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east and south, as well as from foreign countries, and 

 brought with them their native hogs. These were further 

 developed, other hogs were imported, and finally all of 

 these were, blended together in what is now called the 

 Poland-China. Some of the more prominent types of 

 hogs that were brought to the Miami Valley and used in 

 establishing this breed are as follows : 



The Poland Hog. — This hog was developed about 1838 

 in Chester, Butler County, Ohio, by a man from Poland 

 whose name was Asher. He claimed that they were im- 

 ported from England and at the time called them the 

 Sandy Berkshires of England. They were, however^ later 

 called the Poland Hogs. These hogs were noted for their 

 large size, early maturity, and vigorous growth. In form 

 they somewhat resembled the Berkshire except that they 

 were deeper in the body, flatter in the sides, and stood on 

 shorter legs. Their color w^as either red or bright sandy, 

 with small black specks all over the body. In constitu- 

 tion they were very good and, as indicated by their pre- 

 potency in transmitting their color, they may have been 

 bred in this form for a considerable length of time. To 

 show that this type of hog was not a Polish or a Russian 

 hog it need only be mentioned that these were said to be 

 small as well as large, reddish brown or yellowish in 

 color, with a broad brown stripe along the back. In pro^ 

 lificacy also they were not good while the Poland hog 

 was very good. The Russian hog also was a poor feeder. 



Russian Hog of the United States. — This was a large, 

 white, slow-maturing hog, as described about 1840 in 

 Ohio. It had good action, long body and coarse quality. 

 It had a long head, long coarse hair, and ears that were 

 longer and narrower than those of the average hog of the 

 country. These were also pointed and projected forward. 



