TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PART I. SWINE BREEDING. 



CHAPTER 1. SELECTION OF A BREED. 



Type of Swine Fat or Lard Hog Bacon Hog Production of 

 Type Location Color of Swine Advantages in Market- 

 ing 13-22 



CHAPTER 2. SIZE, PROLIFICACY AND QUALITY. 

 Size and Age of Hogs Rate of Growth Total Feed Eaten and 

 Cost per Pound Gain Feed Eaten per 100 Pounds Live 

 Weight Maturity Prolificacy (Quality 23-29 



CHAPTER 3. BREEDS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS. 

 Bacon Breeds Tamworths Large Yorkshires Breeds of the 

 Fat or Lard Type Berkshire Chester White Duroc- 

 Jersey Poland-China Hampshire Cheshire Essex 

 Other Breeds 30-49 



CHAPTER 4. JUDGING SWINE. 



Fat or Lard Type and Standard of Excellence Fat or Lard Hog 

 for Breeding and Standard of Excellence Fat or Lard 

 Hog for Market Bacon Type Standard of Excellence for 

 Bacon Hog for Breeding Standard of Excellence for 

 Bacon Hog for Market 51-67 



CHAPTER 5. ESTABLISHING A BREEDING HERD. 

 The Grade Herd The Pure-Bred Herd Public Sale Private 

 Sale Bred Sows The Herd Boar Additional Herd Spec- 

 imens Requirements for Success 68-73 



CHAPTER 6. ORIGIN OF THE BREEDS. 

 English Breeds The Wild Boar Sus Indica Production of 



Breeds American Breeds 74-77 



CHAPTER 7. DEVELOPMENT OF THE BREEDS. 



Tamworth Large Yorkshire Old Yorkshire Leicester Small 

 Yorkshire Method of Procedure Pedigree of Develop- 

 ment of Large Yorkshire Berkshire Chester White 

 Original Foundation Stock Todd's Improved Chester 

 Ohio Improved Chester Duroc-Jersey Durocs and Jer- 

 sey Reds Poland-China Origin of Poland-China Foun- 

 dation Stock The Poland Hog Russian Hog of the 

 United States The Byfield The China Hog The Irish 

 Pig Irish Grazier Berkshires: the Development of the 

 Breed The Hampshire (Thin Rind) Cheshire or Jef- 

 ferson County Swine of New York Essex Swine Large 

 Blacks and Lincolns 78-100 



CHAPTER 8. METHODS OF BREEDING. 



Pure-Bred Swine Out Crossing Line Breeding Close Breeding 

 Inbreeding Character of Offspring Grading Cross 



Breeding Swine Breeding 101-113 



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