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breeds do especially well in the South, and are growing in popu- 

 larity in that section steadily. 



The main differences between the bacon breeds and the 

 lard hogs are a longer head, longer legs, less width of back, longer 

 and deeper sides, with less curve of rib and more lean meat, with 

 correspondingly less fat. The bacon breeds, on account of their 

 long legs, are more active and aggressive than the more steadfast 

 lard breeds. In weight the bacon breeds run from 170 to 200 

 pounds. In Canada the lighter breeds are the more desired by 

 breeders and packers. 



Types. — The most representative breeds of the bacon type are 

 the Tamworth, Large Yorkshire, and the Thin Rind, or Hampshire. 



THE LARD TYPE OF HOG 



THE POLAND-CHINA 



This is the pioneer of all American breeds of swine. In fact, 

 the most enthusiastic admirers of the Poland-China claim that it 



Fig. I. — Poland-China, packers' model: Farrowed, May, 1866. Weight, 

 806 pounds. Winner $700 Pork Packers' Prize at St. Louis in 1869. 

 Society's sweep-stakes same time and place. Sweepstakes at Quincy, III., 

 State Fair, 1868. Note spotted appearance. 



is the only true American breed of hogs. Not only is the Poland 

 the pioneer of American breeds, but it also is undoubtedly the 

 most widely distributed of any single breed in American feed lots 



