BREEDS OF SWINE. 



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and upright pasterns. The body is not very broad, but deep : 

 the jowls are light, the head small, the snout rather straight and 

 medium in length. The head is narrow, the ears set close and extend- 



Fig. 9. — Hampshire boar. 



ing forward, but not breaking. The shoulders are smooth and well 

 set, the back is strong and arched, the hams are deep and broad, 

 but not very thick. In quality the flesh of the Hampshire has a very 



Fig. 10. — Hampshire sow. 



high reputation. It has made a good record in the dressed-carcass 

 competition at the International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago. 

 The flesh is of good grain with a desirable percentage of lean to fat. 



