The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-11-22
Improving the Breeds Of Hogs

sar;as oF .bra articles on tLn io,nl,ayt Y,,ent
or rox;,,,s b.ood. - F,oE.b hogs anil ,leir
,,onor.l ,,,o,a,.o,,,o,t Tho. follo,,ir., j. b;s
fret ,rl;,lo which r;lI be raad with interest.
Tho ;n,rrov.,,o,ts in tho P,coaiu. orI
P;as n,;or n ,bsostoI,Iishr,4rt oftbe Smith.
field Club C,nIa sbov lin this k,nudom)
had prdo,,or, h,, ,;tt,e cho,oo for r,p.n-
ries, Tho old h~eeds gre pcrerallv Jescrib-
cl as l,r,,a c,nrso and IN .r,rr,el We
Give few snocirenz of tte dissertations we
nzna,Iv find in our readings. The old Eerk
shire breed is described AS bepr sin pener.
aIo ora.fawny Win. ny re3;.h collar snof,eI
with black. lar,e ears baruing over his
eyes-feeding to great weight" The Is,
s}x-sup cared. with long, sharp heads:
reached backed. aarcases fiat. lone, and
/ HIGH upon the leg" The l.incoln-'ex-
tremely lontle and weqk-loincd. very
one from h,ad to tail. long. course, curly
bair.tolerabls feeders. bat flesh course and
aabby,' The Norfolk and SuToIk--'a short
low, standina, nyjsk.ear,d. inferior lind, on
" seryiceable as pofkers.' The Kent and
Sussex brceds-'lone in their legs, narrow
in thejr backs; GROW to a LARGE size The
Cheshire breed--tgrow TO a nigantic size
remarkably looc lont bonv laes; heads
largo. ears Iona and hana;np; back much
curved and narrow; sides hat and dcep.'-
The HamDshires has fonger; Aatter, and
coarses than the Berkshires.' The Wit
shiras as-lonp balied low, hollow about
Tho slo,,llers and hieh on lhe rumn -
These are snecimens Of some ofthe old Emo
, isb. breeds. The old Irish are described as
bsipe Of the size Of a Iarre inckass, and
vary lar tehannd. very loor. narrow in
frame vary mis.haped. loor, larre ears,
bang;ne law The ola Scotch as--.small
in size Grey color lons SHAGGY hair. very
h,rdr,
e This very meaars outline viii suffice 10
, show that Improvement was absolutely ne
- cassarv. and ,rpat ,s have beon t,,e effort,
4 9th Smi,hfe1 Club, and triumphant thei
5 success vet they have been surpassed b,
If tba RIVAL +, dish Agricultural S,cietv, an,
4 other similar societies have laulabIy emu
r lated them, so that tie Improvement in tn,
II variou, breeds have been so extensive as il
sunerseds All the old breeds, and to rende
Z: a, inIiyi3uaI animal Of the old species
+ rare curiosity. '.--
t. The first step in This march Of improve
l. ment apDears to have been the crossing (
d ,hn native breeds with the Chinese. the Ne
IN anoI;,ian. and tho other breeds native TO III
} countries bordcrinyupon the Mediterranean
a far he irknown that the pig is found almo.
or every wbere throughout the world and in M
it, nv cornt.i : tbe brecJ was sunprior 10 on
cr own native breeds; but the enterprise of
IN Briiiish peopIe could not lanr endure thj,
ct and their Introduction was The couseonenc,
st and ultimately the crossing with ourown hf
o Dl,ce1 the breed of prs Of this country
re he head Of the nations. We would obsery
st Ihat this is no small achievement trj(lno {
c it NAV seem, Aorculturis,s are often taur
n ted with the comparative litteness OF the
lg doines-in this very thing ,hcy have dor
u nnch to sunn}v one Of Tie princjnal wan
lg ofthe country The consumntion of pol
IN is immense, and the breeder, Of pios ha,
r. attained 10 such a state Of improyement ,
"a bo ah,c to nroduep more than double II
.e ouantitv Of noyk and Of far better oua)it,
II in tbesame snqce oftinc and in which N,
e, excel all other countries;
X The Old berkshire brcca Of Mrs ha
ell probably obtained the greatest favor ot ar
n onr native breel. and the imnroyemp,
which il has UNDERGONE has opi,e eou,le
by if not cxc,llpI all other breeds. so that
" oonupay;tv is still undimini .he5, In I'll
e, ip,nrovemebt we have a continuation Of i
ay old cbarac,er--to (atten to a larre size bu
What ;s If f,r aro,,er ;o,noyt,nce this lar,
y size ;e obtained ot = very early stare
OF Growth and specimens OF the Justly eelebr
ch fa3 Co,a.,,;l white hrood have bcon exbi
ie' teI havoc, attained ASTONISHING weiybt
'al rar,. ,rl = neyio ! We nresume This '
.:...'t, ~ di.;.ol f.,n,r ,.,,o;,,,. ,ho =