. The illustrated stock doctor and live-stock encyclopedia [microform] : including horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry : with all the facts concerning the various breeds and their and all diseases to which they are prevention of any disease, and restoration of health. Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine; Livestock breeds; Bees; Animaux domestiques; Bétail; Médecine vétérinaire; Abeilles. CHINA SOW. infusion of Neapolitan blood, reducing the hair, hide and bone until now Init little more is to be desired. And in our own country it has given us tiie Poland


. The illustrated stock doctor and live-stock encyclopedia [microform] : including horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry : with all the facts concerning the various breeds and their and all diseases to which they are prevention of any disease, and restoration of health. Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine; Livestock breeds; Bees; Animaux domestiques; Bétail; Médecine vétérinaire; Abeilles. CHINA SOW. infusion of Neapolitan blood, reducing the hair, hide and bone until now Init little more is to be desired. And in our own country it has given us tiie Poland-China, Chester whites, improved Cheshires and New Jersey reds,'— breeds Avhich may compete most favorably with any others in the United States. 2 of tbc boar as, I breed has ii leWcs^"^ Ohio, Inutions. Hence Iwine among tlvat 2a\n is proved by [ the basis of iw English Breeds—The Berkshlres. This now magnificent breed has been bred in Berkshire, England and in adjacent countries from a very early day. Their origin is thus report- ed: The family of hogs in Berkshire, England, which was the foundation of the present improved breed, was of a sandy or buff color, equaily spotted with black ; was of a large size, a slow feeder, and did not fully 'nature till two and a half or three years old. But as such it was very tiighly esteemed for the proportion of lean to fat in its meat, and for the superior weight of its hams and shoulders, thus rendering the whole carcass peculiarly fitted for smoking, for which purpose it was said to. 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 Manning, J. Russell. Guelph, Ont. : World Pub. Co.


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Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectbees, bookyear1882