The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-09-01

dividuals of breed called Irish Graz
1sts," which was q reddish or sandy
colored hog, were brought and used.
An importation ef sBig English
Rerkshires" Wa6 made into this terri
tory about the year 1886 and it is quite
Certain that all Of the black, or practi
eaiay all, in the Poland China hogs Of
English Berkshires" with the Wares
County Hog
From this time on no other breeds
were introduced but we already have
the blood of at least six separate an6
distinct breeds o0ursing through the
veins Of this wonderful Warren
County Hog" when about thirty years
later, in 1872, the National Swine
Breeders convention met in Indianap
oils and gave these hogs the official
name of Poland China" They were
lowing this official naming at least three
record associations were organized to
record the Poland China.
It is q fact, however, that in the corn
belt these hogs which were originally a
large, black and white spotted. heavy
boned, prolific hog of considerable
length-were gradually nodded into. q
smaller and shorter and more quickly
maturing type by selection and the
heavy feeding of grain in feed lots to
the exclusion of the natural range con-
ditions which supplied an abundance of
protein in the way of grasses, roots and
nuts Of the forest SO conducive to a
larger growth. This not only reduced
the size of the Poland China, but as
they grew smaller they became less pro-
life, until IN many localities there We're
50 many complaints that it grew into
an almost continual protest by the
farmers that the breeders were getting
the Poland China bred down too fine.
Breeders almost everywhere have en-
phasized the fact that there is a general
tendency throughout the country to re.
turn to the old type of Poland by call
ing attention in their advertisements
and otherwiHe to the medium type, to
the large type and to Spotted Polands,
a distinction never made until within
the last few years. Although there
are some breeders Of recorded Polands
in other states who have preserved the
type Of the original big boned, spotted
hog to a greater or less degree, such Is
not the, fact in Indiana, and in most
cases the herds Of Spotted Polands in
Indiana have been preserved and repro
duced from this old type of hogs, some
OF which had not been kept recorded
There are a number of well known
breeders in central Indiana who have
been breeding these hogs to the eX-
cluson Of all others for many years.
This gave rise to a general demand
for an organization to record and push
the big boned prolific Spotted Poland
as separate and distinct breed or type
OF hog, which resulted in the organiza-
ton of the National Spotted Poland
Record association, which was incorpor-
ated under the laws of Indiana, Jan. j.,
1914.
The Spotted Polands are very prolific,
narrowing from nine to twelve pigs as
a rule and often more. They usually
weigh from 400 to 500 pounds at ma
turity, but frequently more. Evenness
OF filters. or the absence of runts. is a
matter of common knowledge and fire.
Quent comment. The mothers are
great suckers, the pigs exceedingly
thrifty and very rapid growers. Being
very heavy weighers, their weight is al
most always underguessed. They have
good length, heavy bone, with rather a
large ear and tail and little coarser
hair than the smaller types. and by
reason Of the contrast in color of the
black and white which makes Hp> their
coat, they make an unusually attractive
appearance in the feed lot and never
fail to attract attention wherever seen.
HISTORY OF CHESTER WHITE
OIL SWINE
Tradition tells us that as early as
1872 that there was a large very coarse