446 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
The breed is said to have been brought to the United 
States in 1855, but it has never made much progress, and 
seems to be losing ground steadily. 
559. Description. — At the National Swine Breeders’ 
Convention at Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1872, the follow- 
ing description of the Suffolk was approved: “ Head 
small, very short; cheeks prominent and full; face 
dished ; snout small and very short ; jowl fine; ears short, 
small, thin, upright, soft and silky; neck very short and 
thick, the head appearing almost as if set on front of 
shoulders, no arching of crest; chest wide and deep; 
elbows standing out ; brisket wide but not deep; shoulders 
thick, rather upright, rounding outward from top to 
elbow; crops wide and full, long ribs, well arched out from 
back, good length between shoulders and hams; flanks 
well filled out and coming well down at ham; back broad, 
level, straight from crest to tail, not falling off or down 
at the tail; hams wide and full, well rounded out, twist 
very wide and full all the 
way down; legs small and 
very short, standing wide 
apart — in sows, just keep- 
ing belly from the ground; 
bone fine, feet small, hoofs 
rather spreading ; tail small, 
long and tapering; skin thin, 
of a pinkish shade, free from color; hair fine and silky, not 
too thick ; color of hair, pale yellowish white, perfectly free 
from any spots or other color; size, small to medium.” 
In size, the Suffolk is probably slightly larger than the 
Small Yorkshire, but it is practically the same breed (Fig. 
93). : 
560. Uses of Suffolk hogs. — What has been said re- 
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Fic. 93. Suffolk sow. 
