12 SWINE IN AMERICA 



SO far as quality or any desirable uniformity is con- 

 cerned, and while by no means the rule it is yet un- 

 necessarily and unjustifiably common. The encouraging 

 feature of the situation as it exists is that reliable 

 material with which to work improvement was never 

 before so abundant, so readily available, and at a cost 

 so nearly nominal — almost una]:)preciable considering 

 possible results — as in the first decade of the twentieth 

 century. 



