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Rh should have all that they will eat at all times. They should also have plenty of clover or alfalfa hay and must be liberally treated with good green food, either dandelions or chicory being the best.

They also need plenty of fresh water at all times, and should have a lump of hard rabbit salt in the hutch.

Do not overcrowd them, but give them sufficient room. Three or four to the hutch will be sufficient.

Keep things clean and sweet and sanitary. The heavy feeding is apt to cause some mash to be left in the dishes from time to time. Be sure that it does not remain long during hot weather, as it will sour and cause trouble. At each feeding, the mash remaining should be emptied out and thrown away, as it is not half the waste that allowing it to remain may develop into.

With market stock, it is better to cut down slightly on the amount fed in the morning and put in an extra feeding at noon. There