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ration, the quarters need not be so warm as when an abundance 

 of more succulent food is fed, such as skim-milk. It has been 

 proved that for best results, when skim-milk or other very suc- 

 culent food is freely employed, the quarters should be rather 

 warm j^et very well ventilated and well lighted. Fattening 

 swine are not likely to spend much time in poorly ventilated, 

 dark, and foul-smelling quarters. They prefer the cold to 



Fig. 167. — Victoria Sow. First prize, Ohio State Fair. Photograph by 



C. S. Plumb. 



The native home of the Victoria is in the United States. It is somewhat 

 similar to the Cheshire, perhaps tending more towards the lard type. The 

 breeding qualities are fair, the sows producing medium-sized litters. In size 

 the breed is classed as small. The color is white, the ears erect, and the face 

 dished. 



such places, and for this reason swine are often known to build 

 a nest or bed out in the open lot, illustrating that they prefer 

 exposure to foul quarters. When sweet, well lighted, and well 

 ventilated quarters are provided, swine will be found to occupy 

 them except when feeding and taking exercise. Hogs are not 

 dirty animals by nature, except as they like to wallow in 

 warm weather. 



