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fore the name Poland-China was finally adopted, it was 

 called Large Spotted Hog, and was also known by vari- 

 ous other names in different parts of the country as fol- 

 lows : Magie, Butler County, Warren County, Miami 

 Valley, Poland, China, Great Western, Shaker, Union 

 Village, Dick's Creek, Gregory's Creek, and Moore. As 

 the development of the Poland-China proceeded the color 

 was changed from spotted to solid black with six white 

 points. The quality, smoothness, and compactness were 

 improved, which resulted in loss of size, growthiness and 

 prolificacy to such an extent, as previously outlined, that 

 the usefulness of the breed was considerably impaired. 

 It cannot be said that the Poland-China during later 

 years is any better for the production of pork than it was 

 after being first established. This also had the effect of 

 developing the other extreme, which is now called the 

 large type of Poland-China. The latter was produced 

 by selection and breeding. 



The Ohio Poland-China record was first established in 

 1877 and since that time the American, Central, Standard, 

 and Southwestern records were established. During re- 

 cent years the Central and the Ohio records combined to 

 form what is now called the National Poland-China Rec- 

 ord. 



THE HAMPSHIRE (THIN RIND). 

 The history of the Hampshire as bred in the United 

 States today traces back through Canada, and through 

 Hampshire and Essex to Cambridge, England. As stated 

 in Chester White history, Norfolk, England, also had 

 hogs of this character, because the Norfolk Thin Rind 

 was imported to the United States in the development of 

 the Chester White. The characteristics of these "sheeted 

 pigs," as they were called in Essex and Cambridge, were 



