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SOUTHERN PORK PRODUCTION 



County Pig. The name is the result of the use of a strain 

 of hogs that were bred by a Polander and which went 

 under the name of Polands and, of 

 course, the China came from the Big 

 China stock that was used. The early 

 animals of the breed were large 

 and quick-maturing, with a spotted 

 color. 



This is a breed that comes as near 

 as is possible to conforming to the 

 ideal fat hog type. The head is of 

 medium size, with nose straight and 

 with the ears pendent. The body 

 is compact, with a broad back and 

 deep sides. The hams are perfect. 

 It is the ideal lard type. In color it 

 very much resembles the Berkshire, 

 being black with white markings. 

 The breed is of medium size, mature 

 boars weighing around 450 and the 

 sows around 350 to 375 pounds. 



It is not as adaptable a breed 

 as some of the others. It was 

 made primarily for use in the Corn Belt, where for 

 many years it has outclassed all other breeds. It is 

 strictly a lard type and is well suited for corn feeding. 

 It is an extremely early maturing type, but is of that 

 disposition that wants all of its feed placed right before 

 it. Some class it as a lazy breed. They are of second 

 rate as grazers and rustlers, largely for the reason that 

 they do not stand up well on their feet and pasterns. As 

 a feeder and fattener, this breed has no superior. The 

 quality of pork is quite fat and is not classed as the best 



Blood lines of the 

 Poland-China. 



