THE HAMPSHIRE 



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years ago. The sows frequently farrow litters of ten or twelve 

 pigs after the first farrowing and make excellent mothers and 

 nurses. In this respect they rank with the most prolific breeds of 

 American ancestry. 



Prominent Hampshire sires do not date back for a very ex- 

 tended period of years. Among the noted boars of the breed are 

 the following : David Harum 909, Lookout 7499, Lookout Lad, 

 20371, General Allen 1061, Hoosier Lad 34607, Messenger 

 Boy 6179, General Wickware 26879, Cherokee Lad 9029, and 

 General Jones 24453. 



Prices paid for Hampshire swine have kept within rather reason- 

 able figures, with comparatively little speculation. The boar Long- 

 fellow 35133, at one time champion at the International Live- 

 stock Exposition, sold for $1000. In 191 5 John J. Shaffer, Jr., 

 bought the boar Paulsen's Model 24423 for ^800. On February 

 22, 1919, Seth T. Hadley of Indiana held a sale, when one sow 

 brought ;^I030 and another $1000, while the first thirty sold 

 averaged $330. Late in 19 19 the sow Merry Look of Glenview 

 89096 was sold by Zene Hadley of Wilmington, Ohio, for ^2150. 



The distribution of the Hampshire pig has become widespread 

 in recent years. According to the recognized organ of the breed, 

 the Hampshire Advocate (December, 19 17), in 1904 there were 

 but 16 owners of Hampshires in the world, while at the close of 

 191 7 there were over 30,000 owners of registered Hampshire 

 sows in the United States alone. The breed is in the main found 

 in the central corn-belt states, but there has been a wide distribu- 

 tion also in the Southern States. The state of Iowa is credited 

 with 1442 persons that at some time have purchased Hampshires. 

 During 19 17 the American Hampshire Swine Record Association 

 registered 32,646 hogs. The following figures give the number 

 of registration in the states most actively breeding Hampshires : 

 Iowa, 6004; Illinois, 4860; Indiana, 4515; Nebraska, 3410: 

 Georgia, 2198; South Dakota, 1996; Alabama, 1581 ; Missouri, 

 1228 ; Ohio, 873 ; and Kansas, 591. To show the rapid increase 

 of the breed it is but necessary to note that in 1915 the secretary 

 of the association reported 1 36 persons in Pennsylvania taking up 

 the breeding of Hampshires, although in 191 1 but 4 pigs of the 



breed were registered in that state. 



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