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producers, and are valuable in crossing 

 upon the more slowly maturing breeds 

 for the purpose of refining the bone and 

 increasing early maturity. They con- 

 siderably resemble the Berkshire in gen- 

 eral appearance except that they are 

 white, are not quite so heavy and are 

 more refined in frame and bone. The 

 ears are small, fine, erect and in old 

 animals point slightly forward. 



In 1906, four volumes of the Cheshire 

 Herd Book had been issued registering 

 a total of 3,349 females and males oi 

 which about 1,000 are alive. 



Hampshire or Thin-Rind — This hog 

 traces its origin to Hampshire, England. 

 It was introduced in Kentucky as early 

 as 1835, where it has been carefully bred 



and other good qualities is very likely 

 to increase in popularity. 



Suffolk — The hog known in England 

 as the Suffolk is a black hog, while the 

 hog called Suffolk in America, refers 

 generally to a white breed. Good author- 

 ities, however, consider the American 

 strain of white pigs as merely the little 

 Yorkshire under another name. The 

 Black Suffolk is one of the smaller 

 breeds of hogs. The head is short, snout 

 turned up similar to that of the small 

 Yorkshires, body deep, ribs well sprung, 

 with short, small bones and legs. The 

 breed possesses early maturing quali- 

 ties in a marked degree, is medium in 

 size, lays on fat rapidly and dresses out 

 a high percentage of meat. 



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ever since. These hogs are black in 

 color with a band 4 to 12 inches wide en- 

 circling the body and including the 

 front legs, which are also white. This 

 gives the breed a striking appearance. 

 The head is small, ears of medium 

 length, slightly inclined forward, light 

 jowls, broad back of nearly uniform 

 width, heavy hams, legs set well apart, 

 active and muscular. The sows are pro- 

 lific and uniformly good mothers. The 

 breed has excellent grazing qualities and 

 easily attains a weight of 300 pounds at 

 12 months of age. 



In crossing they transmit their qual- 

 ities and markings with great uniform- 

 ity. The breed is comparatively new, 

 but owing to its handsome appearance 



What is known as the American or 

 White Suffolk, is a hog somewhat simi- 

 lar in general appearance except that the 

 color is a pale yellowish white, perfectly 

 free from spots or other colors. In 

 general, it may be described as a short- 

 legged pig, with a moderately long body, 

 but wide and deep and a much dished 

 head. It is adapted to intensive condi- 

 tions where grazing lands are scarce and 

 expensive, and for producing a good 

 quality of quickly grown pork. 



Essex — The Essex is another rep- 

 resentative of one of the smaller black 

 breeds of England, originating in Essex. 

 As bred in America, they attain a weight 

 of 250 to 400 pounds at maturity. They 

 have a fine head, short nose, nicely 

 dished face, thin, erect ears, heavy jowl, 



