Diseases of swine, with particluar reference to hog-cholera . ed is an easy keeper and a good feeder. The crosswith Irish Graziers in the late 30s imparted to this breed excel-lent grazing qualities, and they thrive well on an open pasture aswell as in close feed lots. They do especially well on the low-lyingpastures of the Corn Belt. On the rough hilly fields of the easternUnited States and New England this breed does not do so well. THE POLAND-CHINA 33 They show excellent returns for a comparatively small amount ofcare and a very moderate amount of feed. Perhaps no other largebreed shows as
Diseases of swine, with particluar reference to hog-cholera . ed is an easy keeper and a good feeder. The crosswith Irish Graziers in the late 30s imparted to this breed excel-lent grazing qualities, and they thrive well on an open pasture aswell as in close feed lots. They do especially well on the low-lyingpastures of the Corn Belt. On the rough hilly fields of the easternUnited States and New England this breed does not do so well. THE POLAND-CHINA 33 They show excellent returns for a comparatively small amount ofcare and a very moderate amount of feed. Perhaps no other largebreed shows as much return for the money put in them as does thePoland-China. This breed also shows a very small shrinkagebetween feed lot and kiUing floor. This makes them especiallypopular with western shippers, who must take their hogs longdistances to get them to the large markets. The packers like the Poland-China because they dress out well,are easy to clean, and have a comparatively small percentage ofoffal. The meat is fine in grain and tender, but has the one ob-. Poland-China: A three-times champion of 1913. jection, that it contains a relatively large amount of fat. Thisinterferes with the value of the bacon. This is in a measure ex-plained by the fact that the hog is usually allowed to reach ex-treme size before being marketed. If the Poland-China were sentto market at bacon weight there would be a marked improvementin quahty of the bacon. The Poland-China is, however, pre-emi-nently a lard hog, and producers of the breed should leave thebacon field to other breeds more suited to bacon lack of bacon-producing qualities explains the comparativeunpopularity of the Poland-China in eastern Canada, Europe, andsome of the northern and eastern states of this country. 3 34 DISEASES OF SWINE The Poland-China hog has one great advantage over the whitebreeds, and especially the Chester-White, in that it is practicallyfree from the disagreeable skin diseases which so often att
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