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found on the Chester- White is that it is the result of the original 

 cross with the Thin Rind hogs by his father while developing the 

 herd in Connecticut. These Thin Rind hogs were black, spotted 

 with white, or white belted with black. 



Characteristics of the Breed. — The Chester-White breed, as 

 originally developed in Chester County, Pa., was a very large, 

 coarse white hog. In these early herds it was not unusual to have 

 an animal that would weigh 1000 pounds. Breeding and crossing 

 with smaller and more refined breeds have led to some changes in 



Fig. 6.— Iowa Delight, No. 4.5,936. Chester-White Record. Champion 

 sow S. D. and Neb. State Fairs; also Interstate Fair, St. Joseph, Mo., 1913. 

 Owned by Thos. F. Kent, Walnut, Iowa. (Photo loaned by "White Breeders' 

 Companion.") 



the type and size of animal. The Chester-White of to-day, how- 

 ever, is among the largest of all the lard types, and the full-grown 

 animal will average in the neighborhood of 650 pounds. 



The hair of the Chester-White hog tends to be somewhat coarse 

 in appearance, white in color, and shows a varying tendency to 

 curliness. In the hot low-lying pastures of the Middle West the 

 skin of the Chester-White shows a tendency to burn, and, as a 

 result, may appear dirty and scurfy. This predisposes the animal 

 to the development of mange, and is one of the reasons for retard- 

 ing the spread of the breed in the Corn Belt states. 



