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sometimes called, in Ohio, Magie. Twenty years ago they were coarse 
black and white hogs, with occasional sandy markings. Of late years 
they have been, through careful breeding and selection, refined, and are 
now bred in the West, nearly black, the white, in the most approved 
strains, being distributed pretty equally over the head and body in flecks 
and irregular patches. They are the most widely distributed of any 
American breed in the West, and fully deserve all that is claimed for 
them, as large, quiet, early matured, and kindly feeding hogs. 
The Jefferson county, New York, 60 called Cheshires, are, as before 
stated, but modified Yorkshires, but in every respect stylish hogs, feeding 
well and making good pork, and are well adapted for small farms and 
for feeding in pens. The so called Hospital breed, or Morgan county 
hog of Illinois, which some years ago gained considerable repute, are un- 
doubtedly, modified Yorkshires, and in no respect superior to that well 
known breed. They were produced by crossing the Suffolk on the best 
white hogs of that county. Within the last five years they have ceased 
to attract attention- 
Beeksuiee Boab Dukb III. by King Longfellow X. Pinnock’s Pride. 
Bred OTd owned by Mr C. I. Hood, of Lowell, Mass. Duke III. is head of the Hood 
"3L. nev ™ exhibited at New England Fair, 1896 and 1898, and 
long others. Weight 1,000 pounds, * 
