758 SWINE 



An organization to promote the Hampshire pig was incorporated 

 by six Boone County (Kentucky) farmers in 1893, when they 

 formed the American Thin Rind Record Association. At this 

 time about twelve herds of swine of this breed were eligible for 

 registration, mainly located in Kentucky and Indiana. In 1904 

 this association changed its name to the American Hampshire 

 Swine Record Association. This association has had a remark- 

 able growth, and on January I, 1920, numbered over one thousand 

 members. There are numerous state and local Hampshire swine 

 breeders' associations, the more aggressive ones being in the 

 central corn-belt section. The American Hampshire Breeders' 

 Association publishes a monthly journal, the Hampshire Advocate, 

 which renders most excellent service in behalf of the breed. Up 

 to January I, 1920, there have been published thirteen volumes of 

 the herdbook, including the registration of nearly one hundred 

 thousand boars and sows. 



