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FARMER'S CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK 



with the short, firm boned leg. Espe- 

 cially good results have been reported 

 with this breed in the South, but in the 

 northern states it will never be a se- 

 rious competitor of the larger breeds 

 like the Poland-Chinas or Berkshires. 



Large Black — This is one of the Eng- 

 lish breeds only recently brought into 

 prominence, though it has existed in 

 Cornwall, Devon, Essex and Suffolk 

 counties for many years. The Large 

 Black Pig Society was established in 

 England in 1899, and a few of these 

 pigs have appeared in America and 

 Canada. 



to the more southern states. This breed 

 is a long-bodied, long-legged, thin, long- 

 nosed hog, exceedingly hardy and with 

 remarkably good foraging powers, but 

 too slow in maturing and too light in 

 weight to compare with the improved 

 breeds of swine. It has no place in 

 modern agriculture. 



Victorias—There are two distinct 

 breeds of Victorias, the Davis, originated 

 by Geo. Davis in Indiana about 1870, 

 from crossings between Poland- Chinas, 

 Chester Whites, Berkshires and Suffolks, 

 and the Cnrtis, originated by F. D. 

 Curtis, in New York about 1S50, ob- 



Fig. 324 CHESTER WHITE BOAR 



The characteristics of this breed are 

 a black color, a large, coarse, lop ear, 

 falling well forward, medium, dished 

 face, rather long body, partaking in gen- 

 eral of the appearance, and counted as 

 a bacon hog. The legs are strong, the 

 breed very hardy, the sows docile, pro- 

 lific and good mothers. In general, the 

 breed has a rather coarse appearance. 

 They dress 160 to 190 pounds at six to 

 eight months old. We are not aware 

 that any herd book has been established 

 as yet in America. 



Razorbacks — The hog commonly 

 known as the Razorback is a representa- 

 tive of the unimproved breed in this 

 country, and is confined almost entirely 



tained by crossing natives of the Graz- 

 ier strain with the Bayfield, Yorkshire 

 and Suffolk. Both are white breeds, 

 with erect ears and are very nearly as 

 large as the Poland-Chinas. They re- 

 semble the Suffolk in general appear- 

 ance, but are a little larger. The breed 

 seems to be average, without striking 

 qualities along any line. 



Breeds to grow—Under present con- 

 ditions in the United States, farmers 

 will find it most generally profitable to 

 grow the larger breeds of hogs, since 

 they gain as rapidly as the smaller 

 breeds up to a marketable weight of 180 

 to 250 pounds and if not marketed at 

 this time will continue to grow, while 



