446 THE BREEDS OF LIVE STOCK 



The breed is said to have been brought to the United 

 States in 1855, but it has never made much progress, and 

 seems to be losing ground steadily. 



559. Description. At the National Swine Breeders' 

 Convention at Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1872, the follow- 

 ing description of the Suffolk was approved : " Head 

 small, very short; cheeks prominent and full; face 

 dished ; snout small and very short ; jowl fine ; ears short, 

 small, thin, upright, soft and silky ; neck very short and 

 thick, the head appearing almost as if set on front of 

 shoulders, no arching of crest; chest wide and deep; 

 elbows standing out ; brisket wide but not deep ; shoulders 

 thick, rather upright, rounding outward from top to 

 elbow ; crops wide and full, long ribs, well arched out from 

 back, good length between shoulders and hams; flanks 

 well filled out and coming well down at ham ; back broad, 

 level, straight from crest to tail, not falling off or down 

 at the tail; hams wide and full, well rounded out, twist 



very wide and full all the 

 way down; legs small and 

 very short, standing wide 

 apart in sows, just keep- 

 ing belly from the ground; 

 bone fine, feet small, hoofs 



rather spreading; tail small) 



long and tapering; skin thin, 



of a pinkish shade, free from color ; hair fine and silky, not 

 too thick ; color of hair, pale yellowish white, perfectly free 

 from any spots or other color; size, small to medium." 

 In size, the Suffolk is probably slightly larger than the 

 Small Yorkshire, but it is practically the same breed (Fig. 

 93). 



560. Uses of Suffolk hogs. What has been said re- 



