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between the bacon and the fat type. H. F. Work, at one 

 time Secretary of the American Hampshire Association; 

 describes the color as follows : "In color, they are either 

 listed or blacks, the most fashionable colors consisting of 

 black extremities with a white belt four to twelve inches 

 wide, encircling the body and including the fore-legs, which 

 should also be white." The term " listed " means that 

 the white belt is present. Work further states that there 

 are some breeders who try to run their herds all black, 

 and asserts that breeders should not be too particular re- 

 garding color, except in cases when white spots occur. 



533. Types. Hampshires do not vary extremely in 

 type, if we may judge by exhibits made at the leading 

 shows, and the breed has not yet attained sufficient 

 prominence to admit of an intelligent study of this phase 

 of the question. 



534. Uses of Hampshire hogs. It is claimed for the 

 Hampshire that it is a bacon hog. In regard to this claim, 

 we must bear in mind that what the American packer calls 

 a bacon hog is a very different animal from the one re- 

 quired to make a " Wiltshire side " for export to Eng- 

 land. It is animals suitable for making " Wiltshire sides " 

 that have given rise to the market term, " bacon hog," 

 and if judged from this standpoint, the Hampshire would 

 fall far short of requirements. It is altogether too short 

 in the side, too thick in the shoulder, and too heavy in 

 the neck to make a number one " Wiltshire side," but 

 as a light-weight hog for supplying bacon for home con- 

 sumption, the Hampshire answers the purpose very satis- 

 factorily. 



In early maturity and feeding qualities, the Hampshire 

 seems to be giving good satisfaction to those who are 

 handling it, and it is highly esteemed as a grazer. It is 



