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the better price will it fetch, if the pig be kept 

 under wholesome conditions and fed with wisdom. 



But not only does our pig consume all the 

 waste, but after death he leaves no waste behind 

 him. 



After death all his parts are useful. His head 

 is made into brawn, his brains into fritters, his 

 toes and feet are boiled and eaten as Petty Toes, 

 and excellent they are. The blood and some of 

 his fat are made into rich black puddings ; his 

 skin is made into saddles, hence the expression 

 when a man is on horseback that he is in the 

 "pigskin" His bristles, especially those of the 

 wild boar, are made into brushes. His internal 

 fat is made into lard ; and other internal parts 

 are eaten as "fry" and "lights." The body 

 when fresh is cut up into joints, and when 

 smoked is salted and eaten as sides of bacon, 

 gammon, and hams. 



Different Breeds of Pigs. 



It may be said that pigs can be divided into 

 three distinct classes, the large white Yorkshire, 

 the red Tamworth, and the improved black 

 Berkshire. The improved black Berkshire is the 

 favourite pig, and a good-looking, well-balanced 

 animal he is. 



Its colour is black, hair short, fine in the skin, 

 a small, short, intelligent-looking head, with 



