CHAPTER LXXVIII 



THE THIN RIND OR HAMPSHIRE 



This breed has been known for many years in the United 

 States under the name of Thin Rind. In 1904, by official action 

 of the American Thin Rind Record Association, this name was 

 changed to Hampshire. The name Hampshire seems ill advised 

 to the writer, for the reason that quite a different breed of pigs 

 exists at present under that name in England. It is unfortunate 



FIG. 256. A pair of Thin Rind or Hampshire pigs. Photograph from 

 John Goodwine, Jr., Potomac, Illinois 



to have the same name for two different breeds of swine, and is 

 not justifiable. Therefore the author will make use of the word 

 Thin Rind, which is said to have been given on account of the 

 mellow thin skin and soft silky hair. 



The origin of the Thin Rind breed of swine is quite obscure. 

 Mr. H. F. Work states that this pig was a native of Hampshire, 

 England, early in the last century. About 1820 to 1825 a retired 

 sea captain named MacKay, living near Boston, Massachusetts, 

 is said to have bought some of these pigs in England and taken 

 them to Massachusetts, where they became popular under his 

 name and later became known as Thin Rinds. This breed has 



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