. Western agriculture. blocky pig with consid-erable width of back and depth of rib. These are the com-mon hogs of the corn belt and form about nine tenths ofah hogs sent to the big markets. This type of pig shouldhave a rather short fine head, with good width between theeyes, fine ears, and a light jowl. The neck should be shortand full; the shoulders, though wide and deep, should belong and well-arched and of an even width, carried out wellto the tail. Good width and depth of chest is liked, as itshows constitution, and the sides should be deep and long. 326 THE HOG 327 The ham should be hea
. Western agriculture. blocky pig with consid-erable width of back and depth of rib. These are the com-mon hogs of the corn belt and form about nine tenths ofah hogs sent to the big markets. This type of pig shouldhave a rather short fine head, with good width between theeyes, fine ears, and a light jowl. The neck should be shortand full; the shoulders, though wide and deep, should belong and well-arched and of an even width, carried out wellto the tail. Good width and depth of chest is liked, as itshows constitution, and the sides should be deep and long. 326 THE HOG 327 The ham should be heavily fleshed, deep and plump, extend-ing down to the hock. The feet and legs in lard-type pigsare important, especially those retained for breeding pur-poses. Plenty of bone, straight pasterns, and good feet aredesirable to bear up weight. Straight fine hair is liked onhogs, as it is an indication of quality. Breeds. The Berkshire, an English breed, is one of theoldest breeds and is most generally raised in the United. Figure 137.—A Poland China sow. States. Berkshires are black with usually six white points:face, feet, and tip of tail. The distinguishing characteristicsof the Berkshires are the upright ears and a dished face,with a short, sometimes upturned, nose. As boars weigh up to 700 pounds and sows up to 500pounds, the Berkshires are a rather large breed. Being pro-lific and good mothers, they are regarded as very good breed-ers. As killers the Berkshires rank high, for they producea superior meat, there being considerable lean in propor-tion to fat. Poland China hogs originated in the United States andare a typical lard-type breed. Polands are black with sixwhite points but have a rather short body, a straight face, 328 WESTERN AGRICULTURE and drooping ears. Poland Chinas rank medium to large,boars weighing on an average of about 600 pounds and sowsabout 500 pounds. The Poland breed has been criticisedbecause there is a tendency for them to be poor avoid t
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