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native county into several other English counties. It has 

 been exported to several European countries, to Australia-, 

 Canada and the United States. It would be difficult to 

 select any state as an important center for this breed, but 

 it occurs, scattered here and there in small lots, in a large 

 number of states. It has become very popular in the 

 South. 



The Essex has nearly disappeared from Canada. None 

 of the Canadian exhibitions makes a separate class for 

 this breed. 



556. Organizations and records. The American Essex 

 Association was organized in 1887, but its membership is 

 not large. It has published two volumes of its record, 

 which contain some 1500 names. In Canada, Essex 

 swine are recorded in the Dominion Swine Breeders' 

 Record, but only 286 animals have ]3een recorded. 



SUFFOLK SWINE. Fig. 93. 

 By G. E. Day 



557. The Suffolk is an English breed of swine, closely 

 identified with the Small Yorkshire, and of little impor- 

 tance in America. It may be classed with the fat- or lard- 

 hog types. It is best adapted to intensive conditions, 

 where land for grazing is scarce and soiling food is used in 

 addition to pasture. 



558. History. The Suffolk is undoubtedly of the same 

 origin as the Small Yorkshire, and is an offshoot of the 

 Small White breed in England. There is no such breed 

 as a White Suffolk recognized in England, but the name 

 Suffolk was sometimes applied locally to the Small Black 

 breed, of which the Essex is a representative. 



