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BREEDS OF SWINE 



the South to some extent, and seems to be giving satisfaction, 

 except for its color. The lireed is not jiopuLir in the Southern 

 states l)ecause the \vliitc Cdhir allows of snnlmrn and skm 

 troulilcs. It is also fairly well represented in Canada, where it 

 has gained a stronger foot-hold than the Poland-China. 



Types. — The Chester AVhite seems eai>al)Ie of showing 



Fig. 21. — A pnze-wiuuiog Chester White .^ow. A snw of greLtt ycule, strijng bone, ^nd 



tittractive eharaeter. 



more extreme x'ariations of tvyie than most iither In'oeds. In 

 the show-rings of the United States, the short-legged, fined")one<l, 

 smooth, medium-sized type seems to he ]U'eferred bv most judges, 

 who seem inclined to discourage the larger and heavier-boned 

 types. ( Fig. 21.) 



In Canada more attention is paid to length, and some verv 

 lengthy, heavydioned Chester ^ATiites are sometimes seen in 



