FROM WILD HOG TO USEFUL BREEDS 275 
months, and at maturity the breeding stock attains a 
weight of 500 to 600 pounds and over. The boars are 
larger and heavier than the brood sows. 
5. Duroc-Jersey.—In form these hogs resemble the 
Poland-China, but are red in color. The standard is 
cherry red, without spots. Their origin is not clearly 
defined, but their development as a breed has been solely 
in this country. They are very prolific, grow rapidly, 
and make pork and lard cheaply. In recent years they 
have advanced to the front rank in the corn states as a 
pork and lard hog. They are quiet and good feeders, 
take well to grazing and corn and produce a carcass of 
tich flavor, with a fair proportion of lean meat. 
At public sales very high prices are paid for popular family 
strains. These hogs are found everywhere, but.the place of greatest 
popularity is in those sections where corn, clover and alfalfa are 
most at home. Here they reach under fattening conditions 250 to 
275 pounds at an age of eight or nine months and of 500 to 700 
pounds at maturity. 
6. Chester White—Chester Courity, Pennsylvania, is 
A TRIO oF Duroc-JERsEY Hocs 
