My stock has always been and will always 

 be my best advertisement. Few, if any, in the B 

 live-Stock business, shipping as largely as 1 do, 5 

 spend so little in advertising. A pair of pigs, £ 

 a -beep, or a trio of chickens sent into a neigh- q 

 ;>rhood, is at once a standing advertisement j» 

 Of the superior excellence of my stock, bring- g> 

 ing me frequently any number of other orders, j; 

 so that I have not only made shipments to all g 

 parts of the United States, but also exported j 

 a large number of animals to the West Indies, t 

 Europe, etc. £ 







pi pair of 







fI\odel <?)?est^r 











Tliis most profitable breed orlglna- S 

 ted In Chester Co., tilts State, not 40 " 

 miles from our ofiiee. Order direct and x 

 obtain the genuine; by placing y our T 

 oider at once you Insure tlie pick o< ; 

 hundreds of as Fine Pigs as can be 2 

 found in America. We consider our- 7 

 selves Headquarters for the liest Specl- J" 

 mens of this Breed. It will repay you to jj 

 read the following short summary- of 

 their merits: o 



CHESTER WHITES 



are invaluable on ac- Jg 

 count of their large size >i 

 they readily weighing 200 to 225 pounds at ffi 

 "00 pounds at 



The genuine Chester White, such as we ship, have the following prominent 

 characteristics : head very short and broad between the eyes ; ears, medium, 

 and projecting forward ; neck, short and thick ; joints, large and full ; body, 

 lengthy, deep and " well-ribbed out," giving ample room for large, sound 

 lungs ; back, broad and very straight ; hams, large full and deep, with tine 

 bones ; legs, short and well set under the body, of sufficient strength for 

 bearing the heavy weight ; hair, perfectly white ; skin, fine and thin ; 

 tail, neat and small in proportion to size of body. The accompanying 

 cut of the fine pair "King of Chester County" and "Chester County Model 

 of Perfection," is drawn from life by an artist visiting the farm for that 

 purpose. Price : Single pigs 2 to 3 months old, $12.50 ; pair, boar and sow, not 

 akin, $20.00 ; trio, 1 boar and 2 sows, not akin, $29.00. 



five to six months old, 4uo to 

 twelve or*fourteen months, 1000 pounds even, £ 

 not being an unusual weight attained by well- m 

 eady fattening qualities— as they can be futlened ^ 

 "".e weight desired ; good b 

 They are gentle, quiet 



fattened old porkers. Fine forms ; res 



for market at any age, and may be fed to any "reasonable 

 bacon, flesh rating as A 1 ; docility and prolificness. 1 



and easily kept. They are not liable to mange as some prejudiced"breeders, or 



those who have "axes to grind" on other grindstones, so positively state. Chester 



a 



QUflRdNTEE 



I guarantee all stock shipped to be strictly first- 

 class, and as represented, also that they shall 

 arrive at destination in good order. 



BOXING, ETC.— I box comfortably, but at the same time as lightly 

 as possible, deliver on board cars in this city, put trough for feed and water 

 in box, and supply feed for journey free of charge. Customers must pay 

 transportation charges. 



ALL ORDERS WILL BE FILLED IN ROTATION AS RECEIVED. 



Whites are also a well and thoroughly established breed, with well defined charac- « 

 teristics to which they breed very true— as true as the Berkshires or Poland Chinas. 



There is no doubt that the fame and gocd name of Chester Whites has suffered g 

 considerably by the shipments of certain unprincipled dealers; men, such as will beg 

 found in every business, who would buy up worthless mongrels, whose only pretense g 

 to the genuine was their white color and perhaps looped ears, and palm them off for j 

 the " Genuine Chester Whites." There are as poor hogs in Chester County as any- ' 

 where in America, and we have sold the pure stock of Chester Whites in this very 

 county at FANCY PRICES. We have shipped our pigs to almost every State in the q, 

 Union, and everywhere they prove the very best sort of an advertisement, procuring 5 

 for our firm numbers of new customers. We have no superior, if any equal, in our " 

