THE CHESTER WHITE BREED 69 



Canadian show-rings. In 1907, at the Ontario Provincial 

 Winter Fair, held at Guelph, Canada, a pair of Chester White 

 carcasses won sixth prize in the bacon carcass competition, 

 where they had to compete with Yorkshires, Tamwortlis, and 

 Berkshires. Though they did not make ideal carcasses from 

 a bacon stand-point, quite a number of Yorkshire and Tam- 

 worth carcasses, together with all the Berkshire carcasses, were 

 ranked below them. When it is known that the Gruelph fair 

 has the largest exhibit of bacon carcasses on the continent, 

 it is easy to understand that these Chester Whites must have 

 been about as different from the type of the American prize- 

 winning Chester White as it was possible for them to be. 

 This is an extreme case, but it illustrates the possibilities of the 

 breed under different systems of selection and feeding. 



Utility. — ^Though the Chester White can be made to 

 approach the bacon type through selection and feeding, it seems 

 like a waste of energy to attempt to make it a bacon breed, 

 when first-class bacon breeds are already available. The Chester 

 White is best adapted to the requirements of the fat-hog trade, 

 and no doubt will continue as such. In Canada it is frequently 

 crossed with the Yorkshire and Tamworth, giving a very satis- 

 factory feeder's hog. In the United States a cross between the 

 Chester White and Poland-China is very popular. In fact, 

 the breed crosses well with almost any other, and the Chester 

 White boar is very effective in improving common stock. 



The Chester White compares favorably with other breeds 

 in early maturity and as an economical producer of meat. It 

 is also a good grazer, but, like other white breeds, is more 

 or less subject to skin trouble when exposed to all kinds of 

 weather. It produces a good quality of meat, which, however, 

 is rather lacking in lean. 



It is claimed that the Chester White, as a breed, is some- 



