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hog. The Poland-China is the most numerous in the corn 
belt, where so many hogs are raised. The Large Yorkshire 
is bred extensively in the Northwest where less corn is fed. 
We present other interesting information in tabular form. 
BREEDS OF SWINE AND SOME OF THEIR CHARACTERISTICS 
BREED COLoR TYPE Ears LEGS 
Poland-China . . . . .| Black | Lard | Drooping Very short 
Berkshire. . . . . . .| Black | Lard | Erect, pointed | Medium length 
Duroc-Jersey . . . . .| Red Lard | Drooping Very short 
Chester-White . . . . .| White} Lard | Drooping Medium length 
Large Yorkshire . . . .| White | Bacon| Erect, large Long 
Pens and Pastures. — It used to be the common practice 
to keep hogs shut up the year round in pens which become 
BERKSHIRE 
very filthy and unhealthy. It is now recognized that a good 
pasture is not only necessary for the health of the animals, 
