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The color is black, with a white belting from 4 to 12 

 inches wide that starts at the neck or fore shoulder and 

 extends back to the heart-girth, generally taking in the 

 forelegs. It is not a large breed ; mature boars will 

 average around 400 pounds, and the sows from 300 to 350 

 pounds. As a breed, it seems fairly well adapted to 

 southern conditions, and will probably meet with con- 

 siderable favor, as it has already done in several sections 

 of the South. The breed has not been used to any great 

 extent in crossing, but the individuals are prepotent and 

 could be used in the improxement of many herds. The 

 breeding qualities are excellent and above the average. 

 The breed is rather widely distributed in the South, but 

 not densely. The prices that have been obtained for the 

 breed ha^■e been only average. The registrations and 

 interests of the breed are looked after by The American 

 Swine Record Association, E. C. Stone, Secretary, Arm- 

 strong, 111. 



Mule Foot. — This is a rather recent American breed of 

 uncertain origin. The foundation stock used was prob- 

 ably Berkshire, Poland-China and native blood. The 

 first members of the breed were mutations in which the 

 cloven foot gave way to the one-toed condition, such as 

 prevails in the horse and mule, hence the name. S. H. 

 Dunlap of Ohio has been prominent in developing and 

 putting the breed before the public. It resembles the 

 Berkshire in body characteristics, but the ears are 

 pendent, and the color is solid black, with white per- 

 missible. The individuals are small to medium in weight, 

 mature boars averaging around 450 to 500, and the 

 mature sows averaging about 100 pounds less. The 

 breed has been boosted a great deal upon the ground 



