. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. 18 INTRODUCTORY should be as wide as the rest of the Imck, full, strong, and well packed with flesh. The spriiiij of r'lh of a bacon hog is very characteristic. It should spring out boldly from the backbone, then turn sharply and drop in an almost vertical direction, giving a flat, straight side. From a packer's stand-jjoint, a bacon hog cannot have too. Fig. 8.—This young sow furnishes a good example of bacon type. long a side. but the breeder must exercise care that he does not secure this extreme length at the expense of constitution. It is well to avoid
. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. 18 INTRODUCTORY should be as wide as the rest of the Imck, full, strong, and well packed with flesh. The spriiiij of r'lh of a bacon hog is very characteristic. It should spring out boldly from the backbone, then turn sharply and drop in an almost vertical direction, giving a flat, straight side. From a packer's stand-jjoint, a bacon hog cannot have too. Fig. 8.—This young sow furnishes a good example of bacon type. long a side. but the breeder must exercise care that he does not secure this extreme length at the expense of constitution. It is well to avoid extremes of all kinds. It is absolutely necessary, however, that the hog should have good length of side, much more than is found In the fat type. The rumf affords a valuable cut, but a flat, broad rump indicates the presence of too much fat. The nimp should be the same width as the back, should be very smooth, and slightly rounded from side to 'side over the 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 Day, George E. , 1863-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott company
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