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BREEDS OF SWINE 



freely upon the hogs then in the county, and the resulting type 

 came to be knowai as the Warren County Hog. The Big- 

 China was a medium-sized breed with fine bone and good feed- 

 ing cp.alities, and its use upon the Imgs of Warren County 

 effected n Tnarked im]>rovement. It is also stated that, fol- 



FiG. 19, — Yearling Poland-China boar. Sweepstakes winner at the Louisiana Purehat>e 



ExjjoHition. 



lowing the introdiielidii of the ISig China, other Chinese hogs 

 of smaller and finer 1y]"ic Avere brought into the cmmty. 



In 1S"5 or ls;](; Berkshire's were introduced and used 

 quite extensively, and about tS.'iO or 1840 the Irifili fh-apd-cr 

 was imported and crossed upon these pigs of complicated breed- 

 ing in Warren County. The Irish Grazier was a white lireed 

 of considerable merit, and did its share towards modifying 

 Miami Valley hogs. 



