466 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
an absence of any tendency to fatten. In spite of its un- 
desirable qualities, it is more or less amenable to improve- 
ment, and some of the finer breeds, notably the Essex, 
have been crossed on it with a fair degree of success. Its 
hardiness and its ability to look after itself are its main 
recommendations. 
There is little doubt that the “ Razorback” is a de- 
generate descendant of pigs brought into the country by 
the earliest white settlers. Hunger, exposure and the 
necessity for looking after itself and foraging its own living 
have been the chief factors in evolving the type. 
The “ Razorback ” is now found almost exclusively in 
a comparatively limited area of the South, and this area 
is becoming more and more restricted as improved agri- 
culture advances. It is only a question of time until the 
type entirely disappears. 
