Breeds of Hogs 427 



mature early, while the finished fat barrows have made an 

 enviable record in the show-ring and on the block. Like 

 most lard breeds, the Chester- White has suffered from 

 over-refinements. Since about 1917, however, the breed- 

 ers have been conservatively breeding for more scale. 



THE SPOTTED POLAND-CHINA (PLATE Xl) 



This breed had its official beginning with the organiza- 

 tion of the National Spotted Poland-China Record Asso- 

 ciation at Indianapolis, January 1st, 1914. The real 

 beginning of the breed, however, dates much farther back. 

 As is well known, a larger part of the stock making up the 

 foundations of the Poland-China breed was white in color 

 and many of the herds which were maintained from 1845 

 to 1880 were largely spotted. These old spotted Polands 

 had a reputation for size, ruggedness, bone, and pro- 

 lificacy. The modern Spotted Poland-China descended 

 from those herds located chiefly in central Indiana, which 

 preserved the old spotted type for their standard. In 

 1914 B. E. Arbuckle and Son, Brownsburg, Indiana, 

 imported a pair of spotted hogs from England which are 

 recognized as foundation animals. It is believed that the 

 blood of these hogs is found in about 5 per cent of the 

 animals of to-day. 



According to Secretary Fred L. Obenchain, Bainbridge, 

 Indiana, to be eligible to record, an animal must descend 

 from individuals already recorded in the National Spotted 

 Poland-China Record Association, the American Spotted 

 Poland-China Record Association, the National Spotted 

 Poland Association, or the American, National, or Stand- 

 ard Poland-China Associations. In addition to meeting 

 the breeding or pedigree requirements for registry, they 



