5G8 KEVFEW—TIJ.USTRATIONS OF BRITISH ANIMALS. 
country ever touch; aud, happily, the animal can be reared on a 
small scale as well as a large, by the peasant in his cabin as well 
as by the opulent farmer. His food, too, is what other animals 
reject, and which Avould be wasted were it not consumed by him. 
The first plate of this animal given by Mr. Low is the wild boar 
and sow now in the possession of the Earl of Leicester. 
To this succeeds a specimen of the Siamese breed, not peculiar 
to Siam, but spread over a vast extent of country situated in this 
part of Asia. They are of small size, with a cylindrical body, the 
Imck somewhat hollow, and the belly training near the ground, from 
the shortness of the limbs. The ears are short, small, and some¬ 
what erect. They are less hardy and prolific than the native races 
of Europe ; but they arrive very soon at maturity : they fatten on 
a small quantity of food, and their flesh is white and delicate. 
This breed has been introduced into England, but when pure 
they are too delicate and sensible of cold to be of much economical 
value. The breed, therefore, is rarely maintained in its state of 
purity, but has been mixed with varieties of the native races, which 
it has seldom failed to improve, although it has somewhat lessened 
their size and their fecundity. 
The next plate is a curiosity. It is an English sow, a variety 
that is rapidly growing extinct, and not often to be found, except 
in remote districts or in the hands of old farmers unwilling to change 
their mode of husbandry. 
liUst of all comes a pig of the Berkshire breed, one of the most 
generally spread and improved breeds of England. They are of a 
large size, a reddish-brown colour, and generally crossed to a greater 
or less degree with the Chinese. This plate, however, represents 
the old Berkshire. 
Gentlemen who itave passed their Examination at the 
Royal Veterinary College. 
July 22, 1840. 
Mr. \V. Simmonds, London. 
Mr. J. W. Smith, Sunderland. 
Mr. J. A. Sawyer, Staindrop. 
Mr. J. Cooper, Litchfield, 
