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the size of the animal and the weight of its bone, and the 

 larger, heavier-boned hog will always find an important 

 place in this breed, as, indeed, in all others. The snout is 

 of medium length; the face slightly dished; the ear 

 drooped, much the same as that of the Poland-China; 

 the jowl heavy; the body wide and deep, set on short 



legs of medium to fine bone; 

 the ham heavily fleshed, and 

 the body generally noted for 

 thickness rather than for 

 length. Cherry-red is the 

 popular color, but yellowish 

 red and chestnut are fre- 



FIG. 87. Duroc-Jersey boar. A , , , 



quently seen. A few black 



spots on belly and legs do not disqualify, but are objec- 

 tionable. Black markings on any other parts of the body 

 are very serious objections (Figs. 87, 88). 



519. Types. Like other breeds, Duroc-Jerseys present 

 variations in type. On the whole, breeders have been 

 striving for a fine-boned, 



smooth type of hog of medium 

 size. It is asserted by some 

 persons that this refining 

 process has been carried too 

 far, and breeders are to be 

 found who are producing 



FIG. 88. Duroc-Jersey sow. 



hogs of more bone and more 

 size. These larger, heavier-boned hogs are attracting con- 

 siderable attention among Duroc-Jersey breeders, and it 

 would seem that they would yet perform an important 

 work for the breed. 



520. Uses of Duroc-Jersey hogs. The Duroc-Jersey 

 is essentially a producer of fat or lard hogs, and it seems to 



