2) The publication of a herdbook, with pedigrees, etc. 



3) The holding of shows and sales. 



4) The promotion of the interests of the breed at all shows 

 throughout the country. 



5) The publication of transactions relating to shows, sales, etc. 



6) The securing for the breeders of a fair share of the de- 

 mand existing for stud stock of high quality. 



The society has hitherto registered 179 herds and has shown 

 itself active in promoting the interests of the breed They have 

 drawn up a table of the points of the breed for the guidance of 

 breeders and purchasers. 



This breed was first exhibited at Smithfield in 1908, but classes 

 and prizes have now been arranged for it at the principal shows. 

 At Buenos Ayres in 1909 it was allotted first classes. 



From a table given by the author it appears that this breed 

 has made the highest daily gain (average and individual) of any 

 pig weighed at the Smithfield Show, London 1908. 



This pigs are unequalled in their aptitude to fatten and to ma- 

 ture early, and they are both pork producing and bacon producing. 

 Whilst their shrinkage on slaughter is below the average. They 

 are besides hardy, vigorous, sound and prolific. 



At the first annual sale held at Louth, young boars were selling 

 at from 15 to 30 guineas, and at Mr. Freir's sale, 50 guineas were 

 paid for one sow. 



The government of S. Australia has requested Professor Perkins 

 to select some animals of this breed as the nucleus of a herd for 

 the Government Experimental Farm at Kybybolite. 



Pig feeding experiments in Scotland, Swine Husbandry in 

 the United Kingdom and Denmark. Report of the Ca- 

 nadian Commission, 1909, 17-18. Ottawa, Jan, ist, 1910. 



The West of Scotland Agricultural College at Kilmarnock has 

 for a number of years been, experimenting with different kinds 

 and mixtures of foods in pig feeding. When the Commission vi- 

 sited the College in July four lots of pigs were being fed. Each 

 lot comprised 8 pigs each being given a different mixture. 



The following Tables show the results of the use of different 

 foods and mixtures in experiments conducted in 1906, 1907 and 1908. 



