. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. Breeds of Swine 265 423. Chester White lard-hog. — There are three strains of Chester Whites, each with a somewhat different origin. (1) The original Chester White.—This strain first became prom- inent in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where white hogs have existed for many years. They were, perhaps, introduced by the earliest settlers. Captain James Jeffries, who in 1818 imported a pair of white pigs from England, is commonly spoken of as the founder of the strain. Later, Harvy Atwood introduced Chinese. Fig. 109.—The Chester White. Lard type. stock f
. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. Breeds of Swine 265 423. Chester White lard-hog. — There are three strains of Chester Whites, each with a somewhat different origin. (1) The original Chester White.—This strain first became prom- inent in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where white hogs have existed for many years. They were, perhaps, introduced by the earliest settlers. Captain James Jeffries, who in 1818 imported a pair of white pigs from England, is commonly spoken of as the founder of the strain. Later, Harvy Atwood introduced Chinese. Fig. 109.—The Chester White. Lard type. stock from England to Delaware County. The stock from the Jeffries and Atwood herds were blended together, along with the common swine, which resulted in the original Chester White strain. (2) Todd's Improved Chester White. — This strain was developed in Connecticut and Ohio. The Todd Brothers of Connecticut purchased a black and white boar imported from England in 1827, and known as Norfolk Thin Rind. This boar was mated with a white sow of undoubted Irish Gragier blood. In 1830, the Todd Brothers moved to Ohio, taking with them these two hogs, which served as foundation stock. S. H. Todd, a son of one of the Todd Brothers, was allied with the improvement of this strain for over forty 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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