1870 17 Mar. 6/2 In certain sandy soils rabbit farming was the most profitable use to which the land could be put.
1949 A. H. Clark (1950) iii. ix. 264 It is said that many..have taken to rabbit-farming..to realize some ready cash.
1997 15 Nov. 53/2 Tin working, peat cutting, charcoal burning, and rabbit farming have all left their mark on the palimpsest of today's moor.