. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. 403 SWINB. of a good specimen of a hog. This condition of the breed continued until about the year 1S35 or 1836, when Mr. Munson Beach, of Warren county, first introduced the Berkshire, which was obtained from C. N. Bement, of the state of New York; other lots of Berkshires continued to flow into the Miami Valley until about 1841. The Berkshire blood was liberally introduced into the stock existing in, not only southwestern Ohio, but in Kentucky also. Crossing with. SewjCr (rreatHiiUni. A PRIZE LITTER. the Berk
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. 403 SWINB. of a good specimen of a hog. This condition of the breed continued until about the year 1S35 or 1836, when Mr. Munson Beach, of Warren county, first introduced the Berkshire, which was obtained from C. N. Bement, of the state of New York; other lots of Berkshires continued to flow into the Miami Valley until about 1841. The Berkshire blood was liberally introduced into the stock existing in, not only southwestern Ohio, but in Kentucky also. Crossing with. SewjCr (rreatHiiUni. A PRIZE LITTER. the Berkshires was almost exclusively done until about 1838 or 1839, when Mr. Wm. Neff, of Cincinnati, imported some choice specimens of the Irish Grazier. This breed soon grew into high favor, and as a con- sequence, was liberally used in making crosses with the best specimens of the crosses previously made. This intermingling of blood, this cross- ing of breeds continued for some time. In a few years, however, the use of the purer blooded Berkshire was entirely discontinued, and there. 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 Gardenier, Andrew A. Springfield, Mass. : King-Richardson Co.
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