Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1918 — England Breeds Rabbits for Food. [ARTICLE]

England Breeds Rabbits for Food.

Rabbit breeding in England has been undertaken by the government in an effort to relieve the shortage of meat due to the war. The National Utility Rabbit association, it was announced recently, has established a central breeding station and stud exchange in Vauxhall, London. The first club started in London under auspices of the association is at the Royal mews, Buckingham palace. The primary object is to build up as quickly as possible a large supply of the best pedigreed stock, which will be sent, to provincial breeding centers. These in turn will supply breeding stock to smaller stations. Each of the larger provincial centers will have 100 breeding does, while the smaller stations will keep on hand about 20 each. It is the tope of officials that all allotment societies, food production organizations, women’s institutes and. many factories, munition works, school and summer camps will form rabbit clubs to be affiliated with the national association.