 shipments of this profitable breed. 3 



NOTE 



I CAN FURNISH OLDER PIGS OF ANY OF THESE BREEDS, AND 

 WILL CHEERFULLY SUBMIT PRICES ON APPLICATION. o 



Pill flVll PUIMflQ 1 claim for Poland Chinas that for early fattening quali- 

 ruLpnU UJQinpO ties and continued growth, they are second only to 

 Chester Whites. They will readily fatten into pork at nine to ten months, 

 when they will weigh 300 to 325 pounds. As perfected to-day, the Poland 

 China is, beyond doubt, entitled to a position as a very valuable breed, 

 specially suited to roughing it on the Western plains. We have in them a 

 breed thoroughly established, of fixed characteristics, of fine style and 

 unquestioned good qualities, which can be relied upon for the production of a 

 progeny of like qualities and character. The Poland Chinas are the most 

 popular and numerous breed of swine in the Western States, being found in 

 large quantities, bred more or less pure, in almost every section ot .the West 

 and North-West. Price: Single pig, 2 to 3 months old, $15.00 ; pair, boar and 

 sow, not akin, $25.00 ; trio, 1 boar and 2 sows, not akin, $35.00. 



Have united in them a great many superior quali- 

 ties that recommend them to all. They fatten easily 

 at an early age ; meat is very tine in texture and quality. They grow to a 

 size that is very desirable for family or packers' use. Careful experiments 

 show them to waste less in dressing than any other breed. I oner a most 

 excellent strain of this breed and send certified pedigree with each pig 

 shipped. Price : Single pig, 2 to 3 months old, $15.00 ; pair, boar and sow, not 

 akin, $25.00 ; trio, 1 boar and 2 sows, not akin, $35.00. 



SfllRLL YORKSHIRES 



JERSEY BEOS 



The Reds have been broil in New Jersey upwards of fifty years, consequently are thor- g 

 - oughly established, breeding in all cases remarkably true. The most important quali- sr 

 ties for which they are esteemed are— first, unusually heavy weights attained at small cost. Second, 2 

 hardy constitutions. Third, good breeding and fattening qualities. Fourth, their exemption from the * 

 mange. They are of one solid red color throughout. When full grown they are of a dark but very red un 

 color, and perfectlv free from white. They have short snouts : small head in proportion to size of body ; -, 

 loop ears. They should have a long, deep, and rangv bodv, and rather coarse bone ; hair inclining to g 

 bristles on the back. Thev will weigh at twelve months, 300 to 400 lbs.; and at eighteen to twentvj* 

 months, 450 to TOO lbs. I ship extra choice specimens of this breed, and all pigs shipped are guaranteed „ 

 pure bred and first-class ; in every particular. Price: Single pig, 2 to 3 months old, $10 00; pair, boar g 

 und sow, not akin, $18.00 trio, 1 lwar and 2 sows, not akin, $26.00. g 

 nrn"Qiiinrc I have for many years made this breed a specialty, and consider that I ship specimens 9 

 DLIiriuniriLU that are unsurpassed. With every pig sent out from mv establishment goes a certified j? 

 pedigree which is short and direct to importation. 1 will give some o\ the esteemed qualities ot tblsf 

 breed. Sows are very prolific and good Bucklers. They at all times breed remarkably true in color, p 

 markings, etc. They are unusually hardv, with high vital powers, shifiing well for themselves. Young j- 

 pigs are very strong/active and grow well. Thev may be fattened and marketed at any age. Their flesh- 

 is of the very highest qualitv. Thev are less liable to'disease than other breeds. Price : Single pig, 2 to hj 

 3 months old, 815.00 ; pair, boar and so w, not akin, 825.00 ; trio, 1 boar and 2 sows, not akin, $35.00. P 

 / NOW HA VE CUSTOMERS AT 43,oHz POST OFFICES. WHOEVER FIRST SENDS * e 

 MB AN ORDER FROM A POST OFFICE AT WHICH I HAVE HAD NO CUS- • 

 TOMER, WILL RECEIVE A LIBERAL EXTRA PREMIUM OVER AND ABOVE ■ 

 THE AMOUNT OF THEIR ORDER. |» 

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