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AMERICAN SWINE RECORD ASSOCIATIONS 



American Berkshire Association. 



American Large Black Pig Society. 



Cheshire Swine Breeders' Association. 



O. I. C. Swine Breeders' Association. 



Chester White Record Association. 



American Duroc Jersey Swine Breeders' Association. 



National Duroc Jersey Record Association. 



American Hampshire Swine Record Association. 



American Poland China Record Company. 



National Poland China Record Company. 



Standard Poland China Record Association. 



American Tamworth Swine Record Association. 



American Yorkshire Club. 



National Mule-foot Hog Association. 



Mule-foot Hog Breeders' Association. 



American Mule-foot Hog Record Company. 



282. Community breeding. The establishment and 

 maintenance of a recognized breed is a cooperative enter- 

 prise. No single individual can alone successfully estab- 

 lish and maintain a breed. Other things being equal, 

 the larger the number of breeders engaged in the improve- 

 ment of a given breed, the more certainly will the breed 

 be improved and established on a permanent foundation. 

 It is also true that it is distinctly to the advantage of a 

 breed to be owned by breeders living in the same region. 

 The interests of the breeders are greatly enhanced if 

 many workers in a restricted area are breeding the same 

 class of animals. This is particularly true in the case of 

 the person who maintains a small herd or flock. The 

 economic value of establishing for a community the repu- 

 tation of breeding a very large number of a certain breed 

 has been demonstrated in many localities in this and 

 other countries. Recognizing these advantages, educa- 

 tional organizations and breed associations have encour- 

 aged community breeding enterprises. In some localities 



