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Show HOGGISH PECULIARITIES. D. ',. Evans thus describes, in an exchange, the peculiar qualities of tho various bn cds of swine: Tho lierk-hire.s are bi.w k, with the end of their tail, all four ol the let l, the nrvie and occa-iunally on the sboiildur, white. They are easily k-'pt, UUen at almost any age with ordinary care, and produce a greater projior-tiOu projior-tiOu ol lean Ui the amount of fat titan any other bretd. 'Ihe Ciie;lrr White in us purity is a very desirable breed where largo pork is deiirahle, ami where the color (while) is desired m preference to the black breeds. The mature at from twulvn to eighteen months, and produce heavy, good pork, and quaudtiea t line lard. They have heavy bams and ci; uidi-rx, broai, rather sharp no.e,i. They E-sex is an entirely black breed, and is by many considcn-d to be a vcrv desirably one, as they attain their growth eariy. are highly nlin.il, am) are eixl to I-1 1 boars from in cro- wiih coaler IucmN. Tn- mna'l! Kniilmh Vo, k-bire, if d the medium I English Voi km, iic, p .vie merit 1 1 winch are not hM-i-,s d by anv other I breed to my k no 1. -d;e, ii a tugh hylem ol Ii tdmg and c mi b,i pur Mied. Under tlie lu.it caie, l.nl und management, tntjy haw produced better resold than any 1 h.iw ever britl, Tins breed produces it greater proportion of fat to iho amount ol lean than any other broil known. I think, which is a di-.iraUo feature with many, where lard isdi sired. Tin' best specimens liavo a (hiti coat in fine, sod, white hair, and bave a ckiu of pinkish hue, which inaken tin m easily teeognHul fnim oilier hried. They have Very heavy bam-, are short, deep and broad, and at certain anew, their usually very short nones take an U"va;il (urn, (he icho hi- coming heaily di-.lud, in some i seciniem, liu as pieveut them bom rooting. |