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hesitation in expressing our belief that they 

 will sell easily and leave a substantial 

 profit. 



The breeder of pigs must remember that 

 while the name of a breed is important, it 

 is the type which the buyer requires, and that 

 no pedigree, however lengthy, will sell an 

 inferior pig. The Tamworth and the Berk- 

 shire are also worth consideration, for it is 

 usually advisable to breed pigs in accordance 

 with the demands of those residing in the dis- 

 trict. In some parts of England neither 

 farmers nor butchers will buy pigs of the 

 White breeds, while in others the Black breeds 

 are practically ostracised. Although the 

 Berkshire breed is not a large variety, it is 

 important that size should be maintained, 

 as there is a growing objection to small pigs. 

 This, too, is an important point in breeding 

 the Tamworth, a red pig of great value for 

 bacon, which is worthy of attention in those 

 parts of the country where the Tamworths 

 are kept more generally than other varieties. 

 However good a stock sow may be, a breeder 

 of good pigs should not lose sight of the 

 ordinary market, to which he should make a 

 point of consigning the inferior pigs of his 

 litters when they have reached the requisite 



