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by some on this account. It is good for crossing with 

 other types when pork-producing qualities of the extreme 

 type are sought. The boars, however, are not as pre- 

 potent as the boars of some breeds in stamping their type 

 on the offspring. In fecundity qualities this breed is 

 lacking, and has been severely criticized on this ground. 

 Dr. A. W. Bitting' found 1,086 litters to av:rage 7.45, 

 while Dr. G. M. Rommer found the average to be 7.04 

 with .50,000 litters. As a breeder, therefore, it is second 

 rate. 



Poland-China gi-lt, Jennie Girl (581414) owned by Joe R. Martin 

 of Georgia. 



The breed is pretty generally distributed over the 

 South, but in the extreme South it has not met with the 

 popularity that has been awarded some other breeds. 

 The prices paid for individuals of this breed were ab- 



' lOth Ann. Kept. Ind. Agr. Exp. Sta. (1897). 

 ' U. S. Dept. Agr. B. S. I. Circular 95. 



