Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-09-28
IMPROVED CHINA HOGS.

This superior breed of swine, was FIRST intro
dueed here BY the late Christopher Dunn, ESQ.
! Some Il, n or twelve wears since, when passing
thrurh Princeton or New-B Brunswick, v j., IN
the stage, his sagacious eye was attracted by 4
beautiful with her litter of pigs, running IN the
street. Delighted with their appearance, he wd'
determined 10 possess some OF them II possible.
/ He accordingly applied the driver OF the stage
to procure pair OF them for him. ~ an induce
ment aud insure success, be offered him the no
oral price Of twenty dollars, Tor male and female
although Gully eight weeks DID, on tbcn delivery to
A certain house in Ncw-iork They were OF
course procured and delivered, and from these
two have sprung my" Hprored China Uogs.'
Their colour Is various, some white, black aud
white ,poiied aud others blue and vi tie. They
are longer IN BODY than the pure CHINA breed
Uprirlu or mouse cared--,mall head aud legs
broad on the back round bodied, and hams well
let down. skin thil--fe,h delicate and fine
favored,
They are ca,y keepers, an OF oouf,e small
consumers, quiet and peaccabl, IN disposition, sell
dom roaming or committing dcpreaations. Keep
in good condition grass only.
They are not remarkable for size, seldom al.
tanning more than POO to $50 pounds, although
instances have occurred where they have been
made To- reach $50 Therefore, they cannot, in
their great value i, in crossing with the common
hog Of tho country. \ very good hog may he
obtained bs 4 cross suh Your land shdds,--youi
long legged, LONG nosed, biz boned, thin backed,
slab sided, hungry, rasenouS, roaming tormcnors,
HAT will run squeakine about the ward with an ear
VI corn in their mouths.
To give sou some idea IA what estimation thcy
are held by persons who have procured them OF
me- have taken the liberty of making the follow
my extracts from some Of their letters.
MY Chnas, the trnc Bemem breed, exceed
all praise you never saw their equals. have
young boar in the pen, nine months old, that
Will show against the United States out of the boar
and SOW had OF you, both oi which ! still keep.
Nothing eau compare with them in this country,
and lhone,lls assure You, never saw their equal,
any where Tor all qualilc, MI e hog
Dear >if-l have the satisfaction Of ,a,i ur to
YOU that | pot my ldtlc Bcrh shire aud China
home IN Good order and doing finely, and are
much admitted BY every person who sees them.
Shuuld meet with success IN rearing from tins
nair shah not be able to furnish ans thing like
the quantity spoken for
In 10th 7 letter valuable correspondent says
-" The hoGs | had of you have done admirably,
and am GETTING fine aocl, Of then, but on the
whole, like the full bred improved China better
than the cross, aad am getting back into the pure
blood The young sowS, oil which have three
from the white 0lo>ach) boar You had, have had
pir, from the old boar, but they are not true enough
IN blood, appearance and shape to suit me where
As the mother. who is the true China, brings the
pigs from the old boar both in colour, shape, size
and every thing, as II thcy were cast in the same
mould. and thai i, what hike, uniformly of
appearance, even III hogs, and tins boar let me tell
YOU, has the admifatiui OF all who have seen INN.
as the best and most perfect hog in the country.
These hoFS, lis true, not large, they are IN
deed rather small but they are the easiest kept
Of any according To their size, that ever saw,
and 81 far rs have vel seen, prefer them even
To the Bcdlords, or any know The Bcdiorcs
are good, but they are too heavy headed long
legged, and great eaters 10 suit me altogether The
quiet, pcaerablc dispositions of the Chinas, like
that oi the short horn cattle, great item as
sure You, in a farmers account"
might I'LL pave with similar extracts, but
think IT unnecessary for shall not be able To sup
ply all my orders until next spring.
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