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breed, but the breed is not largely represented in any state 

 as yet. 



Utility. The National Mule-foot Hog Record Association 

 makes the following claims for the breed : 



"'As to the special qualifications and fine points of the 

 Mule-foot hog, we know it to have greater vitality than any 

 other breed in the United States. We have never known a 

 full-blood Mule-foot hog to have hog cholera. It is an easy 

 feeder, develops early and rapidly, is in 'strong demand on 

 the market at a premium. . . . The sows are good, gentle 

 mothers and raise large litters of pigs, which, if turned out, 

 will hustle for a living, or they will grow fat and thrive, paying 

 big returns, under good care and attention." 



It must be remembered that the claims set forth above 

 are made by admirers of the breed. The Arkansas Station tested 

 Mule-foot hogs with virulent cholera germs, and found them 

 quite as susceptible to the disease as hogs of other breeds. 



LARGE BLACK PIG. 



Description. The Large Black is a large breed, all black 

 in color, and possessing very large drooping ears. In general 

 conformation it approaches the bacon type, having a good 

 length of side, medium width of back and shoulder, a rather 

 light neck and jowl, and fairly heavy bone. (Figs. 36 and 37.) 



Origin and History. The Large Black pig is the latest 

 addition to the recognized pure breeds of swine in Great 

 Britain. The origin of the breed is not well known, but it 

 has been bred for a great many years in the east and south of 

 England. 



Distribution. The Large Black is hardly known outsiHe 

 of England, and is not widely distributed even in England, 



