THE CHESTER WHITE 



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the big type, and the advertisements are full of references to the 

 giant or mammoth Chester White. For example, Mammoth 

 King, Jumbo Wonder, Big Bone Industry, Big Chief, Big Buster, 

 and Ohio's Giant are samples of names in common use to-day, 

 indicative of the emphasis on size. Mammoth King 409 1 7 when 

 eighteen months old is said to have weighed 750 pounds in 

 breeding condition, and at maturity he stood 3 feet high, measured 

 lol^ inches shank bone, " and could easily have been made to 

 weigh 1050 pounds." The following weights are given as repre- 

 senting the big-type Chester White, the figures being quoted from 

 standard advertising : White Rex 45079, 750 pounds ; Prince Big 

 Bone 43569, about 720 pounds; Ohio's Giant 33573 and Chief 

 Kossuth 31839, each about 800 pounds; Creditor 10 16 pounds. 

 Big Buster 46015, according to his owner, H. A. Derenthal, is 

 84 inches from butt of ear to tail head, 70 inches heart girth, 

 72 inches hind-flank girth, and 1 1 inches in circumference of 

 shank bone. 



The Chester White as a grazer will do very well in the North 

 and will make satisfactory showing on alfalfa, the clovers, or rape, 

 comparing favorably with other breeds. In the Central States 

 these white hogs are commonly seen on the pastures during the 

 growing season. 



The Chester White as a feeder is regarded with esteem. Bar- 

 rows of this breed will compare favorably with any breed in 

 returning results for grain fed. Experimental feeding at various 

 stations has given excellent returns. At the Indiana Experiment 

 Station gains have been made of i pound live weight from less 

 than 3 pounds of grain. In a test of one hundred and seventy-two 

 days at the Vermont Station, Chester Whites made an average 

 daily gain of 1.36 pounds, dressing out 84.5 per cent carcass. At 

 the Maine Station a daily average gain of i . 1 5 pounds was secured 

 for one hundred and forty days and of 1.05 pounds for one hundred 

 and seventeen days at the Ontario Agricultural College. In the 

 carcass contests at the International Live-Stock Exposition the 

 Chester White has made a very creditable showing, winning many 

 prizes, including firsts and grand championships. Records are given 

 of carcasses that dressed out as high as 88 per cent. The grand- 

 champion barrow of 191 1, shown by J. W. Brendel of Indiana, 

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