RABBIT BREEDERS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20565, 6 June 1932, Page 7

RABBIT BREEDERS.

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. U the monthly meeting of the Canterbury Rabbit Breeders' Association of New Zealand t. • ™=r, -\i> W G Wright, expressed t fc tn C sat l Sa a c"on J onTein g .Me "to welcome 14 " C \ "eUeVlrom the New Zealand Cat Club a combined show was left in the h-uds of = a sub-committee to deal with. The treasurer Mr H. A. Dawber, reported on the Sncial position of the Association, and Mr V Thorpe pelt-marketing secretary, and Mr » S Pratlev, wool-marketing secretary, reported on their work for. the month. Mr Pra ley informed the meeting that according to the latest advice received that week from the Association's mills, a further increase in the price of two grades of Angora wool had been male; the mills were now asking especially for the shorter staple Angora wool, for which they had increased the price over 50 pe The members expressed the opinion that the exceptional increase in the price of the short SaDle wool would result in a considerably treater. output during tbe nest twelve months. The show secretary, Mr A. Lawrence, repotted that -arrangements were well in hand for the holding of the Association s third annual show at the Winter bhow. He reported that 50 classes had been provided, and trophies for every class had be.cn given, im-luding some very valuable silver cups. \ talk on "Breeding the Stud" was given bv' Mr J. E. 11. Cox, who during the cours« of his remarks warned those present that the first essential for the foundation o£ a profitable rabbitry was the purchase of the highest quality rabbits procurable. iae study of scientific breeding was equally important, said Mr Cox, and it was the duty of all breeders to main in in the quality of their stock if they were anxious for the industry to progress. A vote of thanks was accorded to the speaker.