Chapter LXXII. 



AMERICAN, OR WHITE SUFFOLK. 



This is an undoubted descendant of the English York and Cumber- 

 land breeds, resembling the Small Yorkshire of to-day so closely in all 

 points except size Suffdlks being somewhat larger as to preclude any 

 necessity for futher description. Many writers class the Suffolk and 

 Cheshire together as representatives of the "Middle White" breed of 

 England. We believe, however, that Professor Long, in his '-Book of 

 the Pig," comes nearer the truth, when he states that the Suffolk as a 

 white hog is only recognized in America, whereas in England its sup- 

 posed home it has been absorbed into what he calls the "English 

 Small White Breed," of which the Small Yorkshire is the representative 

 in America. 



If we were to state any point of difference, other than noted above, 

 between Suffolks and Small Yorks, it would be to compare faces. 

 Yorkshire breeders have shortened-in the face, and made a trifle 

 sharper "dish" than is the case with the Suffolk. The latter is about 

 the best type of the old Chinese hog that we now have, and displays 

 such a tendency to extreme fat ' ' chuffiness " as to amount, with many, 

 to a decided objection. From the report of the National Swine Breed- 

 ers' Convention, 1872, we quote the following detailed 



DESCRIPTION OF AMERICAN SUFFOLK. 



' ' Head small, very short ; cheeks prominent and full ; face dished ; snout small 

 and very short ; jowl fine ; ears short, small, thin, upright, soft and silky ; neck very 

 short and thick, the head appearing almost as if set on front of shoulders, no arching of 

 crest ; chest wide and deep elbows standing out ; brisket wide but not deep ; shoulders 

 thick, rather upright, rounding outwards from top to elbow ; crops wide and full ; long 

 ribs, well arched out from back ; good length between shoulders and hams ; flank well 

 filled out, and coming well down at ham ; back broad, level, straight from crest to tail, 

 not falling off or down at tail ; hams wide and full, well rounded out, twist very wide and 

 full all the way down ; legs small and very short, standing wide apart in sows, just 

 keeping belly from the ground ; bone fine, feet small, hoofs rather spreading ; tail small, 

 long and tapering ; skin thin, of a pinkish shade, free from color ; hair fine and silky, 

 not too thick ; color of hair pale yellowish white, perfectly free from any spots or other 

 color; size, small to medium." 



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