. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 7IO SWINE should break over at its top third, with a tendency to carry the lower two thirds somewhat erect. The back of the approved type has considerable length and exhibits a somewhat strong arch. With maturity the body shows much depth, but immature animals often appear shallow bodied and long of leg; however, from this conformation comes the big type of Duroc-Jersey that in 1919 was in such great favor — the short, deep-bodied, short-legged pig. Fig. 334. Orion Cherry King 42475, perhaps the most noted Duroc-Jersey sire of recent years. Bred a
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 7IO SWINE should break over at its top third, with a tendency to carry the lower two thirds somewhat erect. The back of the approved type has considerable length and exhibits a somewhat strong arch. With maturity the body shows much depth, but immature animals often appear shallow bodied and long of leg; however, from this conformation comes the big type of Duroc-Jersey that in 1919 was in such great favor — the short, deep-bodied, short-legged pig. Fig. 334. Orion Cherry King 42475, perhaps the most noted Duroc-Jersey sire of recent years. Bred and owned by Ira Jackson, Tippecanoe City, Ohio. From photograph by the author. The light color shown is largely due to the picture's being taken when this boar had a very thin coat of hair never attains the large size valued by the best breeders. The ham of the Duroc-Jersey tends to be long from the top of the rump to the hocks, but frequently lacks the fullness or thickness of lower thigh and twist so characteristic of the Poland-China. The bone and pastern in times past have been rather deficient, but in recent years this trouble has been largely overcome, so that now no breed is superior to the Duroc-Jersey in this respect. Students of the breed should recognize the existence of two types — the medium and the big, with the latter meeting with far more favor from the worth-while critics and breeders. Another feature much emphasized Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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