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A STUDY OF FARM ANIMALS 



as have the others, and the extremely high back and up- 

 standing form lias not been so noticeable with this breed. 

 The usual run of mature boars will weigh around 600 pounds, 

 and the sows 500 pounds. The sows farrow good-sized Ut- 

 ters, the breed ranking close to the Duroc-.Jersey in this 

 respect. Sows commonly have nine pigs to the litter. The 

 quality of pork is excellent, although inclined to have a large 

 per cent of fat. In the carcass contests at the International 

 Live Stock Exposition, grade and cross-bred Chester Whites 



Figure 179, — Chester White sow, Buehler's Wonder, grand champion National 

 Swine Show, 1921. Bred and shown by William Buehler, of Nebrasiia. 

 Photograph from Mr. Buehler, 



have made excellent records. Chester Whites are widely 

 distributed as a breed in the North, and especially east of 

 the Mississippi. In the South any white breed is unpopular 

 on account of color, white hogs blistering under the sun 

 more than red or black ones. There are many herds of 

 Chester Wliite hogs in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, 

 Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, 

 and the breed is well adapted to the northern corn belt. 



