. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. Breeds of Swine 263. Fig. 107. The Berkshire, type. Lard 420. Berkshire compared with Poland China. — These two breeds are somewhat similar in general characteristics though dif- fering widely in details. In color they are much the same, being black with six white points. The head of the Berkshire is short and the face gracefully dished ; the ears are carried erect or pointed straight forward; the body lacks the breadth and depth of the Poland China, but the back is level and fairly straight, with long, level rump. The entire back out- line shows much
. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. Breeds of Swine 263. Fig. 107. The Berkshire, type. Lard 420. Berkshire compared with Poland China. — These two breeds are somewhat similar in general characteristics though dif- fering widely in details. In color they are much the same, being black with six white points. The head of the Berkshire is short and the face gracefully dished ; the ears are carried erect or pointed straight forward; the body lacks the breadth and depth of the Poland China, but the back is level and fairly straight, with long, level rump. The entire back out- line shows much less arch than is characteristic of the Poland China (Fig. 107). The general quality of the Berk- shire is held in high esteem, as is also the quality of the meat. When properly fed, the meat has a fine grain and a desirable blending of fat and lean, spoken of as marbling. For this reason the breed stands high in public favor. 421. Duroc-Jersey lard-hog. — This breed developed in the United States, and, as is the case with so many of our domestic breeds, little is definitely known of the early origin. Red or sandy colored pigs have existed in this country for a great many years. It is stated that slave traders imported red hogs from western Africa. These were known as the Guinea breed. As early as 1837, Henry Clay imported red hogs from Spain, commonly known as Spanish red hogs. In 1852, Daniel Webster introduced red hogs from Portugal to Massachusetts. The old Berkshire, which was frequently marked with red, may be responsible for some of the red pigs found in America. Whatever the origin, it is certain that a large breed of red hogs attained considerable prominence in New Jersey, which was sub- sequently known as Jersey-Red. This breed possessed large lop ears; a rather long, deep body; with coarse bone and bristly. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of the
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