. Biggle swine book. Swine. [from old catalog]. MANY HOGS OF MANY KINDS. I7 the world. It is a black pig, of medium size, with a dished face. Typical specimens have white points ; that is, white feet, nose and end of tail. The breed originated in the county of Berks, England, probably from crossings of the local breeds with Chinese and Neapolitan stocks. The meat of the Berkshire is in high esteem, the fat and lean being well intermingled, and the bones comparatively small. The animal grows steadily, under good treatment, to an early maturity, and is adaptable to its surroundings. With pasture
. Biggle swine book. Swine. [from old catalog]. MANY HOGS OF MANY KINDS. I7 the world. It is a black pig, of medium size, with a dished face. Typical specimens have white points ; that is, white feet, nose and end of tail. The breed originated in the county of Berks, England, probably from crossings of the local breeds with Chinese and Neapolitan stocks. The meat of the Berkshire is in high esteem, the fat and lean being well intermingled, and the bones comparatively small. The animal grows steadily, under good treatment, to an early maturity, and is adaptable to its surroundings. With pasture and exercise the Berkshire is a good bacon hog ; otherwise it may go too much to lard. Varia- tions of this standard stock are advertised under the. A CHESTER WHITE BEAUTY FROM THE WEST. names of Large Berkshire, Large English Berkshire, Long English Berkshire, Large Improved English Berkshire, etc. Chester Whites. This is one of the largest breeds, long and deep of body, with broad back and deep, full hams. The legs should be short, and the head also short and broad between the eyes. The face. 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 Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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