CHAPTER XIX. 



CARVER COUNTY POLAND CHINAS. 



It is probable that an association or a large breeder 

 could better become both famous and rich by breeding 

 pure-bred Poland-Chinas than by hybridizing them 

 with other breeds. At the same time there is an abund- 

 ance of proof that it is not very difficult to form new 

 hybrid breeds of swine and that it does not require very 

 many years, and that also by this means progress can 

 be made. The Poland-Chinas and the Davis Victorias 

 are examples of rapid work in reducing new breeds to 

 a type. Profound changes can be made within the 

 breed, and with properly-recorded evidences of changes 

 of intrinsic qualities attached to certain individuals and 

 blood lines there is a large source of profit in supplying 

 improved and highly accredited males to head the best 

 herds of the entire breed. In originating new hybrid 

 breeds or in choosing some of the breeds of which the 

 number of pure-bred herds is comparatively small, 

 there is no large market for high-priced individuals 

 for heads of herds, as was mentioned in connection 

 with breeding milking Short-horn cattle. Only breed- 

 ers with large or valuable herds of pure-bred hogs will 

 usually pay high prices for males or females for breed- 

 ing. They can do so only because they have a large 

 market for breeding stock among smaller breeders of 

 registered stock and among enterprising farmers. 

 Breeding Poland-Chinas with performance record ped- 

 igrees would be profitable because of the large field 

 for the sale of very choice stock among the thousands 

 of American breeders of registered Poland-Chinas. 



A county swine breeding association, with Poland- 

 Chinas containing the good qualities of the best exist- 

 ing families, and in addition strong in fecundity and in 



