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IV. Organizations. 



(1) A number of organizations have been formed in the 

 interests of the breed, all, or nearly all, of which have adopted 

 the same standard of points. 



(2) Prominent among these are the following, viz : The 

 Ohio Poland-China Record Company, organized 1878, at Day- 

 ton, O. ; the American Poland-China Record Company, organ- 

 ized 1878, at Cedar Rapids, la. ; the Central Poland-China 

 Association, organized i88o, ( at Indianapolis ; the Northwest- 

 ern Poland-China Swine Association, organized in Washington, 

 Kan., in 1881, and the Standard Poland-China Record Associa- 

 tion, organized 1887, at Maryville, Mo. 



V. Distribution in the United States and 

 Canada. 



(1) Poland-Chinas are probably found in every state in 

 the Union. 



(2) In the central, western and northwestern states they 

 are more numerously kept than any other breed. 



(3) They have also been introduced into several of the 

 provinces of Canada, though not in large numbers. 



VI. Registration in the United States and 

 Canada. 



(1) The associations mentioned above under Note IV 

 have recorded approximately 350,000 animals, of which about 

 30 per cent are males. 



(2) In Canada, 2,714 animals have been recorded. 



LEADING CHARACTERISTICS. 



I. Relative size. 



(1) Formerly the Poland-Chinas were larger and less 

 refined than at the present time. 



(2) Though reduced in absolute size and improved in 

 form, they are still among the largest of the medium breeds. 



II. Adaptability. 



(1) They have proved well adapted to corn growing coun- 

 tries, hence their great popularity in the west, but 



(2) They are adapted to any conditions that furnish 

 plentiful supplies of food to produce quick growth. 



III. Early maturing qualities. 



(i) They possess these in a high degree, so that 



