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oil formed on Yorkshirc-Cumberland stock, and some of them are nearly 
pure Yorkshires, transplanted and re-christened. Speaking of the pigs 
kept in the dairy district of Cheshire, he says that white pigs have not 
found favor with the dairymen of Cheshire, and the white ones most used 
ore the Manchester boars, another name for the Yorkshire-Cumberland 
.breed. All the miters who have followed him down to the latest work 
published on the subject, occupy space in describing various county pigs) 
which have long ceased to possess, if they ever did possess any merit 
^worthy of the attention of the breeder. Thus the Norfolk, the Suffolk, 
the Bedford and the Cheshire have each separate notice, of which the 
Suffolk alone is worthy of cultivation, and the Suffolk is only another 
name for a small Yorkshire pig. 
We submit also a brief description of the Suffolk’s “points:” Head 
small, very short ; cheeks prominent and full ; face dished ; snout small 
and very short ; jowl fine ; ears small, thin, upright, soft and silky ; neck 
very short and thick, the head appearing almost as if set on front of 
shoulders ; no arching of crest ; crest wide and deep ; elbows standing 
out ; brisket wide, but not deep ; shoulders and crop-shoulders thick, 
rather upright, rounding outward from top to elbows ; crops wide and 
full. Sides and flanks — ribs well arched out from back, good length 
between shoulder and ham ; flank well filled out and coming well down at 
ham. Back broad, level and straight from crest to tail, not falling off or 
down at tail ; hams wide and full, well rounded out ; twist very wide and 
full all the way down. Legs and feet — legs small and very short, 
standing wide apart, in sows just keeping the belly from the ground ; 
bone fine ; feet small, hoofs rather spreading ; tail small, long and 
tapering. Skin, hair and color — skin thin, of a pinkish shade, free from 
color ; hair fine and silky, not too thick ; color of hair pale yellowish 
white, perfectly free from any spots or other color. Size small to 
medium. 
VII. Lancashire Hogs. 
There are three breeds in Lancashire, England, that have attained celeb- 
rity, namely, the short-face, the middle breed, and the large Lancashire 
white. On next page we give an illustration of the short-faced breed. 
This breed of swine may be known by the following characteristics t 
The shortness of the face from the eyes to the end of the snout ; prick 
ears ; small bones ; a good coat of white hair ; cubic in form, with broad 
back and broad hams, well let down. The skin, as well as the hair, is 
white, although an occasional one may be found with a few dark blue 
£?ot8 in the akin, but never dark or black hairs. The small breed hogs 
