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grained and is juicy and tender. In color both skin and hair 

 are white. Experiments show that they gain more rapidly than 

 other breeds of hogs, but they require much more food. 



Large Breeds. The Chester White Hogs take their name from 

 Chester County, Pennsylvania, where they first became prominent. 

 Their color is pure white, and the head is short and slightly dished. 

 The Chester whites have large compact bodies, with thick, heavy, 

 drooping ears. They often weigh one thousand pounds or more. 

 They rank high as feeders and command good prices. 



Improved Yorkshire. The modernizing of the old large York- 

 shire began about the middle of the nineteenth century. The 

 improved Yorkshire has a medium long head with but little up- 

 ward curve, heavy drooping ears, good-sized hams, white hair, 

 and pink skin. 

 They are generally 

 very large and 

 weights of twelve 

 hundred are not 

 uncommon. 



The Tamworths. 

 -This breed came 

 originally from the 

 counties of Staf- 

 ford , Warwick , Lei- 

 cester, and North- Tamworth hog. 



ampton in England, and it dates back to the time of Sir Robert 

 Peel in 1812. Their introduction into the United States dates 

 from 1882, when they were imported by Mr. Thomas Bennett of 

 Rossville, Illinois. They have golden red hair and are extremely 

 long in head, legs, and body. Their ears are large and erect, their 

 backs narrow and long, and their sides long and deep. They are 

 fairly good feeders and rank high as grazing hogs or rustlers. 

 They are highly esteemed for bacon. 



SHEEP 



Sheep were probably domesticated at a very early period in the 

 history of man. They are found in practically every part of the 

 world, and in many parts of the United States and Australia sheep 



