Diseases of swine, with particluar reference to hog-cholera . ^ iM^ ^ S ?h p ItfT^ ^ ^^, Fig. 37.—An attractive Essex gilt. (From Coburns Swine in America,Orange Judd Company, publishers.) About 1840, or a little before, he secured an boarfrom Lord Western, and crossed this breed with some of the roughand hardy native Essex stock. This restored in part the hardinessand desirable qualities of the breed. On the death of his squire, in1844, Mr. Hobbs purchased the pick of his herd, and added themto his own. This formed the basis for the development of the newbreed. This breeder
Diseases of swine, with particluar reference to hog-cholera . ^ iM^ ^ S ?h p ItfT^ ^ ^^, Fig. 37.—An attractive Essex gilt. (From Coburns Swine in America,Orange Judd Company, publishers.) About 1840, or a little before, he secured an boarfrom Lord Western, and crossed this breed with some of the roughand hardy native Essex stock. This restored in part the hardinessand desirable qualities of the breed. On the death of his squire, in1844, Mr. Hobbs purchased the pick of his herd, and added themto his own. This formed the basis for the development of the newbreed. This breeder won many prizes at shows in England in theearly 40s, and this gave marked prominence to the breed. In theadjoining county of Suffolk the Improved Essex type, as representedby the herd of Mr. Hobbs, became very popular, and this countyis to-day the most pronounced breeding locality of the account of its predominance in Suffolk rather than in Essex THE IMPROVED ESSEX 77 the breed is often referred to as the Black Suffolk or the SmallBlack About the middle of the past century the Essex swine wereimported into New England and other eastern states. Thebreed has never gained any widespread distribution or popularityin the United States, and only comparatively few states show 78 DISEASES OF SWINE Improved Essex herds. In Canada there are a number of herds tobe found in the Province of Ontario. Other EngUsh-speakingcountries have also received importations of the breed, but theirsmall size and lack of breeding qualities are a great handicap forpublic favor when in competition with such breeds as Berkshires,Polands, Durocs, and Chester-Whites. In the southern part ofthe United States the breed has met with considerable favor, andthe number of Essex swine south of the Ohio River is on the in-crease. The breed is more suited to local conditions in that sectionthan some of the heavier breeds. The states in which the Essex breed has the widest distributionare Michigan, Ne
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