HAMPSHIRE, OR THIN RIND 



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association in this country is known as the American Tamworth 

 Swine Record Association, and was organized in 1897. 



HAMPSHIRE, OR THIN RDMD 

 History. — This is a breed of American swine of which the history- 

 is very indefinite. As far back as about 1820 a retired sea captain, 

 named MacKay, Uving near Boston, imported some hogs which 

 afterward became known as Thin Rinds. In Kentucky for many 

 years there has been a breed of swine which was also known as 

 Thin Rinds. The source of these Kentucky hogs is surrounded by 



Fig. 28. — Hampshire boar, "General Lipton," No. 1677. Owned by Isoni J. 

 Martin, Lancaster, Mo. First prize Iowa State Fair, 1913. 



more or less obscurity. Some claim that the Kentucky hogs were 

 purchased from eastern breeders in the early 30's, while others 

 assert that they came from Tonquin, China, by way of New Or- 

 leans. 



For many years this breed was known as Thin Rinds, no doubt 

 on account of the thin character of the skin. In 1904 the American 

 Thin Rind Association voted to change the name of the breed to 

 American Hampshire, and it is under the name Hampshires that 

 the hogs of this type are now officially recognized. In England 

 there also exists a breed known as the Hampshire, but they are 

 not identical with the American Hampshire. 



