. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE HAMPSHIRE 753 print, entitled " Portrait of a Norfolk Thin Rined ; This shows a true belted hog, resembling the present-day Hampshire, bred and fattened by William K. Townsend of Prospect Hill, near New Haven, Connecticut, that was butchered in January, 1840, and that at sixteen months old had a dead weight of 480 pounds. The probability is that this Norfolk Thin Rind pig did not represent a distinct breed of this sort in Norfolk, England, for British authorities do not refer to any belted swine in that county ;. Fig. 351. Genera
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE HAMPSHIRE 753 print, entitled " Portrait of a Norfolk Thin Rined ; This shows a true belted hog, resembling the present-day Hampshire, bred and fattened by William K. Townsend of Prospect Hill, near New Haven, Connecticut, that was butchered in January, 1840, and that at sixteen months old had a dead weight of 480 pounds. The probability is that this Norfolk Thin Rind pig did not represent a distinct breed of this sort in Norfolk, England, for British authorities do not refer to any belted swine in that county ;. Fig. 351. General Allen 1061, a noted Hampshire show boar and sire. Grand champion at eleven state fairs and expositions. Owned by J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Indiana. From photograph, by courtesy of the owners furthermore, they are hardly complimentary in their comments on the pigs there. It is possible that the first belted pigs came to America from Holland. Mr. F. R. Sanders in 1907 visited Holland to study the belted cattle of that country, and on his return reported' that in North Holland for more than one hundred years noblemen there had bred belted cattle, pigs, and poultry. Characteristics of the Hampshire. The head is straight of face, of medium size, with a tendency to lightness of jowl. The ears on young pigs stand rather erect, but with age they incline more or less forward and outward. The back is usually of medium width, though in recent years the breed has been developed to increased width in this respect. Hampshires do not carry a 1 Dutch Belted Cattle Herdbook, Vol. VIII. Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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