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heavily fleshed, and early-maturing lard type. 
Animal Husbandry 
In contrasting 
the general appearance of the bacon type with the lard type, we 
note that the body of the former lacks the width of the latter, the 
shoulders and hams are lighter and longer, the body is somewhat 
longer, and the animal stands on somewhat longer legs. 
The 
weight of the bacon hog is not so great as of the lard type, American 
-markets preferring 155 to 195 pounds and the Danish markets 
160 to 220 pounds (Fig. 114). 
There are several breeds belonging to each of these types. 
There are also a number of breeds that rank intermediate between 
the typical lard and the typical bacon types. 
We will, therefore, 
consider the breeds of swine under three general classes; the pure 
lard breeds, the intermediate breeds, and the pure bacon breeds. 
PURE LARD BREEDS OF SWINE 
Tue Name, Native Home, Revative Size, Position oF THE Ear, AND 
CoLor oF EACH oF THE BREEDS or Purge Larp Swine 
PosITION OF 
Name or BREED Native Home Size Ear CoLor 
Poland China . | United States | Medium | Drooping | Black 
Berkshire England Medium | Erect Black 
Duroc Jersey United States | Medium | Drooping | Red 
Chester White United States | Large Drooping | White 
Hampshire America Medium | Erect Black, belt 
Essex . . | England Small Erect Black 
Small Yorkshire ; England Small Erect White 
Suffolk England Small Erect White 
417. Poland China lard-hog. — This breed was developed in 
southern Ohio, particularly in the counties of Warren and Butler 
along the Miami river valley. The origin is not clearly under- 
stood, but it is known that several foreign breeds entered into the 
