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Spinning and Weaving at
Home.
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WPa\'lllg). hJt· ·•.11 th1s \\.t• do htJr ()Wn dying. ,\ny'-
otll' < :w lt ·arn quwld~ 1" ... pin \\ ith a '>flindl<> \\'t 11 ·h
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I. l 11• i'Xf>l'll!>f-! CHill I'·''" ~or Jt<;tlf. \\•o~\ing is ll()l c;c 1
"I Ill ph·, a" .t lc"H,•ll 1" JJN drd, and that i
1 ill morf'
f''\fH'I1:o.hc• .md t box i.., nN•d( d.
r will srnd cl -.ample \)f thf' wool when '>pun to ..Ill\
f .;md \Yorkf'r who i:-. kind c·nOU:-{h to Sf'nd nw ''JIIl~
\'.'<'o! for 1 h,. f a fr('"ih flf'I'Cr·, nor dof'.s it wa-.h quit•· such
a good colour, but it <;H\'f'.;; man~ u-.f'ful purJ>O""S.
\ddn•c;.., ).fr..,. '-,innock, .\ Yon \'if'\\', Porti-.1H·<.t trouble' or it doe<;n't. If it
dor ... n 't, , ou hnve nothing to worr~ abou t. If
it do£'" 'ou havr two alternative' :
EithC'r vou'p~l"h or \Ou go no fartht•r. If \OU go
no ·rnrth£•r , \OU havt> nothing to worr} at-out.
l f \'ou pu-.h th<'rf' arf' two altc•rnativec.,:
Ei tlwr " Littl<" li <'nn '' o;;t'\rt<> or h<' dot>sn't. If
c.,tart ... , vou
nothing to worry about. If lf'
~ You or lw d()('<;n t.
If l~~
cloP ... n 't. , ou haw~ nothing to worrY about.
lw do<'"
w<>ll-,·ou $hould worn ·
( From the 'Farmnl'lte, the- Amerirnn L \'-:P'3\\'0~t,\:'\ .)
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EXJ><'rt rabbit k~prr.., ,..(·Pk to ftl.r : .. t-<1.,
tablt rabbits by cru ing .. utt.tblc br 'd .
~ m•·
llr• ed,•ro; bt>ltt·v~ in a cru~~ bl'l \\~ n t \\ o of th I.trg-r·
lm·Prl as th~ tdcal tahlc t<~bbit. Oth1·rc; n·j ·rt rh
1
r d... bi < au ... C' tht) < 1 1111 <1Ut, fc,r in~o,t,Jilc l', th.tt whilr· tlw Dut ch ; ... ~l
;n.<1 ll r<~hhit, th,. po·rr1·ntagf· of olfal in it., tar.,,.,
I
I0\\'1 ,. ~1nd thnt of tnt· n i.., high"r th:111 in tlw
large hreNI<;.
Ao:; favouritl' <.'ro ...... ,.:. ma' lJt rn,.ntionNl ·
H(·lgian flnr~ <.>r I>utth I>oc b\ I•Jruai ... h (, '.tnr
Buck.
·
FJ,.mic;h (iiant, '-,ih r>r Rl)t. or :Ill\ I)~ of th1
mNlium lm·( d;:, b H1·lgi.w II.m:• Dude
Flc>mi ... h, Belgian,
Engli ... h J)( ~ b\ ~ilw I' Bulk.
I•!f'mi-.h, B, lgi:~n Han·.' c r "'ilH·t· (,u, .. , }), Blw
or
Browrcn.
·
.lmg :'tocll.-'1 h1 b\H k 'hould bl'
... tron!'{, \\ ith h;-1rd • .tnd firm tl( ,J , ltnd 1 finf \ i"'or<
u ...
n
BtH·.I.IIJ'\( •. -Hn·,
appc-arancr•.
'( h<' dOf:' -.hl•uld lx· l• an and fittn
11 -.hcd, with a <.-oat in pt rf · t co nditi• n.
l:reeding .lgt•.-Buc k, or .111 lm t d .. matur<> at
..tbout nine month,, though l"!f'mi ... h m.n t.tk•· ,.,,the r
longer. Do~::r-Duh·h, P o!i .... h, and J l'rn.tl.n a r h -
mature at o.i:t month ... ; Fkmi-.h < ,i:utt-., 'ight month-.:
11 < th ·r breed,, sPV('n month-..
'' \( rso11. "-.\ d ind ic~tc... ht 1 rc·adinc•-.. 1o b1•
m.tt,·d h~ g~n1·ral rt·:.tle:-. ... n•·"'· o.t,llnpin~ th•· tloor
\\ ith lv r hind frt·t. trying- to burrow in tluo ,., rn• r 01
thr• hut<.h, plwking fur from ht·r lhc.,t. and <':trn inrr
nix ut hih of hm.
· ,...,
.h ... oon as th<''-<' ..,it{n-.. arc· nott·•l th(" d~· should b1
pl.u t•d in the buck'.., hutch, and -,hould h·· l••ft tht'r•
f<>r a !-ihort time. It \\ ou!cl b<· ·~"" w•·ll for I~ ginnN . .
to consult <1n <'XpP.ri~>n~r they nn· mo.;;t ~mportant
The dot' may begin tt mlk(' h('r tl' -.t thr£><• \\'N·k...,
.tftr r mating, but c;he oftr·n 1£·av' ... do:n~ -.o until
... hortly i><'forP th<' litter arriw•..... Th,., making ,)f n
n ... t a fortnight :.ft,-r matint' i-. ._, i~n that th.·r~
will IY.· no litt~'r at full timl'. ,IJld tlw do~ had iJ.,II r•r
1)1' put back with th~> hw k. \Lm~ brf'l de r~ "LIJ)ph
th· doC' at th"., period with a -.t'JMrpt p<'tf>('cct h quif't nn litt~'r, th<> r:tbhit
kr pe r c; hou \d fi r._t . ru h hi c; b 1 nrJ., wi I h ..,,1 wd ll t f 1'01\1
the hutl'h.
Thl' br('('ding doe doe nl>j r-ct to tht-
" human " -.er nt and will . . onwtinw ... abandon a litter
for that rf'ason. 1 f thf' doP is with tht• litter c:h(' nW\'
hr ron:-.:rd aw:w from it with a tn"t'' tnor-.1'1 of food.
Bo.nd of Ag-riculture Lr.10et.
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