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BREEDS OF SWINE. 



Before we proceed to notice the various breeds tliat are deserving the 

 attention of those in search of pure blood stock, it might be well to 

 observe that man}- persons engage in breeding such stock, solely for 

 the purpose of suppl^'ing their neighbors and the public with the same 

 at "fancy prices." Not nnlrequentl}^ such breeds soon have their 

 run, but this class of speculators are all sold out at just the right time, 

 and are now in for something else that's new. These men are not 

 breeders ; they know little or nothing about the art of breeding. 

 Therefore, in purchasing new and improved breeds of any kind, never 

 allow this spirit of speculation to enter into your plans. Let the 

 motive be to help improve the domestic animal. Thus our farmers by 

 securing the best breeds and their crosses, not only secure to them- 

 selves increased profit, but embellish their farms with that which will 

 afford them a new interest and a satisfaction not to be found in the 

 ownership and breeding of inferior stock. 



THE ESSEX. 



This is a favorite breed with those who have given them a fair trial. 

 For the production of nice pork for family use, it is claimed there can 

 be nothing superior. They certainly have a larger per cent, of lean 

 meat, and less of that gross, oily tendency to which the Suffolk runs. 

 They are a thoroughly established breed, good families of which will 

 re-produce themselves as near alike as two peas. They are remarkably 

 quiet and gentle, — " no other breed equals them in this respect," it is 

 claimed. Small boned, light offal, easy to keep and good grazers. To 

 cross on coarse sows they are especially recommended. We do not 

 think it would pay to keep the breed simply for the production of pork, 

 unless customers are willing to pa}' an extra price for a nice article. 

 They are pure black in color, rather small but very compact. 



YORKSHIRE. 



The Yorkshire is one of the oldest of the white breeds of swine. 

 They are generally divided into the large, small, and middle breeds. 

 The small Yorkshires are a quiet, easy hog to keep, and it is claimed 

 that " no animal of the pig species carries so great a proportion of 



