Swine 1827 



head rather small, full smooth shoulder, back strong and wide 

 with plump full hams. 



About 1833 the breeders of these two types of red hogs joined 

 forces with a view of producing a type combining the best fea- 

 tures of both varieties. They also crossed these hogs with some 

 red hogs imported from Spain about that time and later with 

 others imported from Portugal. The type produced by these 

 crosses became a distinct breed but was still known by several 

 diiferent names. The breeders finally merged into two factions, 

 one adhering to the name Jersey Red and the other to the Duroc 

 until 1883 the American Duroc-Jersey Swine Breeders Associa- 

 tion was formed and the name Duroc-Jersey adopted. 



The Duroc-Jerseys belong to the fat or lard typo of swine al- 

 though active in disposition. They are considered good grazers 

 and good feeders. There has been marked improvement in the 

 breed during the past few years. The large lopped ear of the 

 Jersey Red is still apparent, but the ideal individual has a long, 

 deep body, broad back, the neck is short and thick and the face 

 slightly curved and nose rather long. The head is small and 

 eyes set wide apart. The legs medium in length and size, color 

 varying from dark cherry red to light yellowish red. The hair 

 medium fine but inclining to bristles on top of shoulders. While, 

 as noted, many improvements have developed during recent years, 

 these have been to some degree at the expense of size, and the 

 Duroc-Jersey of today is diminishing in size, the enormous rangy 

 individual of the original Jersey Red type having disappeared 

 leaving a well built animal shorter in body, compactly built, 

 with medium short legs similar in conformation to the Poland- 

 China. They are very prolific, and excellent mothers. 



