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of a good specimen of a hog. This condition of the breed continued 

 until about the year 1S35 or 1836, when Mr. Munson Beach, of Warren 

 county, first introduced the Berkshire, which was obtained from C. N. 

 Bement, of the state of New York; other lots of Berkshires continued 

 to flow into the Miami Valley until about 1841. 



The Berkshire blood was liberally introduced into the stock existing 

 in, not only southwestern Ohio, but in Kentucky also. Crossing with 



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the Berkshires was almost exclusively done until about 1838 or 1839, 

 when Mr. Wm. Neff, of Cincinnati, imported some choice specimens of 

 the Irish Grazier. This breed soon grew into high favor, and as a con- 

 sequence, was liberally used in making crosses with the best specimens 

 of the crosses previously made. This intermingling of blood, this cross- 

 ing of breeds continued for some time. In a few years, however, the 

 use of the purer blooded Berkshire was entirely discontinued, and there 



