THE FAT OR LARD BREEDS OF SWINE 445 
native county into several other English counties. It has 
been exported to several European countries, to Australia, 
Canada and the United States. It would be difficult to 
select any state as an important center for this breed, but 
it occurs, scattered here and there in small lots, in a large 
number of states. It has become very popular in the 
South. 
The Essex has nearly disappeared from Canada. None 
of the Canadian exhibitions makes a separate class for 
this breed. 
556. Organizations and records. — The American Essex 
Association was organized in 1887, but its membership is 
not large. It has published two volumes of its record, 
which contain some 1500 names. In Canada, Essex 
swine are recorded in the Dominion Swine Breeders’ 
Record, but only 286 animals have been recorded. 
SUFFOLK SwINE. Fig. 93. 
By G. E. Day 
557. The Suffolk is an English breed of swine, closely 
identified with the Small Yorkshire, and of little impor- 
tance in America. It may be classed with the fat- or lard- 
hog types. It is best adapted to intensive conditions, 
where land for grazing is searce and soiling food is used in 
addition to pasture. 
558. History. — The Suffolk is undoubtedly of the same 
origin as the Small Yorkshire, and is an offshoot of the 
Small White breed in England. There is no such breed 
as a White Suffolk recognized in England, but the name 
Suffolk was sometimes applied locally to the Small Black 
breed, of which the Essex is a representative. 
