THE ESSEX BREED lit 
Distribution.—It is not largely represented in the United 
States, but it is to be found scattered here and there in quite 
a number of states. .\ few herds exist in Canada, aud the 
breed is to be found in Australia, in several Evropean countrics, 
and, of course, in England. 
Types. 
To mect the modern demand, many breeders of 
Fic. 33.—Improved Essex boar, a good representative of the modern type of the breed. 
Essex swine are striving to develop a type with more size, 
heavier bone, and greater length. Judging ly some of the 
exhibits at fairs during recent years, this effort is meeting 
with some success, and Essex pigs are to be seen which give 
more promise of present-day utility than the older type. 
Utility—The Essex belongs to the quick-maturing kind 
and is easily kept fat. Its lack of size prevents it from be- 
