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information can be given. Conditions are often 

 equally as favorable for success with two or more 

 breeds of hogs, and the breed chosen will depend 

 entirely upon the personal tastes and fancies of the 

 farmer. While one man's fancy may lead him to 

 adopt the Poland China as his favorite breed, his 

 neighbor just across the road, situated under similar 

 conditions, may choose the Berkshire or Duroc Jer- 

 sey, and the success of the two may be equal. The 

 question of type, however, is one which is vitally 

 influenced by local conditions, and particularly by 

 the classes of feed which are best suited to the 

 locality. Hogs are divided into two general 

 classes or types, which are designated the lard type 

 and the bacon type. The lard type includes the 

 Poland China and similar breeds, which are char- 

 acterized by heavy weight and excessive production 

 of fat. The bacon type includes the Tamworth, 

 Yorkshire and similar breeds, which are character- 

 ized by the production of a large proportion of lean 

 meat, and are of wide, deep conformation suited to 

 the production of bacon. The lard type is primarily 

 adapted to the conditions of the corn belt, where 

 the principal grain produced is of a highly carbona- 

 ceous nature, and, therefore, peculiarly suited to 

 the excessive fat formation characteristic in this 

 type of hogs. The bacon type is more especially 

 adapted to regions where such grains as barley and 

 field peas are grown in profusion and where corn is 

 not the leading cereal crop. The highest-priced 

 'bacon produced in the world is grown by the 

 Danish and Irish farmers, with the Canadian ex- 

 port bacon in close competition. The hogs produc- 

 ing this bacon receive no corn, but are fed upon 

 grains and grasses in which protein is the pre- 

 dominant element. Very excellent bacon is also 



