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foragers. When properly fed, the pigs can be made to weigh 

 from three hundred to five hundred pounds at a year old. 

 The young pigs are thrifty, grow very rapidly, and are easy 

 to fatten at any age. Their hams are celebrated as the 

 finest in the world. The true Berkshire is docile, short- 

 legged, sound in the loins ; ears thin, small, and erect ; 

 straight back, of uniform width from shoulder to ham, very 

 fidl and deep in the ham and shoulder ; face short, fine, and 

 well dished, broad between the eyes, which are large, bright, 

 and intelligent ; color black, with white on feet, face, and tip 

 of tail. With the merits which this breed possesses, it is no 

 wonder, that, where they are best known, they are deservedly 

 popular. 



For the Committee. 



A. B. Howard, Chairman. 



