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such are constantly exposed to biting frosts, drying winds, and scorch- 

 ing sun, the results will, in most cases, be anything but satisfactory, and 

 the balance will be found on the wrong side of the ledger. 



As now bred, we can not look upon them as a reasonably profitable 

 hog for gen^eral use, but Suffolk boars can be used to good advantage on 

 many farms where white hogs are preferred, and more refinement is 

 desired." 



Further Description. Mr. Wentworth, in a communication to the 

 "Prarie Farmer," says. 



"I read, with great interest, the report of the committee at the late 



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PRIZE BNGIvISH MIDDIvE-WHITE PIGS. 



Swine Breeder' Association upon the characteristics of the Suffolk hogs. 

 I have had them exclusively for the past eighteen years, and my sales 

 will average one hundred every j'ear for the past ten years, and I think 

 I have had all the importations represented in my herd. 



There is a liability in all Suffolks to have round bluish spots upon their 

 skins, although covered with white bristles, and these spots seem to in- 

 crease with age. My present boar was selected for me by Mr. Harrison, 

 Secretary of the New York State Agricultural Society. When he ar- 

 rived, aged about six months, he was spotless, and so continued until 

 about two years of age, and then bluish spots of the size of an old- 

 fashioned silver dollar commenced growing upon him. Now, at four 

 years of age, he has about twenty of them, although the bristles cov- 



