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hog to keep ; and it is claimed that " no animal of the pig 

 species carries so great a proportion of flesh to the quantity 

 of bone, or flesh of so fine a quality, as the small York 

 shire." There have been several of these hogs imported into 

 this State, and so far they have given very general satisfac- 

 tion. The middle Yorkshire are larger, not quite so highly 

 refined or compactly built as the small, but are a desirable 

 breed. The large Yorkshire, of which several have been 

 imported into this State, are a much larger size than either 

 of the others. Six or eight hundred pounds are common 

 weights, and as high as twelve hundred pounds has been 

 secured by English breeders. Considering the enormous 

 size of these animals, they are not coarse. Their shape is 

 generally good, the legs straight, the back generally arched, 

 and well calculated to sustain great weight. We know of 

 no one who has met with any special success in the breeding 

 or fattening of these large Yorkshires in this country. 



CHESTER (county) WHITE. 



This American breed, which was introduced several years 

 ago from Pennsylvania, for a time had a tremendous " run." 

 One firm alone in Chester County, Pennsylvania, it is 

 claimed, shipped from twenty-five hundred to twenty-nine 

 hundred of these pigs each year. Owing to the great de- 

 mand, and the dishonesty of dealers, many worthless animals 

 were shipped, and scattered over the country, whicli nat- 

 urally brought this breed into bad repute with some. A 

 well-bred Chester White, if not too coarse (and large size is 

 wanted), is a desirable kind of hog. The sows of this breed, 

 owing to their size, strong digestive powers, hardiness, and 

 vigorous constitution, and being usually good milkers, make 

 most excellent stock to cross refined English breeds of hogs 

 upon. They are pure white, have long round bodies, short 

 head and legs, are hardy, prolific, and good milkers. 



THE SUFFOLKS. 



This breed, now so seldom seen either in the pens of our 

 farmers, or at our annual agricultural fair, was, twenty years 

 ago, a more common and deservedly popular breed. They 

 are a very quiet, easy animal to keep, and fatten readily at 

 any age. Generally, however, the pure bloods were most 



