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and a short, droopy rump, are the criticisms which the 

 Poland China breeders are endeavoring to meet. 



300. The Duroc Jersey. — This breed, evolved from 

 two parent stocks, the Duroc and the Jersey Red, having 

 a local reputation in New York and New Jersey respec- 

 tively, has, like most of the other breeds, been molded 

 to a uniform type by breeding for a definite purpose, 

 which, in this instance, was to meet the requirements of 



Fig. 141. — A Duroc Jersey boar. 



the corn belt farmer. In size the Duroc Jerseys do not 

 differ materially from the Poland Chinas and Chester 

 Whites, but they usually possess greater substance thaii 

 the former (Fig. 141). They conform closely to the fat 

 hog type in shape, being low, broad and deep, with very 

 full, yet smooth, hams and shoulders. The head is of 

 medium size, the snout of medium length, the face 

 very shghtly dished, the ears of medium size and arching 



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