MULEFOOT HOG 55 



Other mention has been made in ancient works of a breed of hogs 

 that was undoubtedly the Mulefoot. 



The first importations of the breed into the United States 

 probably came with slave ships plying from the coast of Africa. 

 The breed at least reached our shores in some manner, and became 

 established in the feed lots of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, 

 Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri before the Civil War. 



Ohio, Missouri, and Indiana appear to have been especially 

 the home of breeders with whom this hog is a favorite. Mr. 

 John H. Dunlap, of Williamsport, Ohio, is at present one of the 

 largest breeders of the Mulefoot hog. This man has developed 



Fig. 19.— "Goliath," No. 5001. A 900-pound Mulefoot hog. Owned by John 

 H. Dunlap, WiUiamsport, Ohio. 



some of the grandest specimens of the breed ever shown, and is one 

 of the most aggressive advocates of the breed. The Mulefoot is a 

 breed that has apparently been developed almost entirely through 

 selection. There has been little or no crossing with other breeds, 

 and the Mulefoot of to-day is the Mulefoot of ages ago. 



General Characteristics of the Breed. — The Mulefoot is a large 

 black hog. The best specimens are completely black, although 

 a few white spots are permissible. The hog is. a fairly large type, 

 and animals weighing 500 to 600 pounds are common. Some have 

 scaled as high as 1000 pounds. On an average, the breed is a little 

 smaller than the other lard-type breeds. 



