Novel Careers are Now Open to Women woman taking up a profession for dire necessity "wa" Incl with, trae that time, however, women have, as many still smout, taken up professions, and every yr wider and wider choice of careers is open to the woman who intends to make her own way in the world. One of these careers, which is really quite recent birth, is rabbit farming on an extensive scale, both for the animal's pelt and its flesh, which hans been taken up by any numbers of women both in Europe and in America, In Groat Britain the war created fan enormous demand for rabbit meat, and the taste once acquired it has not altogether died with the passing of those strenuous years. Even before that period, however, Great Britain was importing 10,000 to 12,000 tons of rabbit meat a year, Dut the war stimulated the demand, Then the supply from the Continent failed and shipments from Australia were cut off for lack of ships, 50, to keep up with the increasing necessity for cheap meat, the English people began raising their own rabbits, and hutches were soon found in back yards everywhere, oon it was discovered, too, that the uecessful raising of rabbits required very little outlay and capital and that it was by no means the arduous and difficult task that haa eon: imagined, the animals require ing comparatively little attention, So that, after the war, the work not Doing too hard ant the returns good many women, and_ men also, made this form of farming their profes sions until, to-day, rabbit xearing for utility, food and exhibition purposes seems to be extaolished Great Britain on a permanent basis ier the control of various, ssocintions.
The breeds kept most commonly for utility purposes are Belgian Hares—which are really rabbits, the form hare being a inisnomer—Giant rabbits of different breeds, fand what are known as New Zeae Tand Reds; though Angoras, although they require more careful handling, axe growing in favour with rabbit farmers, on account of the value of their soft feecy coats. common wild rabbit, of which there mention in very ancient history, rabbits having been known in China, it appears, for several centuries B.C.
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