HARE

the inclusive name for all of the Leporidae except the rabbits. The hare is generally bigger than the (wild) rabbit, and has longer ears, hind lees, and feet, and a wider muzzle. The common European type averages larger than the American and has still longer ears, etc. The chief American species is the prairie-hare, of the states west of the Mi i ippi, known in many sections as the ‘‘jack-rabbit.’? The young animal has always been a popular article of game food, eaten fresh, but the supply is not sufliciently regular to encourage commercial packing. The older animals are coarse and dry of flesh. Like the rabbit, the prairie-hare multiplies rapidly and sometimes increases to such numbers as to be terribly destructive to growing crops. The points given for the selection of rabbits apply equally to hares. The Belgian Hare is a large variety of rabbit.