. Domestic animals. Domestic animals. 196 DOMESTIC ANIMALS. ceedingly valuable hog, but are nearly extinct both in England snd this country, as a breed. The Leicester* are a large, white hog, generally coarse in the bone and hair, great eaters, and slow in maturing. Some varieties of this breed differ essentially in these particulars, and mature early on a moderate amount of food. The crosses with smaller compact breeds, are generally thrifty, desirable animals. Other large breeds deserving commendation in this country, are the large Miami tvhite, the Yorkshire white, and the Kenilworth, each
. Domestic animals. Domestic animals. 196 DOMESTIC ANIMALS. ceedingly valuable hog, but are nearly extinct both in England snd this country, as a breed. The Leicester* are a large, white hog, generally coarse in the bone and hair, great eaters, and slow in maturing. Some varieties of this breed differ essentially in these particulars, and mature early on a moderate amount of food. The crosses with smaller compact breeds, are generally thrifty, desirable animals. Other large breeds deserving commendation in this country, are the large Miami tvhite, the Yorkshire white, and the Kenilworth, each frequently attaining, wlien dressed, a weight of 600 to 800 lbs. Fig. China Ho^. The Chinese is among the smaller varieties, and without doubt is the parent stock of the best European and American swine. They necessarily var}7 in appearance, size, shape, and color, from the diversity in the style of breeding, and the various regions from which they are derived. The Fig. represents the pure China pig, and is a striking likeness of many of the imported and their immediate descend- ants that we have seen in this country. They are too small an animal for general use, and require to be mixed with larger. 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 Allen, R[ichard] L[amb], 1803-1869. [from old catalog]. New York, O. Judd company
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