THE BERKSHIRE BREED 51 



have given a good account of themselves in the market classes 

 of leading exhibitions where they have come into competition 

 with other breeds. 



In early maturity Berkshires stand well, attaining good 

 weights at an early age and fattening readily. (Fig. 17.) 



FIG. 17. Berkshire sow. An Iowa State Fair champion. 



Some would place the Poland-China ahead of the Berkshire 

 in point of early maturity, while others would place the Chester 

 AM lite or Duroc- Jersey at the head of the list; but it is prob- 

 able that among the best representatives of the breeds men- 

 tioned there is not any very marked difference in point of early 

 maturity. 



