CHAPTER XVII. 
THREE MINOR BREEDS. 
TureEe breeds of minor importance in .\merica are the 
Mule-foot hog, Large Black Pig, and the Middle White or 
Middle Yorkshire. 
MULE-FOOT HOG, 
Description.—.\ marked peculiarity of the Mule-foot hog 
is its solid hoof, and from this peculiar feature the breed takes 
its name. In general conformation, it is claimed that the 
Mule-foot hog is between the fat tvpe and the bacon type, but 
it is not noted for great length of side. 
The color is black, but white points are admissible. More 
white than black is a disqualification, and any considerable 
amount of white is regarded as objectionable. 
Origin and History.—The National Mule-foot Hog Record 
Association, which has its office in Indianapolis, has issued 
the following statement: “Up to the present date, the Mule- 
foot hog is a hog without an authentic history. Rumors and 
reports offer Denmark, Holland, Sonth Africa. Mexieo, South 
America, and the Sandwich Islands as the country of his 
birth. . . . Reports are so contradictory that this Association 
cannot, without further research, endorse any of them. Every 
effort will be made by the Association to discover the origin of 
the Mule-foot hog, and to furnish its friends with a true and 
complete history.” 
Distribution.—So far, animals of this breed are not numer- 
ons nor widely distributed. Tndiana, Missouri, Arkansas, 
Texas, and Louisiana are probably the principal states for the 
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