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work simultaneously, and chiefly at first with a view to secur- 

 ing a more suitable animal for the market. 



(2) But prominent among the improvers of the breed 

 stand the names of Thomas Wood of Chester county, Pa., and 

 S. H. Todd of Wakeman, O. 



V. Influences that have retarded distribution. 



(1) When the demand for Chester Whites became greater 

 than the supply, dishonest men sold large numbers as pure 

 which had little in common with Chester Whites save the 

 color, and 



(2) In the West they have been found to some extent 

 liable to mange. 



VI. Modifications in the breed. 



(1) Formerly Chester Whites were coarse in the head, 

 bone and hair, had a large pendant ear, a long and coarse tail, 

 arid lacked smoothness of form. 



(2) These coarse features have been eliminated in a 

 marked degree, and they have been transformed into a smooth 

 and symmetrical breed. 



VII. Organization. 



(1) At least five record associations have been organized 

 in the interests of Chester White swine in the United States. 



(2) These are the American Chester White Record Asso- 

 ciation, the National, the International, the Standard and the 

 Ohio Improved. 



VIII. Distribution in the United States and 

 Canada. 



(1) Chester White swine are fairly well distributed over 

 the eastern, northern, central and northwestern states and 

 many are bred in Canada. 



(2) They are numerously kept in the states of Pennsyl- 

 vania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and in the province of 

 Ontario. 



IX. Registration in the United States and 

 Canada. 



(1) The Standard and American Associations have 

 recorded 37,576 animals, of which 16,672 are males and 20,904 

 females. 



(2) In Ontario, 2,766 animals have been recorded. 



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