790 CATTLE AND D AIR YF ARMING. 



and the large, white Yorkshire far away the best of all. They are very prolific, grow 

 fast, and fatten quickly at any age, and the carcase is exactly what is now. required either 

 for pork or bacon purposes. I have now a herd of 340, all eligible for entry in the pro- 

 posed herd-book which a few of us are trying to establish. I try to keep my pigs as 

 naturally as possible, feed well, give plenty of exercise, and begin to breed from them 

 early. I send them all over the world. 



SANDERS SPENCER. 



THE BLACK SUFFOLK PIG. 



[Inclosure No. 12 in Consul-General Merritt's Report.] 

 District: 



Mean temperature, 50 F. ; temperature in summer, 60 F. ; winter, 40 F. ; 



Soil, snndy preferable. 



Subsoil geological strata, grit. 

 Pasturage, natural or artificial grasses: 



How is stock housed? Warm and dry, avoid floors or walls which are good con- 

 ductors of heat and cold. 

 Name of breed: 



Suffolk small black-breed pig. 



Size at maturity ? 420 pounds. 

 Origin of breed: 



Crosses between Essex, Chinese, Dorset, and other breeds. 



Description, and how long pure bred ? Thirty years or more. 



Color? Black. 

 . Maturity ? Eighteen months. 



Meat? Short, sweet, and juicy. 



Black pigs are preferred to white ones because they stand exposure to the sun's rays 

 better when out feeding on the pastures or clover leys in summer. During a greater por- 

 tion of the year this description of pig will find its own living on good, well-drained 

 pastures, with an occasional rain upon the stubbles or clover leys. They are small feed- 

 ers and very contented and easy-tempered. When fattening it is sometimes difficult to 

 get them to take sufficient exercise. They can be forced into early maturity, at six 

 months of age, if required. 



J. A. SMITH. 



AKENHAM, Ipswich. 



