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DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



the Director of the Experiment Station in your State and obtain 

 from him the score card used for judging butter in the Dairy 

 Department. Then secure samples of butter and grade them in 

 accordance with the score card used in your State. 



HOGS 



Our common hogs are the descendants of the wild hogs of Europe, 

 Asia, and Africa which have been improved under the influence of 

 proper selection and careful handling. They bring in as a rule 

 a better profit on feeding than any other class of farm animals, 

 while the amount required to be invested is smaller than that for 

 most animals. 



The principal breeds are as follows: 



1. Small Breeds: 2. Medium Breeds. 



Berkshires 

 Poland China 

 Duroc Jersey 

 Cheshire 



Victoria 



Suffolk 



Essex 



Small Yorkshire 



3. Large Breeds: 

 Chester White 

 Improved 



Yorkshire 

 Tamworth 



Small Breeds. The Victoria is the outgrowth of the combined 

 blood of the Poland China, Berkshire, Chester White, and Suffolk 



under the influence 

 of careful selection. 

 The head is moder- 

 ately broad, ear of 

 medium size, body 

 broad and deep, 

 while the shoulders 

 and hams carry a 

 considerable thick- 

 ness. 



The American 

 Suffolk Hog is of 

 white color and is probably a descendant of the small Yorkshire. 

 It has a small head, dished face, small snout, fine jowl, short- 

 thin ears, short thick neck, wide and deep chest, ribs .well arched, 

 broad level back, and well-filled flanks. It is found mainly in 

 the Mississippi Valley. 



Texas razor back hog. 





