Diseases of swine, with particluar reference to hog-cholera . ining freedom of motion with graceand elegance. Long, Moderately Broad Hog.—The head of the Berkshire is ofmedium size. The face shows a well-marked dishing and a whitestripe down the forehead. The snout is rather short, broad, andmay be slightly upturned. The animal shows a good breadthbetween the eyes. The ears are large and erect or slightly pointedforward. There may be some drooping in the older animals. THE BERKSHIRE 53 The neck is full, broad on top, and l) comfortably with headand shoulders. Jowls are meaty, but firm an
Diseases of swine, with particluar reference to hog-cholera . ining freedom of motion with graceand elegance. Long, Moderately Broad Hog.—The head of the Berkshire is ofmedium size. The face shows a well-marked dishing and a whitestripe down the forehead. The snout is rather short, broad, andmay be slightly upturned. The animal shows a good breadthbetween the eyes. The ears are large and erect or slightly pointedforward. There may be some drooping in the older animals. THE BERKSHIRE 53 The neck is full, broad on top, and l) comfortably with headand shoulders. Jowls are meaty, but firm and neat. Theshoulders and hams are not overly large and moderately back and sides are long, the back being fairly broad, althoughnot as much so as in the Poland-China. There is less tendencyto arching of the back in the Berkshire than in the loins are in proportion to the back and the tail attaches ratherhigh. Ribs are long, wide, and well sprung. The legs are ofmoderate length, although there is a slight tendency in some herds. Fig. 17.—Longfellow, No. 1G,835, the of living Berl^rihire five and one-half years of age. Weight at five days under seventeen monthsold, 726 pounds. Winner of class and sweepstakes prizes for two years insuccession at the Great St. Louis and other Western State Fairs. Bred byN. H. Gentry, SedaUa, Mo. to an overlength of legs. The bone is of good form and the animalmakes a good grazer and stands well under heavy weight. Good Breeders.—The Berkshire makes an excellent grazer, owingto the comparatively long and powerful limbs. The breed alsoshows a great amount of adaptability to different surroundings,being found to do well in the northern states and also in the warmerclimate of the South. The Berkshire does well on open pasturesor in the feed lot. As a breeder they are quite prohfic, and pro-duce a large litter which is well nursed and suckled. The breed isa good feeder and a good fattener, although p
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