. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. tended Westand South ; and among most of the intelligent farmers whomake them a leading object of attention, on their rich corngrounds, swine have attained a high degree of does not consist in .he introduction and perpetuity ofany distinct races, so much as in the breeding up to a desirablesize and aptitude for fattening, from such meritorious individu-als-of any breed, or their crosses, as come within their reach. Fig. 33, represents an English breed of hogs, a cent
. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. tended Westand South ; and among most of the intelligent farmers whomake them a leading object of attention, on their rich corngrounds, swine have attained a high degree of does not consist in .he introduction and perpetuity ofany distinct races, so much as in the breeding up to a desirablesize and aptitude for fattening, from such meritorious individu-als-of any breed, or their crosses, as come within their reach. Fig. 33, represents an English breed of hogs, a century ormore ago: though coarse and slouch-eared, it is yet the por-trait of a tolerable hog, and far before; many of the swine thatstill maintain their ascendency in parts of the Europeancontinent. This breed is nearly extinct, having been crossedsuccessively by the Chinese and other good breeds, thus di-minishing the size and materially improving its thrift and ten-dency to fattening. We hav? few such animals in the UnitedStates, though we have man/ that are worse. OF S\VI\E. 195 Fi£. 3. LB ar J- CIHOW. Old English Hog. The ByefieJd, some 30 years ago, was a valuable hog in tkeEastern states, and did much good among the species gen-erally. They are white, ^vith fine cuily hair, vrell made andcompact, moderate in size and length, with broad backs, andat 15 months attainino^ some 300 to 350 lbs. net. The Bedford or JVohurn is a breed originating with theDuke of Bedford, on his estate at Wobuiai, and brought totheir perfection, probably, by judicious crosses of the Chinahog, on some of the best English swie. A pair was sent by*the duke to this country, as a present to Gen. Washington,but they were dishonestly sold by tYn. messenger in Maryland,in which state and Pennsylvania they were productive of muchgood at an eaily day, by their extensive distribution throughdifferent states. Several other importations of this breed havebeen made at various times, and espe
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