. Steckler's seeds : 1907. 1 The Tamworth or Bacon Hogs. The Tamworth Hog is the largestbreed known and is the most prolific: color, a cherry red or dark chestnut;very uniform in shade without any blackspots. In form they have a long trimbody smoothly covered with firm flesh;head slim; snout fine and not undulylong; ear appropriate for size of head,which is held erect; shoulders broad anddeep; back long and strong with gradualrising arch from shoulder to loin; thehind quarter lacks the width character-istic of the lard hog; the length of hamis peculiar. Price, per pair, 8 weeks oldPigs, $
. Steckler's seeds : 1907. 1 The Tamworth or Bacon Hogs. The Tamworth Hog is the largestbreed known and is the most prolific: color, a cherry red or dark chestnut;very uniform in shade without any blackspots. In form they have a long trimbody smoothly covered with firm flesh;head slim; snout fine and not undulylong; ear appropriate for size of head,which is held erect; shoulders broad anddeep; back long and strong with gradualrising arch from shoulder to loin; thehind quarter lacks the width character-istic of the lard hog; the length of hamis peculiar. Price, per pair, 8 weeks oldPigs, $; Boar, $; Sow, $ The Poland China. This is a black hog with white mark-ings; face, feet and tip of tail, and a fewsmall spots not objectionable. Theygrow large and are easily fattened. Sowsmake good mothers, but are not as pro-lific as the Tamworth or bacon , per pair, 8 weeks old pigs, $;Boar, $; Sow, $ Ohio Chester White Hogs.—The hogsdressed, when 8 to 9 months old, will net175 to 250 pounds. When fully maturedwill weigh from 600 to 800 pounds. Verypopular breeds. The sows are breeds of the above, 6 to 8weeks old, $ a pair. Graded ChesterWhite, 6 to 8 weeks old, $ a Chester White and Poland China,SI a pair. Duroc Jersey Red Hogs.—The DurocJersey is a red-haired hog, otherwisethey resemble the Poland China. Well-matured shoats weigh 250 to 340pounds; when 9 to 12 months old, four toseven hundred pounds at maturity. Theyare quiet hogs, excellent feeders, standforcing well and never sun bones are large and sows
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