El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-11
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The Breeds OF Swine.

The Breeds OF Swine.
Kansas Board OF Agriculture.
The Poland-China breed originated
in Miami valley, in Butler and Warren
counties, Ohio, between 1888 and 1910,
in the crossing of various families
there known as Big China, Byfeld,
Bedford, and Irish Grazier, the Off
spring being q large and somewhat
coarse black and white-spotted swine
called by various names. for which q
national convention of swine breeders,
| in 1872, selected that of Poland China.
These were crossed with imported
Berkshires to give refinement and pro-
pensity of early fattening and incident
ally they acquired much of the Berk-
shire conformation, black color and
white markings. The progress made in
| that region and at that time was in q
measure due to the nearness to Gin
cinnati. which in those days was the
greatest pork packing point in the
world. This popular breed, pre-emi-
nently an American product, probably
now numbers as many individuals us
all other breeds mbined in the Unit
ed States.
The Berkshire in it's improved form
originated, as did the Essex, in Eng
land Italian and Spanish swine being
crossed with the native stock, betwee
to North America about 1880. The
breed is widely disseminated in Ame-
RIGA. and justly favorite, both to
breed pure and to cross with other
breeds.
Chester Whites are the result of
mating some large white hogs common
in Chester county, Pennsylvania, about
1918 to 1880. the descendants being
swine that were gradually improved
hvy col nd h0u
their popularity in North America
better than any other of their color.
In later years hogs of dark color are
most largely reared, because of belief
that they are harder and less suscep-
tible to affections of the skin incident
to sudden changes of temperature and
the muddy quarters, severte winds and
burning suns to which they are often
continuously subjected.
The Duroc Jerseys are q breed of
large. sandy hogs that are the result
of a blending in recent years of fami
lies that first attracted prominent at
tentiOn in New Jersey, where they
were known as "Jersey Reds" with
the possibly somewhat different 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 instances
astonishingly fine.
The Essex are from ngland, and en-
tirely black. Few of them are raised |
in the United States, and they are but |
q very limited factor in the pork pro-
duction of this country.
The YOrkshires are entirely British. |
and in England three families of them
are bred, known as the Large White"
"Middle White" and ''Small White"
he ov~lvy h 10
what Americans have known a. Suf
folks that an expert is unable to tel |
one from the other. The large York
shires, or Whites, and the Tamworshs |
are the breeds SO much dotted on by |
the English and Canadians as bacon |
hogs, yielding possibly not more lean
meat, but less of fat, than is common
to the swine of the corn growing re-
giOns. They cut no appreciate figure
whatever in the pork production of the
United States.
Tamworths are a slab-sided, long
legged, bigheaded, lardless, unlOvely,
red rusty, or sandy, half civilized sort,
rom England Like the YorksbIres,
;heir admirers in the United States
ire at present by no means numer-
GUS
sort, were originated in Lake county,
nd LANA, swenty-odd years ago. are
white, Of medium size, and compars-
lively unhonored and uusung.
Poland Chinas, Chester Whites, Du-
'oc Jerseys, Berkshires, Large York
shires, or Whites, and Tamworths are
properly classed as large breeds; the
Essex and Victories and Middle York
hires as medium sized breeds, and the
mall Yorkshire and Suffolk as small
breeds. AS matter OF fact, few Am
,ricans are engaged in rearing any of
he small breeds, preferring those pro-
lucing animals suitable for slaughter
t an early age, yet capable of further
'rOwth to any size wished.-Texas
Farm a. anch.
Notes.
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