JUNE 46 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
384 
(Tl)f Surinc-i)a*i)> 
OUR ANIMAL PORTRAITS. 
THE HOOD FAMILY OF BERKSHIRES. 
Tiie cut ou this page represents five Berk¬ 
shire pigs belonging to Mr. A. M. Fulford, of 
Belair, Md., of a strain of blood which has 
become known as the “Hood Family.” 
At the time of the great Berkshire boom, six 
or seven years ago, Mr. Cooper imported and 
sold to Mr. Norton, at. the unprecedented price 
of 81,400, the boar Robin Hood. At the same 
writer, the greater part of the good qualities 
come from the sows, particularly Black Jo¬ 
sephine—the second sow from the bottom on 
the left. 
The boar in the right lower corner is Robin 
Hood III, ono of three bred by Mr. Norton 
out of Black Josephine by Kalakua, a son of 
old Robin Hood. Mr. Norton sold this animal 
to Mr. Fulford, and retained the other two in 
his own herd, but both were lulled by accident. 
The sow in the left lower corner is Lady 
Hood II., out of Black Diamond by old Robin 
Hood. Fannie Hood, on the right center, is 
out of Lady Hood II. by the celebrated Bob 
Hood, a winner of many large prizes through 
the West during 1879, ’80 and '81. Bob Hood 
is out of Black Josephine by old Robin Hood. 
and other fairs. Robin Hood III. also won 
numerous prizes himself. Fannie Hood was a 
prize winner at Minneapolis, Chicago, the Illi¬ 
nois State Fair and at St. Louis, and was 
in the sweepstake herd at St. Louis. 
Robin Hood 801 was bred by Arthur Stew¬ 
art, dam Bobtail II. by Samson, g-dnm Bobtail 
I. by Tim Whifler; Samson’s dam, Swinden I. 
by Duke of Gloucester II. Black Josephine 
was bred by Heber Humphrey, dam No. 446, 
B., by Hightown 2201, g-dam Countess of 
Gloucester by Tanner, g-g-dam Beauty by 
Lovely Brother. Higbtown’s dam, No. 326 A, 
by Delarnere 2969, g-dara No. 381 A, by Long 
Range, Delamcre’s dam, Watch by Fisherton. 
A glance at these pedigrees will show a per¬ 
son familiar with Berkshires, the source of 
£or Women 
•JONDUCTED BY MISS RAY CLARIS. 
RURAL HOMES WITHIN AND WITH¬ 
OUT—OR HOME DECORA¬ 
TIONS AND OUTSIDE 
SURROUNDINGS. 
* MRS. CAROLINE L. DOUGLASS. 
Very much has been written, within the 
last few years in regard to rural homes and 
to the beautifying the same; and has it been 
in vain? We think not. In a ride of a dozen 
miles or less over our country roads, one is 
made glad viewing the many beauti ful country 
homes; not only the grand and stately man¬ 
time he imported and sold to the same party 
the three sisters of the same litter, Black Jo¬ 
sephine, Blade Rose and Black Diamond. Of 
these Mr. Cooper said: “These three sows are 
ns well bred and handsome as can lie sen'll in 
any herd.” Black Rose was the only one ex¬ 
hibited. She won first prize at Cleveland, and 
the sweepstakes ns the best pig of any age at 
St, Lniis. The cross between the other two 
sisters, Blaek Josephine and Black Diamond, 
on the one side, and Robin Hood on the other, 
produced the family which takes its name 
from Robin Hood; but, in the opinion of the 
The two pigs at the top are Robin Hood, Jr. 
and Josephine Hood, of the same litter, out 
of Lady Hood II. by Robiu Hood III. 
Robin Hood, Jr., won in his class at the Illi¬ 
nois Stuto Fair; also as the best boar with five 
of his get, and as head of the grand sweep- 
stakes herd at the same place. 
Josephine Hock! won first prize at Minneap¬ 
olis, Chicago ami at the Hlinois State Fair, 
and was in the sweepstakes herd at St, Louis. 
Robiu Hood III. was also sire of lloliert 
Hood, Robin, l’arole, Carbon and Marquis de 
Lafayette, winners at the great Western 
their good qualities. The cross between Rob¬ 
in Hood and the Black Josephine sisters 
united the best blood of Humphrey and Stew¬ 
art, giving a long list of celebrated names 
that any Berkshire breeder will recognize. 
The value of this breed was put to a practical 
test by the butchering of Robert Hood, men¬ 
tioned above. The gross live weight 
was 555 pounds; three days after being 
killed the weight was 477 pounds, a 
loss of 14 per cent., instead of the usual 
20 per eeut. The shoulders weighed 80 
pounds; the hams, 105 pounds. 
sion, but the more humble cottage we see 
made attractive by the pleasant surroundings, 
flowers, evergreens and beautiful trees, 
not the gaudy poppy and sunflower (though 
the latter has within the last year become 
noteworthy), but through the untiring ener 
gv of the Into James Vick, the family of ger¬ 
aniums and numberless other choice flowers 
have become attainable to all, and ^11 over 
our beautiful country can be seen on’'every 
hand, gardens and beds of these lovely flowers. 
The rural press has become conducive of 
much good in this direction. The writer can 
