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years to reach maturity and then to live to be twenty or 

 thirty years old. His head is long, his tusks are large, 

 and his forequarters heavy. In constitution he is most 

 excellent, having great chest capacity, being both deep 

 and broad in this part of his body. In quality, however, 

 he is coarse. The size and condition are variable, de- 

 pending very largely upon location, feed, and the season. 

 In color he is a rusty gray when young which turns to a 

 dark brown as he grows older. In aged animals the ends 

 of the hair become gray, producing a hazy gray color. 

 They have an abundance of hair with a long snout and 

 small pointed ears that stand erect. The jowls are very 

 ' light, the neck is heavy, the shoulders heavy and well de- 

 veloped, the back and loin short, the hams very light, 

 and the legs are long. The sows are said to breed only 

 once per year and to produce from five to six pigs per 

 litter. They suckle these three or four months, and then 

 give them protection for two or three years. 



Sus Indica. — The Sus Indica type is best illustrated by 

 the domestic breeds of southern Europe known as Nea- 

 politan, Siamese and Chinese. These are more or less 

 similar in characteristics ; they are small, early-maturing, 

 fat and plump, as above designated. They are the ideal 

 of the fat or lard type except that they are smaller than 

 this type as considered from the present market require- 

 ments. They are very fine in quality, are delicate in con- 

 stitution, and usually have the fattening tendency de- 

 veloped to a marked degree. On this account also they 

 are quiet and gentle in disposition. They have a very 

 light coat of hair, jowls that are full, with a short, thick, 

 heavy neck. The shoulders and hams are well developed, 

 producing a short, thick, blocky hog which stands on 

 short legs of fine quality. 



