952 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE bTOCK DOCTOR. 



shape and color, is not unlike the Berkshire, but larger proportionally. 

 The color is a pure, deep black ; face short and dished ; ears small, soft 

 and erect while young, but falling over somewhat with age ; the bone is 



KSSEX SOW. 



3ne, hair thin ; the carcass long, broad, straight and deep, with excellent 

 tjams, carrying meat fully down ne:ir the hock. Their great delicacy of 

 Torm is due to their crossing with the Neapolitan ; and except that (hey 

 ire better haired the cuts we give would not be bad rep'-esentations of 

 j&e breed. 



BLACK DORSET SOW. 



Vn. The Black Dorset. 

 The black swine of Dorsetshire, England, are a breed in high repute, 

 locally. They are represented na being strons-constitutioned, attaiaJD^ 



