New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-17
THE RA/ORBACR At HONE.
HE DOES NOT RESEMBLE HIS PAMrERE
BROTHER or BERKSHIRE BREED

HE DOES NOT RESEMBLE HIS PAMrERED
BROTHER or BERKSHIRE BREED
There is a great difference in hogs TEE FORM con
tour and face OF the rounded. sleeA-s.!"l snort
legged Berkshire and other hog Of high degree
do not much resemble the angular rAZpr-bdck"i
hog common throughout the South. Tne coun'o-
nance Of the we.l-brcd. well-carei-for species IS
chubby and contented looking. the ears small. The
snout inclined 10 turn up rather than down. Ills
less fortunate cousin has long narrow race, I'M
rnense Hopping that hang disconsOia ELY over
his ewes and an elongated pointed snOut ;hat seems
provdentiaIly formed to aid has earthly eNpofa-
ttons Root hog. or de-" is common saying In
the country Of which this hog is q native and the
swine seem 10 realize the situation They have long
legs and always with their shouts close - me
eround convenient for unearthng anything eatab.e
which may In their way Ihey dhSehuy ioD'
ND the promising morsel of food ana gup IL down.
without stopping TO enjoy it, and run on apparently
,,s,er than ever grunting they CO. in search Of
orroth,ne more-somc favorite acorn or juicy hi %
grass or berry root. upon which they largely d'pehn
for subsistence ,
Naturally the vast amount OF imperative exercise
they take ranging through the pine WOODS e'ec'"-
DIV nrevents their taking on mucn superhn'us
a.. a tho hair on their narrow backs IS as
o,ah and c,oree as that OF the wel-bred hog -
s,noo,h and glossy. The majority OF them are OF
a dngy white color. perhaps Spotled Win o1ch'
and whom a whlte-coated one scantlly coVefeh WIN
hair has pale eyes bJund diouHu WI" pun '"'
very light evcashes protruding beneath MS droop-
ing ears he Is ugly h'lhb ooJoS' d. van
,r,a,ip.d The u,,le pigs are moderately pretty
when quite Young. but not IN IN" least ilh' inc
,,ror u,,lo chnbby-faced baby berkshire ana long
before they have arrived at the age "h'" 'loS ~
oo,led "sho,es" they have become uneainly ana
communicating The negroes have great ial'h III
the ability Of the hog to surviV" any amount 81
,,ac, and Gill live to provide sausdRes ana p"r"
" 49, ,h ,t,,er season. At certain seasons.
A. ,ha "yho,ee', can do damage to the maturing
- =, 4, ,ocee,arv 10 confnc them until the
fields are bare once H'o'e 49,"
ranging at will ,i ,,sero bo,,
o,a ,r, ,pare found seated on top OF the i'"'o
,t, .urroundeJ a small pen. nng1ng corn 10 Nv"
hoa ,.,,ht, IN. incJosurc. The rude feedins uo"l"
was as dry os If no liquid had ever uai"p'''" 80
and this on n hot summer afternoon INJURY a.
when the prsoners had last had water s'Vo" -,
elected no response from the fNy h'"' 81"
ers" After some inquiry ami explanation ,''.''
the, pigs would Ike water, the boy 'o'S','
go 10 the house distance on ioi .,o
after bringing which the children went 10 '
i spring I'm n little hollow In the woods pch'hu INV
pen, and procured water for the thirsty c''"'
1t is needless to say that they drank IL VIZ"
ity. This pen In open he'd' VIII" ~
single bit Of shade near 1t had peiohbe" ~ 80,
humble establishment. the house ana Darn u
had been o other tract or liin' ~,
the owner OF the hogs had utnlZel tnvs "" ,SStch
where II was the distance from his dwe.lns, n, r.o
plentfully supplied with well water rrhls' ,h
IL most inconvenient to attend TO the ~at' W. ,,od
animals The pen could easily have peeh rr,iIs'
the fence around 1t was made or noVhp.' nnpaht
be changed from place TO place, but eViosHs'y ~.
comfort OF the shotes was not regarded aS VI '