. The Southern planter. they declared more than oncethat after a quarter of a centurys experience, no boarpig will beget pigs equal to the produce of the propertype of Large White Yorkshire, for the breeder, feed-er, curer and consumer. I sliall have wearied your readers, so will , etc., Sandees Spencer. The writer of the foregoing article, Mr. SandersSpencer, of Holywell Manor, St. Ives, England, isone of the oldest and most noted breeders of hogs inEngland, and his stock has always taken the highest]iremiums at the great Shows in that country. Hemay also be truly called the fat
. The Southern planter. they declared more than oncethat after a quarter of a centurys experience, no boarpig will beget pigs equal to the produce of the propertype of Large White Yorkshire, for the breeder, feed-er, curer and consumer. I sliall have wearied your readers, so will , etc., Sandees Spencer. The writer of the foregoing article, Mr. SandersSpencer, of Holywell Manor, St. Ives, England, isone of the oldest and most noted breeders of hogs inEngland, and his stock has always taken the highest]iremiums at the great Shows in that country. Hemay also be truly called the father of the Export tradein fine breeding hog stock from England. He hasshipped hogs to almost every country in the world andhe never ships any but the best, in fact he never keepsany but those of the purest breeding and finest are gratified that he has favored us with the fore-going notes on Large Yorkshires, and beg to thankhim for his complimentary remarks on The Planter.—Ed. 1906.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 15. A typical large Yorkshire-Imported Holywell Golden Lad, of Bowmont Farms, Salem, Va. THE BACON HOG. Editor Southern Planter: To a large proportion of our hog raisers a hog isa hog regardless of the breed or type to which hemay belong. Most farmers like a pig that will ma-ture the most quickly into a lump of fat, no matterhow unfit for anything except the rendering many years our markets made no discriminationand often the fattest and heaviest made the highestprices. The cra^e for immense size and extremefat has well nigh ruined four or five of the best breedsknown to the American people. The habit of feedingfor producing fat has so intensified this tend-ency to fat (oil) forming in our leading breeds, thatit has not only simply destroyed the vahie of the car-cass from a bacon standpoint, but it has destroyed thefecundity of the breeds to such an extent that manyare barren, and small litters are the rule now amongthose which continue to produce.
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