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when mature range from 500 to 600 pounds, but much 

 heavier weights are by no means uncommon, and indi- 

 viduals weighing as much as 1,000 pounds or even more 

 have not been rare. This is not mentioned as an argu- 

 ment in favor of this, or any other large breed, as the 

 chances are that weight above 500 pounds, put on any 

 hog, returns little profit, and the pork added from feed 

 given a hog weighing 600 pounds is likely to represent 

 a cost far greater than its money return. Experiments 

 and experience have long since taught the teachable that 

 it is the feed given to young and growing animals which 

 returns the quick and large gains, and profit. 



In an early day the author had considerable experience 

 with Chester Whites, perhaps as good individuals as 

 Chester county afforded, on a Kansas farm where con- 

 ditions were quite primitive, and proved that these swine 

 had many characteristics extremely likable, but they were 

 discarded as other white breeds have been, for their one 

 conspicuous defect, name!}-. snsceptil)ility to skin disease, 

 especially mange. The wind, sun and mud and other 

 exposure they encountered on the ordinary pioneer's 

 prairie farm told severely against the hardiest of them; 

 but this does not prove that judicious management and 

 breeding may not do much to rid them of their seeming 

 tenderness, if it -has not been already accomplished. 

 Tliere is no herd of swine more attractive than one of 

 well-bred, well-fed, healthy, latter-day Chester Whites. 



The standard of excellence, scale of points and de- 

 tailed description for Chester Whites, adopted by the 

 American Chester White Record Association, read as 

 follows : 



