The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-24
Diffusion al. the IserkshIrs. .

al Prof. Thomas Shaw says: The ex-
tent to- which Berkshires have been
diffused in the various countries into
which they have been imported IS even
more remarkable than the extent to
which they have been imported. Be-
You'd all question the Berkshire is
more widely diffused III America than
any other breed Of swine Berkshires
are found more or less numerously in r
every state and territory Of the Union
Ihey turn the, skim milk Of New Eng
land Diaries into most delicious pork
IN all the Mississippi basin they aid
the farmer in marketing his corn with
ADDED profit. In the sunny south they
help the planter to dig his peanuts.
And in the Rocky Mountain valleys
they. revel amid alfalfa and pea vine
pastures such as can be grown so well
nowhere else. England is no longer
distinctly the home Of the Berkshire. +
It is only the place where they origin i
ated and were first. improved. The
seat of Berkshire empire has shifted
from England to America, and it is
kingdom that is likely to remain
until time shall be no more. - There
are good reasons for believing that in
more than one state in the Union,
there will soon. be. more pure Berk-
shires than in all England. And this
diffusion, plenteous as it is now, is
only the advance drops of shower of
increase that will bring with it bene-
diction to the various states in pro-
portion to the copiousness with which
it falls upon them. Already no fewer
than 47,543 animals have been record
ed, In the records Of the American
Berkshire Association, although the r.
said association was not organized
until 1875. At least 5000 animals are
now: being added every year to the
number on record. This of course does
not include the animals recorded in
other records on this continent, as for
instance the Canadian. The relative
increase at the present time is most
! rapid in the states of Texas, Missouri
| illinois, Tennessee, New York, In
! diana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Kan
sas, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
! Ohio, Louisiana and Michigan, and
substantially in the order named. In
| nearly all of these states they are
reared in large numbers both in the
| pure and in the grade form, thus evil
denclng their proved adaptability to
wide range of conditions very dis
! similar in character. Unlike some OF
| the other useful breeds of swine they
| are not punched in a few of the states,
nor are they hived as it were in some
sections only of these states 1t would
| not be quite correct perhaps to say
| that Berkshires thrive equally well in
the semi-tropical south, the variable
center and the cooler north. But the
fact is very significant that the most
rapid ratio of increase in Berkshires
| today in America is found in the
states of semi-tropical Texas, variable
Missouri and cooler Ontario. The first
is the land of the peanut, the second
is the realm of corn and the third ia
the domain of field roots. 1t has al
ready been stated that they are bred
in every state and territory In the
Union. And from each of these they
are now on record in the registers OF
the American Berkshire Association,
with the single exception Of the. state
of Wyoming. And nearly every state
and territory in the Union is repre-
sented on the official board of the as
ISOLATION. 1t is very questionable if the
records of any other swine breeders
association in the United States can
tell similar story. - w. -
In Canada the Berkshire has be-
come even more generally diffused
than in the United States. He is the
pig Of the Dominion. His descend.
ants in the pure, form are nearly as
numerous as those of all the other
pure breeds combined, and in the
graded form they are much more nu-
merous. Up to February, 1898, il ,052 :,
Berkshires had been recorded in Can
ada against 1887 animals of all the
other breeds combined And Berk-
shire grades in Canada are much more
numerous relatively than pure Berk-
shires. a. . -
Illinois Pure Food Commission Laws.
The Illinois Pure Food Commission
has adopted the following rules apply
ing to products of the dairy: = ~ss
r AL milk offered for sale must be
from healthy cows Of clean and whole
some character, unadulterated, free
from preservatiye, and must contain
not less than three per cent of butter
fat ss: ~ .3s -:
Vi The use of the word "Cream" on con-
densed milk cans is deemed prima
facie evidence of intent to commit
fraud. &ss5 \ :. III III i 25& -
Condensed milk should be made
from$9milk containing at least the legal
standard of three per cent butter-fat
and eyaporated to one-third or less OF ri
its original volume. ! HI 3 si>.z. +. ssz X. I.
Condensed skim-milk must be plain
+ ly labeled as such.
II Imitation butter must not be marked
and sold as Creamery or DAIRY,
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