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and 1905. The estimates of the cost of feeding vary from 3 to 10 cents 

 in summer and 4 to 10 cents in winter. The average of the various 

 estimates for summer feeding is $4.70 per cwt., and for winter feeding 



$5.90 per cwt. 



Grenville. 



Taking the county as a whole, the most popular breed is the York- 

 shirt. The popularity of the Berkshire, Tamworth, and Chester White is 

 about evenly "divided. In some special districts, however, the Chester 

 White breed is very strong in numbers, while in several other sections 

 there is a tendency to go more into Chester Whites. The most general 

 disposition, however, is to go more into the Yorkshire breed. In a great 

 many districts there are a number of grade sires used, while one report 

 states they are practically all grade sires in that section. There is a gen- 

 eral desire to increase the output, but young pigs are very scarce and 

 very high in price ; more brood sows will probably be kept. One report 

 states: "Would increase the output if they could get the pigs, but 

 cannot get young pigs. Some are paying $3, and even $4, for four 

 weeks' old pigs." There is a very slight increase in the number of sows, 

 in both 1905 and 1906, over 1904. The average litter is 6.7, and the 

 percentage of loss is considered to be considerably greater than usual. 

 According to the reports, there is no doubt there will be a lighter delivery 

 from this county before September 1st, than in 1904 and 1905. Some few 

 sections, however, report an increase. The average estimate of cost for 

 summer feeding is $4.60 per cwt., and $5.35 per cwt. for winter feeding. 

 The lowest and highest estimates for summer feeding are $3.50 per cwt. 

 and $5.50 per cwt., and for winter feeding $4 and $6.75 per cwt. 



Dundas. 



The farmers in this county show very little preference for any parti- 

 cular breed. There are about the same number of Yorkshires, Berkshires 

 and Tamworths (including crosses of each), with perhaps a few less of 

 the Chester White breed. In quite a number of the sections there is an 

 inclination to use more of the Berkshire or of the Chester White in cross- 

 ing with the Yorkshire or the Tamworth. One correspondent states : 

 "Few if any pure-breds are kept in this district except sires. The Ohio 

 Improved Chester White has quite a strong foothold here. The feeders 

 are principally the get of a top cross of Ohio Improved Chester White or 

 Berkshire. Very few Yorkshires are raised here. Unfortunately, the 

 buyers here do not discriminate between the short thick fat and the bacon 

 type, and the hog sought after by the feeders here is the one that will 

 put pounds on the fastest anywhere over the body." Another corre- 

 spondent states : "The tendency of late has been to cross-breed, also to 

 breed fat hogs again, as we find we can produce them cheaper, being 

 better grass pigs. Instead of breeding the thin bacon hog or the thick 

 fat pig, we have been crossing the Yorkshire and Chester White, and 

 the Berkshire and Tamworth." 



