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SANTA 



ANITA 



R A N C H O 



POLAND-CHINA 



THE claim that the Poland-China is the only strictly American breed has 

 been questioned by a number of persons interested in other breeds, but 

 close study and careful thought in regard to the matter has resulted in 

 the general acceptance of the correctness of the statement. 



The Poland-China is reputed to be distinctly the result of the constructive 

 breeding ideas of the American corn-belt farmer. Breeds of all colors and many 

 different forms and characteristics were used in connection with the common 

 hogs of the corn-belt country to produce the Poland-China. 



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ORIGIN 



About the middle of the nineteenth century, prior to the development of 

 the great Middle- West, where grain production and animal husbandry now so 

 largely obtain; while Cincinnati was still the "Porkopolis" of the United States, 

 and while water and stage coach transportation were chiefly in yogue, the 



necessity was 

 keenly felt for a 

 meat - producing 

 animal which 

 would not only 

 condense the 

 rich grain, chief- 

 ly corn, and 

 carry it to mar- 

 ket, but could 

 consume large 

 quantities in 

 short order and 

 get to market as 

 speedily as pos- 

 sible, once the 



Berkshire and Poland-China Boars, Six Months Old. grain WaS ready 



