BREEDS OF SWINE 



SCORE CARD FOR SWINE.* 



423 



Total 



100 



This card Is used in classes in swine judging in the Animal Husbandry depart- 

 ment of the College of Agriculture. (Wis. B. 184.) 



The breeds of hogs are divided into two general classes, the 

 bacon type and the lard type. The Yorkshire and the Tamworth 

 breeds belong to the bacon type, while other 'breeds, as the Berkshire, 

 the Poland-China, and the Duroc-Jersey, belong to the lard type. 



The farmer who is about to adopt a breed should be sure to se- 

 lect one of the standard and common breeds of his own State. Many 

 men make the mistake of introducing a breed new to the section, and 

 when the time comes that a new boar must be secured much diffi- 

 culty and expense are incurred before a satisfactory one can be 

 found. Therefore a breed should usually be selected which has a 

 good representation in the State in which the farmer lives. (F. B. 

 411.) 



After the farmer has decided upon the breed of hogs which he 

 believes to be the best and most profitable for him to raise, he should 

 then stick to that breed and endeavor to develop it to its most per- 

 fect condition. It is not possible to get the most out of a breed by 



