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that is, white feet, white tip of tail and white about 

 nose. Often there are sheets or patches of white on 

 the body, but the white color is being gradually bred 

 out. The size of the Poland China is large. In shape 

 and form it differs from the Chester White in being 

 shorter in the legs, broader in the back, with larger and 

 heavier hams according to size of carcass. The old- 

 fashioned Poland China had drooping ears, but the 

 modern type has a thin ear which tips nicely at the 

 point rather than droops. In disposition it is very 

 docile. It fattens easily at any age, and is in all re- 

 spects an excellent breed. The name is unfortunate, 

 for there is no Polish breed, and the name Poland 

 seems to be based solely on the fact that some of the 

 ancestral stock was introduced by a Polander. The 

 name might well have been Miami Valley or Ohio, in 

 honor of the place of the breed's origin, after the 

 English custom, but it is too late now to change it. 



BERKSHIRES. This English strain, brought to 

 America in 1823, is in high favor here. It is likewise 



PRIZE BERKSHIRE BOAR, UNDER ONE YEAR. 



in favor in England, in Australia and in other parts of 

 the world. It is a black pig, of medium size, with a 



