. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . Photo by Breeders GazetteLard Type—An English Champion Berkshire FiKiui iii-fctifr !< <.:iii-lte Bacon Type—An English Champion Tamworth Boar. TYPES OF HOGS. 255 The Improved Breeds of Swine may be dividedinto two classes or types, the Lard, or fat type, andthe Bacon type. The lard class includes the Berk-shire, Poland-China. Duroc-Jersey, Chester White,and a few other breeds less common in hogs of the lard type are so called because oftheir inherent tendency, when heavily fed, to storein their carcasses a large
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . Photo by Breeders GazetteLard Type—An English Champion Berkshire FiKiui iii-fctifr !< <.:iii-lte Bacon Type—An English Champion Tamworth Boar. TYPES OF HOGS. 255 The Improved Breeds of Swine may be dividedinto two classes or types, the Lard, or fat type, andthe Bacon type. The lard class includes the Berk-shire, Poland-China. Duroc-Jersey, Chester White,and a few other breeds less common in hogs of the lard type are so called because oftheir inherent tendency, when heavily fed, to storein their carcasses a large proportion of fat. The Conformation of the Lard, or Fat, Hog.—The ideal lard hog should be broad and deep inbody, supported by strong, well-placed legs andfeet. As with the beef steer, the fat hog has itshigh-priced meat along the back, loin and hog differs from the steer in that a relativelyhigher valuation is placed upon the ham, or whatcorresponds to the thigh of the steer. The sidemeat on the hog is also valuable because it is usedfor bacon. Too much length of body is objection-ble, because it means s
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