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of the hog is approximately that of the ideal fat hog, with 

 a short, wide, deep body, with a maximum of develop- 

 ment in the hams and the valuable part of the back. In 

 many ways it resembles the Poland-China hog in form, 

 although it is not quite the extreme lard type that this 

 latter named breed is. In color it is some shade of red, 



Blood lines of the Duroc-Jersey. 



which may vary from a very light to a very dark red. In 

 some instances they have black spots on the skin, but this 

 is not objected to. In size they are classed as medium 

 to large. Some individuals attain weights close to 1,000 

 pounds, but mature boars will average around 500 

 pounds and mature sows around 400. This is one of the 



