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and more refined hog while others preferred the coarser and larger- 

 boned one. By continual breeding for the smaller or medium-sized type, 

 many breeders have wandered a long way from the original Poland China 

 type, which was much heavier and coarser than even our present day 

 large type. Both have their admirers ; and it is simply a matter of which 

 type you prefer. Guilford's "California Hog Book," published by the 

 Pacific Rural Press, notes three types of Poland China : "big-bone, medium 

 and fine-bone." 



Right Age for Breeding Sows. 



Can young sows be made to mate in a practical way? 



Gilts will usually take the boar at an early age, but it is the 

 general belief that it is better to allow a gilt to get most of her growth 

 before breeding so that she can do both herself and her pigs justice. 

 This naturally varies with different animals as some mature earlier 

 than others and can 'better withstand the drain on their constitution, 

 but as a general thing the sow that is bred at one year old will 

 likely prove more profitable than those bred younger. 



Registering Poland China Hogs. 



What is the cost of registering a pure-bred Poland China hog? 

 What is the usual course of procedure between buyer and seller of pure- 

 bred hops? Can the seller make a price for registering $5.00 extra 

 for each hogf 



In all the Poland China associations the fee for recording pedigrees 

 is one dollar for non-stockholders and fifty cents for stockholders. 

 The seller of a pure-bred hog gives a pedigree to the buyer and this 

 pedigree is eligible to be recorded in either of the three companies, 

 no matter upon which company's pedigree blanks it may be written. 

 The seller can overcharge the buyer for having the pedigree recorded 

 the same as he could overcharge the buyer for the value of the hog if 

 the buyer will allow it. The buyer could demand the pedigree, and it 

 is my opinion that the seller could be legally forced to furnish it, the 

 same as he would have to deliver the hog to the buyer. But this is a 

 legal point that could only be satisfactorily answered by one versed 

 in the law. When the buyer gets the pedigree he could have it recorded 

 as above stated. Pres. A. M. Henry, California Swine Breeders' Asso- 

 ciation, Farmington. 



Cholera-Immune Hogs. 



There are advertisements of hogs in which some state their stock 

 is cholera-immune. What is meant by "cholera-immune" ? 



When advertisers state that their hogs are cholera-immune, they 

 mean that their herds have been inoculated with cholera serum, and are 

 considered immune from cholera. This, however, does not apply to their 

 offspring, which will in turn have to be vaccinated the same as their 

 parents before becoming immune. 



