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as follows : They were a large hardy hog with good con- 

 stitution, thin skin, and of good quality. They were rapid 

 growers, good feeders, black in color, with a white belt 

 running around the front part of the body, including the 

 shoulders and front legs. In prolificacy they were very 

 good. 



Holland also had a belted breed as early as 1700. 

 These, however, were slightly different in form from the 

 American Hampshire. They were heavier in weight, 

 longer and deeper in body, and had a head that was 

 somewhat longer. 



The original name of the Hampshire hog in the United 

 States was McKay Hog, a name given to it in honor of 

 the importer who brought the hogs from England to 

 Massachusetts about the year 1800. In 1830 this type of 

 hog was also brought to New York from Canada and 

 they were then known as the Hampshire. They were 

 also called the Ring Middle Hog. The Hampshire found 

 its way to the western states about 1835. Henry James 

 of Boone County, Kentucky, upon his return from the 

 east, reported having seen some exceptionally fine hogs. 

 Not being interested in this class of live stock himself, he 

 did not do anything further than to report the facts. In 

 1835 a consignment of fourteen or fifteen of these hogs 

 was bought by Major Garnett of Boone County, who had 

 them sent to Philadelphia ; from here they were driven or 

 hauled in wagons to Pittsburg, and from there taken by 

 steamer to Kentucky. From this point they spread to 

 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other states, and were known 

 as the Belted Breed. After this they were crossed with 

 other breeds of the country to the extent that in 1861 it 

 was said that it was doubtful whether a Hampshire could 

 be found pure. Later, however, it was again developed 



