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CHINESE BREED. 
PLATE XXII. 
The colour is most commonly black, the form 
characterized by a fine appearance, small head, 
thin ears, and short and slender legs. They are 
remarkable for being easily fed, and perhaps 
become too fat for the general purposes of the 
table, and a cross is therefore oftentimes more 
esteemed. 
The other British breeds receive their names 
most frequently from the county in which they 
were introduced and reared. Thus the Hamp- 
shire, Sussex, Suffolk, Cheshire, and Shropshire 
Pigs, are well known as excellent. Upon the 
border districts, there are also some superior 
breeds, which are reared to a great extent. In 
the extreme north of Scotland, and some of the 
islands, the race is very diminutive. At one 
period, a strong prejudice or superstition existed 
here against this animal in every way ; but this 
is now fast becoming extinguished, and is replaced 
by a rapid improvement in the breeds. 
The next animal we have to notice, is 
