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used by those who feed them, or are sold to the local markets. Some 

 pure-bred Berkshires, Yorkshires, Tamworths and Chester Whites are 

 kept but grades are generally used. It is likely production will increase 

 slowly but will not be more than enough for home markets for some 

 time. 



SUMMARY.* 

 Popularity of Breeds. 

 Yorkshires : Out of 42 counties the Yorkshire is reported to be the 

 principal breed in 33, and in 7 others is a tie with some other breed 

 for first position. In one county Yorkshires are in fourth place, and one 

 county fifth. In 14 counties of the 33 first mentioned the Yorkshires are 

 far in excess of the next most popular breed. 



Berkshires : In one county the Berkshire is the principal breed, and 

 in 7 divides first place with some other breed. In 23 counties the Berk- 

 shire comes second, while in 8 counties they divide honors for second 

 place. In 3 counties they are third. 



Tamworths : In 2 counties the Tamworths tie with some other breed 

 for position of most popular breed. In 2 counties they are second, and 

 in 8 counties equal with some other breed as second choice. In 23 

 counties they come third; in 10 of these counties as well as in 6 others 

 they are in small numbers. 



Chester Whites : In one county Chester Whites tie with some other 

 breed for position of being most popular, and are second in 1 county 

 and a tie for second place in 2 counties. In 5 counties Chester Whites 

 are third, and in 2 other counties equal with some other breed for third 

 place; in 18 counties they are in fourth place, an explanation from some 

 of these counties stating they are very few in numbers. 



Duroc Jerseys and Poland Chinas : These breeds are seldom men- 

 tioned except in the counties of Essex and Kent. 



Yorkshires are found in the strongest numbers, comparatively, in 

 counties west of the County of Ontario, while the Chester Whites are 

 mostly found in counties east of the County of Durham. The Berk- 

 shires are fairly evenly divided in almost all counties. The Tamworths 

 are mostly used in sections taking in the counties of Bruce, Grey, Sim- 

 coe, Dufferin, Peterborough, and Victoria, and counties Northumberland 

 to Dundas. While all crosses are used, there is no doubt that the most 

 popular cross throughout the Province is a cross between the Yorkshire 

 and the Berkshire. 



Taking the Province as a whole, the evident tendency is to produce 

 more hogs of the approved bacon type. In the western p art o f the 



* The reports from the Districts of Haliburton. Muskoka. Parry Sound, 

 Nipissing. Algoma, Manitoulin. Thunder Bay and Rainy River are not included 

 in tlu> summary, owing to the fact that hogs are not grown in these districts 

 to any considerable extent. The report as to cost of feeding from' the county 

 of Prescotl was not sufficiently definite to include in average cost of feeding 

 for the Province. 



