. Swine : a book for students and farmers . Swine. "Prime medium butchers," weight, 220-280 pounds, very smooth and highly finished. "Light butchers" are of the same general type but lighter weight, 180-220 pounds. Butcher hogs comprise about 25 per cent of the hogs coming to the Chicago market, and are commonly used for the fresh meat trade. Prime butcher hogs, whether heavy, medium, or light, represent the highest quality of fat hog. (Courtesy Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.) , ^.Jj, f^n^ . -1 ^ —P' 1 : .'^^ '"""^1» ^MM "Prime heavy hogs,&quo
. Swine : a book for students and farmers . Swine. "Prime medium butchers," weight, 220-280 pounds, very smooth and highly finished. "Light butchers" are of the same general type but lighter weight, 180-220 pounds. Butcher hogs comprise about 25 per cent of the hogs coming to the Chicago market, and are commonly used for the fresh meat trade. Prime butcher hogs, whether heavy, medium, or light, represent the highest quality of fat hog. (Courtesy Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.) , ^.Jj, f^n^ . -1 ^ —P' 1 : .'^^ '"""^1» ^MM "Prime heavy hogs," weight 350-500 pounds, the extreme of the fat or lard type. At one time these hogs were much more numerous on American markets than they are today, the decrease being due to the decreasing demand for fat pork. (Courtesy Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.). 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 Day, George E. , 1863-. Des Moines, Iowa : Kenyon Press
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