American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments . indicated in a measure the original sourcesof our improved breeds of swine, and the physical changes which have been wrought in thisanimal by the treatment it has received in the hands of intelligent breeders. It will also beseen that the greatest improvements in our domestic breeds of swine have resulted by crossingwitli the hog of China and Italy. The hog of India has also aided much in this Chinese imparted a remarkable aptitude to fatten, while the Neapolitan
American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments . indicated in a measure the original sourcesof our improved breeds of swine, and the physical changes which have been wrought in thisanimal by the treatment it has received in the hands of intelligent breeders. It will also beseen that the greatest improvements in our domestic breeds of swine have resulted by crossingwitli the hog of China and Italy. The hog of India has also aided much in this Chinese imparted a remarkable aptitude to fatten, while the Neapolitan, and hogs ofIndia, that of excellence of flesh and improved form. An able writer has said that the breed goes in at the mouth. With other conditions,such as shelter, watchful, sanitary care, and proper selection for breeding being included,we heartily endorse the statement; for with a distinct object in view, the breeder can arrangeto have the pig travel slowly or quickly to the pork barrel, as may be desired; this beingaccomplished by allowing only such animals to breed as are suited to the purpose aimed IMPORTED CHINESE SOW. No one, however, should expect a high success as a breeder of any stock withoiit propermanagement and care, including regular and liberal feeding, for without interest suflBcient toinduce him to give personal supervision and generous treatment to his animals, he has noreason to be disappointed if the result be meager and unsatisfactory generally. It has beenfound that a few months even, of neglect and starvation, will, in the majority of cases,counteract nearly all the advantages which the breed has acquired by generations of carefulbreeding and proper management. Neapolitan Suine. — This breed of swine is noted for the excellent quality of itsflesh, fine form, small bones, thin skin, slight quantity of hair, and aptitude to fatten this breed and the Chinese is due much of the improvement of all the English breeds,particularly the Berks
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