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2,800 Oxford, 2/267 Eambouillet, 7,942 Shropshire, 

 42 Suffolk, 919 other breeds. The swine numbered 

 33,527, reported from 7,656 farms. Of these the 

 Berkshire breed had 1,618, the Chester- White, 7,869, 

 the Duroc-Jersey, 12,842, the Hampshire, 1.023, the 

 Poland-China. 8,739, the Spotted Poland-China, 219, 

 the Tamworth, 135, the Yorkshire, 376, and all 

 others, 676. Statistics of pure-bred live-stock are 

 given in Appendix H. 



The Michigan Improved Livestock Breeders and 

 Feeders Association was org:anized in 1890. and its 

 membership fluctuates from 200 to 300. although its 

 annual meetinsrs at East Lansinor orenerallv brincf 

 out twice or thrice these numbers. The object of 

 the Association is declared in its constitution, "to 

 promote the interests of breeders of the various breeds 

 of improved livestock in Michigan," and "any per- 

 son interested in improved breeds of livestock may 

 become a member of this association by paying one 

 dollar into the treasury." The annual dues are one 

 dollar. The secretary states that, when this Asso- 

 ciation was established, there was not sufficient in- 

 terest in particular breeds of live-stock to organize 

 separate societies for them individually. In the 

 interim, however, separate organizations have been 

 created for horses, sheep, swine and cattle, and vari- 

 ous varieties of each species, although thev are 

 affiliated with the general parent organization. At 

 their annual conferenc-e held at the 5lichigan Agri- 

 cultural College during the winter, discussions take 



