Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-14

orisia 81 the Most Popular breed 81
swine In New York.

Ofiziu nt the West Popular bfeed ~
swine In New York.
OF the various breeds Of swine kept In
the United States, tho Poland China.
Chester White, Duroc-Jorey and Che
shire originated In this country. The
Cheshire, while not 10 well known out.
side Of New York ~ the other three
breeds, IL, | believe. superior TO them all.
In the central part Of the Empire State,
the Cheshire and It's crosses lCheshircs IN
appcarance) have, 10 large extent, dis.
placed al othu breeds, and In this sec.
ton have become the common hog
Attempts have time and again been
made by ente1sising farmers 20 intro.
duce some Of the other popular breeds,
but In every instance they have not
been abls for more than year or two to
mako any Roadway against tho Chcshire
A man who has once bad good Chcshires
l. never quite satisfied with any other
breed, aud have yet 10 meet the first
man who has fed Chcshircs who does not
declare them ~ be "thc best hogs ! ever
had The Cheshire was first bred In
jefferson county, n. ", and for time
was called the Jefferson county hog
Specimens Of the breed were fret shown
Mt the state fair In 1850 by a. @. CLARK,
Of Belevlle. Tho breed may be- said TO
have had its beginning by crossing an
imported large Yorkshire boar upon se.
lectcd native sows
For some years previous TO this cross
ing q good deal Of pains had been taken
Ia the neighborhood Of Bolleville In
selecting gnd improving this stock Of
hogs, aud there were several farmers
who had a local reputation for the cx-
ce.leucc u their swine THIS cross o.
the large Yorkshire upon these some.
what improved sows gave such marked
result that attention was called 10 them,
selections were carefully made. ihs best
white hogs being selected for breeding
stock When exhibited AZ tho state fair
they attracted 10 much attention that
pigs nom this stock were sent into yari.
Gus parts Of the state, but specially Into
Oneida and Madison counties. In 1870
CLARK aud his partner, Daniel Green, ex-
hibltcd the stock at the western fairs.
commencing with the Ohio State fair
and ending with the ~, Louis fair At
tho latter their hord won the great pork
packers prize OF 500 This noted sus.
cess crca,oda great demand Tor the pigs.
I'll the panic Of 1873 suddenly put - stop
to all sllcs Meanwhile. Mr.. Clark. tho
original breeder, had sold bis interest In
tho stock and moved 20 the west. When
sales stopped Ia 1873, those who then
owned the hord fattcd aud killed most
Of them and tho breed came very near
10 complete extinction.
IN 1873. on account Of failing health
from teaching, ! went upon farm near
Oneida, ~ Y. and bought litter Of
very fine pigs called Cheshire. not BE-
cause they were Chcshircs. but simply
because they were good pigs. These
pigs when foi beside pigs OF other breeds
proved 40 superior that soon concluded
| had something extra good, and oct
about establishing herd Of Chcshircs.
| raised one SOW No fms that she wai
taken as n model IN establishing "a herd.
SEVERAL persons In the vicinity hal
bought pigs from different breeders In
jefferson county. and was thus enabled
10 use Chcshirts only. The sow men.
toned nbovc was bred 10 tho best Che.
shire boar that could bo found. aud the
choicest animals were saved for brecd.
ing. Rural Now Yorker.