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Ohio around Cincinnati became the great swine region of 

 the United States. Here the Poland China hogs were devel- 

 oped. Other domestic breeds of hogs were developed in 

 Canada and throughout England. 



TYPES AND BBEEOS OF SWINE 



Two types. There are two well-defined types of hogs, 

 the fat or lard-type and the bacon-type. The lard-type is a 

 product of the corn belt. In the great corn producing states 

 we find the lard-type in its highest degree of perfection. 

 Bacon hogs have not been produced to any great extent under 



FIG. 27. LARD-TYPE OF HOG 



systems of corn feeding, hence we find the bacon hog in 

 greater numbers in countries where the food for the hog is 

 more varied. Canada, Denmark, and Ireland are able to 

 compete in their export trade with the bacon-types, because 

 the ''Wiltshire Side" (the side, ham, and shoulder in one 

 piece) commands a higher price than the meat of the lard 

 hog in export trade. 



The lard-type of hog 1 . The lard-type of hog has a com- 



