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 CHINESE BREED. 



PLATE XXII. 



THE colour is most commonly black, the form 

 characterized by a fine appearance, small head, 

 thin ears, and short and slender legs. They are 

 remarkable for being easily fed, and perhaps 

 become too fat for the general purposes of the 

 table, and a cross is therefore oftentimes more 

 esteemed. 



The other British breeds receive their names 

 most frequently from the county in which they 

 were introduced and reared. Thus the Hamp- 

 shire, Sussex, Suffolk, Cheshire, and Shropshire 

 Pigs, are well known as excellent. Upon the 

 border districts, there are also some superior 

 breeds, which are reared to a great extent. In 

 the extreme north of Scotland, and some of the 

 islands, the race is very diminutive. At one 

 period, a strong prejudice or superstition existed 

 here against this animal in every way ; but this 

 is now fast becoming extinguished, and is replaced 

 by a rapid improvement in the breeds. 



The next animal we have to notice, is 



