THE BREEDS OF SWINE 399 



The Hampshire breed of swine for many years was 

 known in America as the "Thin Rind." It is black hi color, 

 with a white belt at the shoulders which encircles the body. 

 No one knows the fountain head of these hogs in America. 

 In 1904 breeders of these hogs assumed that they came from 

 Hampshire, England, and adopted that name. In view of 

 the fact that there was an English black breed of this name 

 in Hampshire, the author has thought the selection of this 

 name for the American breed was unfortunate. Belted hogs 



Figure 180. A Hampshire brood sow. Bred and owned by J. Crouch & Son, 

 Indiana. Photograph from the owners. 



have been found in different parts of Europe, and in very 

 recent years, especially since the World War, a breed of 

 this sort, known as the Wessex Saddle-back hog, has received 

 much attention in England, and especially in south Hamp- 

 shire. The claim is made by promoters of the Wessex that 

 it is an old British forest breed. 



For many years "Thin Rind" hogs were bred in a limited 

 way in Kentucky, southern Indiana, and southern Illinois, 

 and these were of the bacon type. Finally the breed was 



