. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. 124 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., BERKSHIRE BOAR, SIR DERBY. BEEKSHIEE PIGS. Berksliircs are noted for the fineness of their meat, and especially for their extra quality of hams. The meat is remarkable for the sweet, tender, and juicy lean with which the fat is nicely marbled or intermingled. They are very hardyj of good size, and easily fattened. As mothers they have no superior, being quiet, attentive and unusually
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. 124 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., BERKSHIRE BOAR, SIR DERBY. BEEKSHIEE PIGS. Berksliircs are noted for the fineness of their meat, and especially for their extra quality of hams. The meat is remarkable for the sweet, tender, and juicy lean with which the fat is nicely marbled or intermingled. They are very hardyj of good size, and easily fattened. As mothers they have no superior, being quiet, attentive and unusually care- ful ; they also give an abundance of milk until the pigs are old enough to care for themselves. The principal points of a Berkshire are, short, wide- dished face; eyes set far apart, heavy jowls and a short, thick neck. Legs should be short and wide apart in front, to allow for a large development of the vital organs, and be- hind, for the growth of the leanest and best part of the ham. Back broad and straight; markings black with white tips on feet, tail and face. Occasionally white will appear higher up on the legs. Prices oiextra choicepigs, eight weeks old. $ each, $ per pair. Trio, boar and two sows, not akin, eight weeks old, $ Pair, three months old, not akin, $ Trio, three months old, not akin, $ Boars for service, $ to $ each. Sows, supposed to be safe in farrow, $ to $ each, according to age. Exhibition pigs, $ per pair, three months old. All pigs sold by us are registered, or entitled to registry, in A. B. Herd 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 W. Atlee Burpee Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. [Philadelphia, Pa. ] : W. Atlee Burpee Co.
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