Identifier: bonanzarabbitrym00plat (find matches)
Title: The Bonanza rabbitry manual; a practical treatise presenting tested and approved methods for the mating, feeding, management, exhibiting and marketing of the Belgian hare, noblest of the rabbit family
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Platt, Burton Coles
Subjects: Belgian hare
Publisher: Los Angeles, Cal., B. C. Platt
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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fect as known as the heavyweight Belgian, yet rarely seen «pon Belgians in this which is the practical meat-producing country. type. Another variety which is some- , , ,. f J ..v. XI. 1- • 1.x In any way that you regard the har- times confused with the heavyweight . ■^ ,,, r,, T, , . ., -a., ■ ^ /-.• X moniously blended colors of the true Belgian, is the Flemish Giant. . , . , „ ^ ^, . X JVC V X X,. belgian, his coat is a marvel and a de- There is a vast difference between these . . , ^ , ,x X • , , . J ,-x £ light. At four months of age he moults two in color, markings and quality of . flesh. There is also a difference, well ^^^ ^akes on a permanent coat which marked, in favor of the heavyweight ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ht months, but will T, , • V x XI. X 3 deepen in the beautiful shades in his Belgian, between these two, as regards ^ spirit, activity, alertness, style in gen- °^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^* ^^°^ ^^ eral, vigor and longevity. t^^^^*^ ^^t*^- THE BONANZA RABBITRY MANUAL.
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Q •-rO w H o o <!O <j QOW CO THE BONANZA RABBITRY MANUAL. CHAMPION FASHODA is by Cham-pion Edinboro, dam by Fairy King. Im-ported by, and property of the BonanzaRabbitry. His English record is asfollows: Winner of first and specialat Batley, Thorn, Bishop Auckland, Cud-worth Ashton-under-Lyne and Tun-bridge Wells; first at Barnetby and Os-sett; first special and cup at Middlesbor-ough; first and cup at Caterham, Leices-ter and the Crystal Palace; four medals,making the total of twelve firsts, sevenspecials, four medals and four challengecups, including the Crystal Palace Cup,of 1899—a record never before equalledon the English Exhibition Circuit. The above cut is a correct picture,from a photograph, of Champion Fashoda,the latest gem of two continents, winnerof the Crystal Palace cup in November i,1899, and of the international champion-ship, one hundred dollars in gold, at LosAngeles in February, 1900. Fashoda isa marvel, not only in color, markingsand symmetry of form, but

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