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the pigs stood well on their feet, and were quiet of temperament. 

 These pigs sometimes reached large size. 



The Byfield pig was of two types, both being white in color. 

 One was very large, with long, flat sides and heavy, lopped ears ; 

 the other was more refined, with small ears pointing noseward, 

 with broad back, deep chest, large jowl, short nose, dish face, 

 and thin hair. 



Previous to 1816 the Russian and Byfield breeds were very 

 generally bred and their blood mingled with the common pigs 

 of the community. 



The Big China breed of pigs was introduced into the Miami 

 Valley in 1816, one boar and three sows having been brought 

 from Philadelphia by John Wallace, a trustee of the Shakers' 



FIG. 227. Globe Perfection, first-prize Poland-China boar in the yearling class 

 at the Ohio State Fair, 1905. Bred and exhibited by Edward Klever & 

 Mather, Bloomingburg, Ohio. Photograph by the author 



Society of Union Village, Butler County, whose members had 

 much to do with the development of the Poland-China breed. 

 The boar and two sows were white, while one sow had some 

 sandy spots in which were small black spots. This was a 

 medium-sized breed of unknown ancestry, of fine form, small 

 head and ears, short legs and fine bone, and superior feeding 

 qualities. Shepard thinks this may have been the Grass breed 



