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laid down certain jjoneral principles in respect of dentition, but 
observation and experience have proved to me that in pifjs no 
absolute and unvarvin? rule exists. 1 liave known great dis- 
similarity even in the same family, as I once demonstrated to 
the satisfaction of Professor Simonds himself. It is hardly 
necessary to allege that the development of dentition is retarded 
or advanced very much according to the health, constitution, 
and hereditary tendencies of the animal. This is an important 
matter for consideration as regards the public exhibition of 
animals, for, as is well known, instances of disqualification have 
occurred which have subsequently been proved without doubt 
to have been unwarranted. Quite independently of the question 
of dentition, pigs, like other animals, show indications of age ; 
and an experienced breeder, in the case of young pigs especially, 
is able at once to detect a false entry in respect of age. Many 
herdsmen and breeders are able in a strange piggery to guess the 
ages at a glance, and this with great accuracy, as I have often 
witnessed. 
Whilst on this point, I may say that exhibitors would do well 
to keep a careful register of the dates of birth and also of the 
numbers of male and female pigs in each litter. These entries 
might be attested by the breeder himself or his agent, and a 
second person, so that the breeding-book could be put in as 
evidence in any disputed case. If exhibitors were compelled, on 
dispute arising, to produce some such a register, it would go 
far towards checking the scandalously false entries which it is 
notorious a few exhibitors of pigs have resorted to. 
As already stated, too little importance is attached to piggeries 
in respect of situation, arrangement, and general construction. 
Whilst aspect is not of the first importance, the situation should 
be well drained, and be such as to ensure plenty of fresh air and 
light, and as distinct as practicable from the other animals of the 
farm. The buildings, apart from the question of size, should be 
constructed to admit sufficient light and air for the summer, whilst 
at the same time there should be the means for readily adapting 
thehi to the requirements of winter. 
A piggery should be easy of access for feeding purposes and 
the removal of manure. The matter of flooring is one of the 
most important considerations, and opinions are much divided 
as to the most suitable material. While asphalte is superior 
to any other as regards cleanliness, healthiness, and atmospheric 
influences, the smoothness of its surface renders it objectionable 
if not dangerous. In some cases wooden floors with small 
spaces are used, but in them there is the disadvantage of the 
ready absorption of moisture and the accumulations beneath, 
which so soon take place. I prefer a floor of gault or other hard 
