BREEDS OF SWINE. 



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Du roc -Jersey sows are more prolific than Poland-Chinas or Berk- 

 shires, and they are also conceded to be better milkers and mothers. 

 The Duroc- Jersey is also one of the best grazers and is especially 

 adapted to follow ing cattle in the feed lot. As an early maturing hog 

 it ranks high, and crosses well with other breeds, but the Berkshire 

 and Poland-China crosses seem to be the most popular. At maturity 

 a boar should weigh about 600 pounds, a sow 500 pounds. 



The secretary of the American Duroc-Jersey Breeders' Association 

 is Robert J. Evans, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111.: the secretary 

 of the National Duroc-Jersey Record Association is J. R. Pfander, 

 Peoria, 111. 



Fig. 7. — Chester White boar. 



THE CHESTER WHITE. 



The Chester White hog originated early in the nineteenth century 

 in Chester County. Pa. The breed is now widely distributed in the 

 United States. It is popular in the East, and is strongly represented 

 in Ohio. Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. 



The Chester White is moderately long, thick, and deep, possessing 

 strong bone, but somewhat loosely coupled. The original Chester 

 Whites were dished slightly in the face, but the dish has disappeared 

 and the present-day animals possess straight faces with rather long 

 snouts. The ears droop about one-third the distance from the base. 



In conformation the Chester White is long but not so deep in body 

 as the Poland-China. The legs are short but some individuals may 

 lack strength in the pasterns. The color is white and the hair has 

 a tendency to be wavy. Black and bluish spots on the skin are not 

 uncommon, but breeders aim to prevent them as much as possible. 



