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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8,1948
Rabbit Meat Beats Shortage; Raise 'Em In Your Backyard
Washington—(UP)—If you have a backyard, maybe you don't have to worry about a meat shortage or high meat prices. You can raise rabbit meat.
The agriculture department offers that suggestion as an aid to the family budget. Charles E. Kellogg, the department's No.1 rabbit expert, says it's better to raise tame rabbits in your backyard than to go out into
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3. It doesn't cost much. You can build a rabbit hutch out of scrap lumber, crates and old poultry wire. Domestic rabbits gain a pound in weight on about four and a half pounds of grain feed. You can save on feed by giving them some lawn chippings, stale bread, cooked potato left-overs and vegetable trimmings.
1. Three does and a buck in backyard hutches will provide you with 150 pounds of rabbit meat in one year. Your share of the nation's beef, veal, park and lamb supply this year is only 143-146 pounds.
4. It doesn't take long. It's only 90 days from the time a doe is mated until the four-pound offspring is ready for the dinner table.
Here's how you get 150 pounds of rabbit meat from three does and a buck:
5. Wild rabbits sometimes have a disease called tularemia, which does not afflict domestic rabbits.
2. Domestic rabbit meat tastes better than wild rabbit. "It compares with breast of chicken." Kellogg said, "and it's so superior to wild rabbit meat as to seem an entirely different food."
Each doe produces four litters a year, or 20 to 24 young. In eight or 10 weeks the young each weigh four to five pounds and at that time will provide two and a half pounds of dressed meat. So if the three does produce a total of 60 rabbits, you have 159 pounds of dressed rabbit each year.
You may get tired of eating rabbit meat. In that case, the department suggests that you sell some of it and use the money to help on the grocery bill.
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In fact, you can sell the pelts separately. But if you're planning to go into business, you ought to whip the business. White pelts bring higher prices.
Rabbit raising is not permitted everywhere. But they may be kept in any town or village where poultry raising is permitted, the department said. It's a booming industry on the West Coast. Los Angeles in a recent year consumed about 7,000,000 pounds of rabbit meat.
Knowledge Was Dangerous
For This Man's Ancestors
Indianapolis — (UP) — Herman Bobbe of the National Library Bindery company saw the picture of an ancestor for the first time at an art exhibition. He viewed the pointing of Hille Bobbe, who was burned at the stake in the 17th century for knowing too much about books.
Does He Plan To Walk?
Grand Rapids, Mich.—(UP)—Joseph A. Andriessen, 61, who figures his rural mail rounds by horse and auto covered 400,000 miles since he came to the United States from the Netherlands in 1905, has retired—to travel. First on his route was a trip to California.
Vincennes, Ind.—(UP)—People place varying values on the irritation caused when the telephone rings and it is a wrong number. Charles Schenk complained that the Midwest Telephone and Utilities company listed his number wrong and asked for $50,000 damages on the ground that he lost business because of the error.
For the first time in the history of the University, women in the home management course will observe the physical and mental growth of a baby. The baby is Allan Wayne Slaughter, son of Mrs. Margaret Slaughter, instructor of the course. The baby was born May 5.
Five-Month-Old Baby To Be Observed By Girls In Home Management Course
Allan is a sturdy baby weighing $ 18 \frac{1}{2} $ pounds. He is 27 inches long. At birth he weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces. His eyes are dark blue and his hair is light brown.
Five women are now living at the home management house as part of the course. They are learning to care for the house and the baby. At the end of five weeks, these women will be replaced by five others who will take the same course.
Mrs. Slaughter said that in observing her son's growth at various stages, the members of the class will obtain a more practical idea of a baby.
Although Allan will be observed and cared for by the members of the class, his mother insists that he will lead a normal life and will not be "spoiled."
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Will Invite All RN To Nurses' Meetings
All interested nurses are invited to attend the regular meetings of the Nurses' club, it was decided in the meeting Monday. The next meeting, Monday, Nov. 1, will be a social meeting.
The committee appointed to plan the program for the next meeting is: Marjorie Varner, public health nurse; Donna Jones, general duty nurse; Rosa L. Schrammel, fine arts sophomore and occupational therapist; and Mrs. Florence Davidson, office nurse.
Miss Sara Patterson, assistant professor of home economics, spoke to the group on "History of Nursing" and Miss Varner talked about "Public Health Nursing."
Nelson Will Talk To AKPsi
Edward G. Nelson, associate professor of accounting, will speak on "Case System in the Business School" at the rush meeting of the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity at 8 p.m. today in the Grill room of the Eldridge hotel.
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