Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-04-16
THE CHESTER WHITE
AND q. l. {. HOG
BY George II. Lawshe, of the Gem
Stock Farm.

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the belief that all white hogs are {
(. C's. Mr.. c. b. Cunningham, o
Mills, Cal, in an article written 70
the Dairy Journal of Sacramento, ha
forwarded this in an article, trying
10 impress on the minds of lovers o
White hogs that they are known a
10. |. C's, the being a member of thu
National o. |. c. recording associa
tion). In this article of Mr.. Cunning
hams he did not say a word abou
the Chesters until he wanted to quote
prizes taken at the Chicago lnterna-
ional, and when il came to that ho
could not stay with his o. |. C's
Now | have the history of the Ches.
| ter White hog before ME from tn,
year 1927, which | will give in an.
other article if this one is replied to
rhe Chester White Record Associa
ton of Rochester. Ind, was founded
January Is. 1913, by joining the tw,
big record associations. the STANDARD
and the American.
These records always recognize
pedigrees or crosses OF the Chester
Whites and o. l. C's, and this record
Toes the same.
We have taken no other stand than
he q. |. c., or the Ohio Improved
hester, and the Chester Whites wer,
Jut two families of the same breed
As the Ohio Improved Chester. com
nonly called o. |. c.. has for it:
oundati0n stock the same Chester
Whites of Chester county, Pa. L:
he Chester Whites that have con |
inued under the old name. Both |
.amilies were recorded for years il |
he National Chester White Record |
coated at West Chester. Pa. ano |
.hen the new record was starte1 |
bout 1880. known as the Interna-
ional, the name became abbreviatet |
alto the o. l. C's in much OF the adj |
ertising. Dissatisfied members qui. |
he association and -eorsanizet l
bout seven years later. l record |
.aown as the o. l. c. swine breeders
ssoci4tiOn Al Cleveland. o.. and III.
Id record became known A. the In /
ernational Consolidated Record A.
OF HInruds. Y Y
Al the records recognize o. G
r Ohio Improved Chesrers. and 4
hester White pedigrses. some have
few restrictions. Many 1 hog Ia
zen bought OF one family TO mar=
'l1h hog OF another family. and
'nen SO changed and reeurriest rhe
og IS called BY the name OF The RAG
TT in which he il reeorria,f
lester White hogs when reecrrte.,
/ The D. T. C.. record are known A.
n D. l. O.. When re-recoryted in Al
hester White record. r. "a azafr
loWn as a Chester White. NAM
lses Ike This ara on record. and Fl
ould Dc almost impossible 10 find
@rd bur what has traces Of o. e
cord blood in IL or Chester White
cord blood. and many herds half
I'd half.
The mass Of advocates Of this breed
= buying good hog whether It f.
corded a. an o. l. G. or a Chester
Thite. They are selecting from tbs
70 families and making great suc-
IS.
No other hogs were ever used on
ie D. l. c. to improve them but the
hester White; no other hoz vas
'ed in the Chester White to improve
EN- Dut the o. /. e. Hence tn.
hester White Record OF which ar
member, IS Justified in RECORDING n
Z. crossed, II you want to cali II ?
oss, on the Chester Whites cr viee
;rsa. In classifying the white HOG
our recent Northwestern Fa.
ock Show, held at Lewiston. Idaho
ecember l TO 7, 1913. the white ho,
as ciassed as o. !. c. swine. cbes
r breeders that are members Of
.her records than the o. / & 20,
d. show In this class. The obiec. y,
rs Is to show that all white boee
'e not o. /. C's.