requiring only proper food and minimum attention. Let us give you facts and figures on the profits to be derived from: Rabbit Breeding. We render you full eccoperation in this profitable business—You breed them—We . assist in marketing. Prolificness—a lit- ae Greater returns ter like this four than from any times a year. other stock. A Cordial invitation is extended to visit o our modern Produc- JOLLET 1S wre ing Plant. cenit Fr The Prima Donna Braidwood, Ill. (20 miles South of Joliet on Route 4). CaS WA, BRAIDWOOD Rabbit and Fur Co., :