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Chester-White Associations. — There are a number of associa- 

 tions formed for the purpose of improving and promoting the inter- 

 ests of the Chester-White breed. Important among these are the 

 American Chester-White Record Association, the Ohio Improved 

 Chester-White Swine Breeders' Association, the Standard Chester- 

 White Record Association, and the National Chester-White Record 

 Association. 



O. I. C. BREED 



This is a breed of swine which is officially known as the Ohio 

 Improved Chesters, but more commonly under the letters O. I. C. 



Fig. 9.— Champion "Bright Eyes," No. 30,433, vol. 13, O. I. C. Record also 

 19,779, vol. 15, C. W. Record. (Sired by Jem's Dandy, 15,627, C. W. Record.) 



The breed is, in reality, an outgrowth from the Chester-White type. 

 The early history of the breed is that of the white hog of Chester 

 County, Pa. The actual development of the O. I. C. type took 

 place, however, in northern Ohio. About 1865 the late L. B. Silver, 

 at that time a prominent swine breeder of Ohio, became disgusted 

 with the white hogs then on the market in his own state, and made 

 a personal trip to Chester County for the purpose of procuring 

 some No. 1 breeding stock. 



He visited all the leading swine raisers of Chester County, and 

 purchased a number of the best specimens of the Chester County 



