The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PIG.
A Triumph OF Art Over Nature-The Re.
salt Of Juaicious BiendinE- Medern HIS.
tory OF n Much Siandered Animal.


The development OF the pig Is triumph OF
art over nature. Natures pig. the wild boar.
is not a very calmly animal; natures pig. again,
simply domesticated and fattened. In the form
OF common farm pig. is little better than a
necessary evil; but natures pigs from different
quarters OF the world. mix ed together. remixed,
breeder, eventually produce a creature which
Is y Joy, IL not exactly thing OF beauty. tor
sver-or. at least, until IT Is made into bacon:
hear people who should know better say that
for form. or they would not speak thus Of AMI.
mails showinsthe graceful curves q me best
hs Besn ps an the end 81
last century must have been an ugly il-iavot-
ed.lookine brute.indee1. many " ms modern
sismesss". ' MALTESE. and Nsspoitan pigs which.
broaShs eorrectiss inaenees to sear upon
our native monstrosity. The native mon
sfros'ty again acted I as q, SS% p.n upon tne
selecting. epecting the survival OF the ilttestt
and the curing OF the less lit. until we obtained
OF perfection rs to mako us zcnlous in tho hope
OF some day attaining 70 IT,
that. while he was still conient with great.
ieSsy pig tho South sen ls s on their dis
Chinese ai they nave been VIA lar shes ~
US for centuries, and in most OF the
more abunda i than mutton, 1t . some CON
ISOLATION 10 reflect that America has usen be-
bind US and that the pig l. not INDIGENOUS to
peccary. Is . native OF South America. The
Americans. however, have made no tor lost
can vie with the great pig-mest fact ,ries OF
Chicago. In respect to ne treatment Of pigs
look at our own redued ana wel.cars for
iaNorites. to remember that in some parts OF
India semi.wlld pigs are allowed to work their
own sweet will In tho streets as scAv6ngers. In
short they take the place OF drains and they
go whore they please In perfect safety, for no-
Yet it is OF lalt among pig ianciers that their
pet Is naturally a. Gle n animal: that ho only
E nais. IN d mna 9r asa 9 @ he
would fec almost exclusively on chestnuts.
IN the modern British pig: no. through the
taste Of the fancier., but through the more
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ham used to be hard. unpa atable. and fear
fat. was good enough: now. under tho system
known as mild curing" the lean is excellent.
largest possible amount OF fat to loan. whereas
siansss again: in ths deal shaHs q the eis
alterations in the prices given per pound In the
market Tor certain portions OF the pigs car
cass. For instance, the shoulder and neck are
now about the least valuable parts Of his body.
conse luentiy the immensely devsloped cress
and shoulders. which used to excite so much
practical breeder. Without entering into the
details Of sides OF bacon" such as prime
spd e Ne mads 81 Sbst
there arc about seven distinct prire for the
seventeen different PARTS OF TIE Sides" to say
anth iyrv ~ . hal And
II we were asked which modern breed was
prob ply the most direct descendant OF the
inclined to s say the Tam%orth THIS Sresd has
iast iev years; Ths Common ,idss Of Tam:
II vare. from deep rich red to- a brick-dust
tint. and In some cases il is OF o dark slate
ugly, leGgv. iong.n sei. and low In growth;
the improved Tamworth Is also hardy and
long IN the nose hu, he puts on lean quickly
and lat slow y. which makes him the pig Of the
black Berkshire is still u very popular pig. and
than aHy other. although he had to make a
n1TH strugE,e to overcome Strong prS,udios
Color This Dig. as ' Wei as The Ess.1 Mas ms
tan blood. The probability that Tho Berkshire
has been auestionsd. Black nixs with White White
points can be trace hack for seventy years ia
that the pig of the district used TO be tawny
with black spots. At any rate. crosses OF
Berkshire wi white pigs frequently produce
shows that this bree l., like the. Tamwortb.
o ri5inally sprsng rom the oil red pig Of the
q white boar is amos always viii o. but. curl
ously enough, dark rolors often appear in later
in buying Bsrks hires are light ianks. short
ness. u,Rduly coarse hail. and deeply iurrowsd
except on the Sc. forehead. tip OF the tail,
and test; but II they have no white upon them
e. all It IS probable that they have cross Of
between the BERKSHIRE aud small Yorkshire in
z cd pig and shows considerable breeding. it
has often been contended that the large York
aboriginal pig Of the country. 80 lar as his
d s,rsd, quarters large head long nose.
no We avg Mnas t4
It.: but We cannot truthfully say that this snor-
nous white farmyardy.lookiug zig Il exactly
Of this breed used to be fnttsned until they
weighed. in some cases. as mach Us bullocks-
Sutursi society's shows at CarIile an 6stby
wslghed nearly hal, they are killed
cursrs. The small Yorkshirs /, q breed formed
nsse, He representa- tho highest pInnacl. to
%hich art fan attain in the production OF fat.
auh LOT tHIS very reason lie zoos not meet
with the approval OF the modern cursr. .
His breed. 100 has been very much in.
bred. with the usual results OF deicacy
and unrroductivsness. IL nay be observed
bore that al breeds much crossed with the |
CD ness are loss In favor than they were ew |
Tears ago. The Middle White York shire is q |
rariety OF the Small White. and II may DO that |
th.s breed has (. grea future before it. Thus
ar II Is some hat underlined In It's form nnd
uncertain In Its produce. The l. lincolnshire |
pig l.. like the nike, voracl us feeder" aud
! is large. lop-eared, and ugly. The common |
Ehite pig OF Scotland Is q lonc-snouted. leggy |
IN ma something of he large orks hre type. !
and slow fattsner. No erthsless b o makes an |
admirable cross W tn he BERKSHIRE.
Gal ant little Wales also has its pig and |
rom its. red and b ack Lus--plum- pudding |
sol r. as 1t is profanely called lit may claim to
% descended from thu aboriginal wild boar |
Which use 70 lie hunted uy those Welsh |
,!aIms to e d scented, Both the Weshman
pig Is an exceedingly vulgar looking beast, |
whose only value consists In his making |
hardy outcross with other breed.
Que great drawback to pig brceding-and |
30 erye that this Is not the fault OF the plgs-is
ne violent tnctuation which II constantly |
aking place in their prices. When your bal!iif |
Urges you ~ seli because you haze got sadly |
o3 many. you got wretrhei prices. and the |
only consolation ollered 10 you Is that pigs is |
'ery lo"." Whom pigs arc "up" and You want |
% sell yon 9th Hr md that you hnvs mono to |