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is not much to be said on feeding young stock that has not already been touched in the other chapters upon feeding. There is a need for serious consideration, however, of the matter of feeding green feed.

It should be remembered that green feed is not only succulent but also a very severe drain on any animal when a change from grain and hay to green pasturage, is made. It has a decided laxative effect and often gives cattle, for instance, diarrhœa or the "scours."

With rabbits, green feed has this laxative effect and unless handled intelligently it will serve to throw them off feed and perhaps give the fancier some little trouble.

In the case of young stock, there is a serious disagreement as to the matter of feeding it at all. Some breeders contend that better results are obtained by not feeding green food