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originated, but different breeds of red liogs were 

 common many years ago in New York and New 

 Jersey, and these were brought together and 

 blended. Red hogs are common in the corn states. 

 They are good grazers and put on flesh easily and 

 cheaply. They are liked because they have large 

 litters and because they reach good size and weight. 

 They thrive well when following a herd of fatten- 

 ing cattle. 



Poland- China. Another fat hog is the Poland- 

 China. (Fig. 26.) They are usually black with 



J^^k;. 26. .1 prize Polawl China. 



white markings on the face. The breed was first 

 known in Ohio where in the early days the pre- 

 vailing color was white. Poland-Chinas are great 

 favorites in the corn states, because they seem to 

 do better on corn alone than any other breed. For 

 the purpose of turning corn into pork Poland- 



