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distinctive point in the Jefferson county breed — and others with lap 

 ears, which marks the Chester white and large Yorkshire. Huui- 

 buggery may flourish for a season, but the end will come." Some 

 breeders in this county are crossing Yorkshire with Chester whites, 

 and others, as before stated, are crossing Yorkshire with the improved 

 native hogs, and are selling them under the name of Jefferson county 

 hogs, for they dare not sell them under the name of improved Che- 

 shires. The above are the principal reasons why the breeders of the 

 original improved Cheshires still adhere to the name of improved 

 Cheshires, and protest against any change of name, but call them the 

 improved Cheshires of Jefferson county. The distinctive character- 

 istics and points of excellence in the improved Cheshires, and which 

 the breeders of the genuine adhere to are these : They are pure 

 white ; fine, thin hair ; small, thin, erect ears ; short, dishing face ; 

 short leg, with good length of body ; heavy ham and shoulder, light 

 tail, and of very fine bone for a large hog. They are good breeders 

 and take flesh rapidly at any age. The breeders of these hogs claim 

 that they will make more pork, according to the feed, than any other 

 known breed. 



Mr. C. D. Bragdon — The statements made in the paper read do not 

 prove but that these hogs may have been Yorkshires. Coining from 

 Cheshire does not make them a Cheshire breed any more than hogs 

 bought in Hamilton county, O., makes them a Hamilton county breed. 

 They may be Yorkshire, Victoria, or anything else. The description 

 answers to Yorkshire. It is well enough to call them Cheshires, or 

 any name the breeders choose, just as well as Jefferson county, not- 

 withstanding our friend Curtis. One thing is important, the breeders 

 should settle on something definite and stick to it, and it is always 

 better to have an appropriate name if possible. I do not recollect of 

 ever hearing of a Cheshire breed of hogs. 



Frank D. Curtis — The general statements of the paper read are 

 correct. I have seen the big hogs described and am acquainted with 

 the leading breeders. 1 knew before, that there was a tradition in 

 Jefferson county that the swine spoken of were descended from 

 Cheshire j England. Mr. A. S. Clark told me years ago that they 

 originated from a sow brought from Cheshire, England, and that he 

 had crossed them upon hogs imported from Canada and improved 

 them, and he gave them the name of " improved Cheshire.-" Now 

 because the tradition is changed to a pair of pigs imported from 

 Cheshire, that does not prove the breed to be Cheshire, because York- 

 shire pigs could be imported from Cheshire, and I am still unconvinced 



