The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-22

that time was in a measure due to the
| neRrness to Cincinnati, which in those
days was the greatest pork packing
! point in the world. The popular breed,
! pre-eminently an American product,
probably now numbers as many indi-
, viduals as ell other breeds combined in
the United States.
'The Berkshire in it's imported form
originated, as did the Essx, IN Eng
Iand-Italian and Spanish swine being
crossed with the coarser native stock
between 1880 and 1900. Although
first introduced to North America
about 1880, it did not obtain general or
permanent favor until after 1870. The
breed is wisely disseminated in Amer.
lea, and justly a ~favorite, both to breed
pure and to cross with other breeds.
Chester Whites are the result of
mating some large white stock from
Bedtordshire, England, with the white
hogs common in Chester county, Penn
~sylvania, about 1918 to 1880; the de-
scendants being swine that we're grad
ually improved by selection, and have
maintained their popularity in North
America better than any other of their
color. In later years hogs of a dark
color are most largely reared, because
of a belief that they are harder and
less susceptible to affections OF the skin
incident to sudden changes OF tempera-
ture and the muddy quarters, severe
winds and burning suns to which they
are 700 often continuously subjected.
"Che Durcc Jerseys are a breed Of
large, sandy hogs that are the result of
a blending in recent years of families
that first extracted prominent atten
ton in New jersey, where they were
known as Jersey Reds with the pos
sibly somewhat d IF 3rent type common
in Saratoga county. New York, and
locally known as 'Durocs.' The best
of them are very easy feeders, full of
quality, and in many instance carry
extreme weight firmly on bones aston,
ishingly fine.
The Essex are from England, and
entirely black. Few of them are raised
in the United States, and they are but
a very limited factor in the pork pro
duction Of this country.
1.-The Yorkshires are entirely Brit.
ish, and in England three families O,
them r bred, known as the Large
White Middle White. and Small
White The Small Whites so nearly
resemble what Americans have known
as Sufolks that an expert ia unable tx
tell n from the other. The largo
Yoskshiree, or Whites, and the Tam
worths, are the breeds 80 much dotted
on by the English and the Canadians
IS bacon hogs, yielding possibly not
more lean maat but lees Of fat than l.
common to the sHiue OF the corn grow
ing regions Tnsy cut 10 appreclsblt
figure Rharever III the porR prcduc
tion OF the Ulited Suites
Tam EorCna are s. SLAB sid I'd, long
! legged, big headed, larolses. uuloVely,
red, rusty or sandy, bali civilized aort,
from England. Lie tire YOrkshires
their admirers in the United States are
az present by GO moans numerous.
The Victorias, a modern composite
sort, were originated in Lake county,
Indiana, twenty odd years ago, are
white, OF medium siz9, and compare
lively ubh0nOred and unsung.
EGPoIaOd ChiDas NhaSEer Whitns
Duroc-Jerseys, Berkshires, Large York
shires or Whites, and Tamworths are
properly classed as large breeds; the
Essex and Victorias and Middle Y, TX
shires es medium sized breeds, and the
Small Yorkshires and SufoIks as small
breeds. As a matter of fact, few Ameri-
cans are engaged in rearing any OF the
small breeds, preferripg those pro
ducing animals suitable for slaughter
at an early age, yet capable of further
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