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FIG. 218. Registered Hampshire hogs, part of a herd of forty belonging to 

 this Oregon boy. 



the average hog of fifty years ago, and its growth is more 

 rapid. The five breeds most common in the United 

 States are as follows : one red in color, the Duroc 

 Jersey; one white, the Chester White; two black, 

 the Poland China and the Berkshire; and one black 

 with a white band around the body, the Hamp- 

 shire. These are all known as " lard hogs." Two 

 breeds less commonly raised are known as " bacon Baton 

 breeds." They are the Yorkshire and the Tam- 

 worth. The bacon breeds have longer legs and a 

 longer body than the lard breeds. They look tall and 

 thin in comparison with such hogs as the Poland China 

 or the Duroc Jersey. 



Corn being such an excellent hog feed, most of the hogs Feed 



