Show GOOD foundation HERU HERD IS ESSENTIAL TO OBTAIN ANIMALS OF UNIFORM TYPE X X ia 1 t va 1 I N A FAT OR LARD TYPE HOG OF POLAND CHINA BREED prepared tre pared by the united states department ot of agriculture in feeding hogs for the market is as also with tiny other class of ment ant main larger returns are obtained when the steel is as nearly uniform ns an possible and no ng it Is very profitable for each farmer to breed his own feeders particular attention should be given to tile the selection of the original breeding stock uniformity Is of primary importance for to havo have a uniform crop of pigs there must be uniformity in tile tho breeding herd bord and to obtain this must bo be one of tho the first considerations ons in selecting the original lierd herd selection of sows bows tho the females of the herd may be obtained by purchasing bred sows bows or gilts safely in pig to a boar of recognized worth As it Is often difficult to obtain a sow which has shown herself to bo be a good breeder by the previous litters she bs produced it Is advisable for economys sake makoto to purchase bred gilts these should bo be about 12 months old being bred after the age of eight months and it possible all should bo be in pig to tho the same hoar boar hero Is tho the first opportunity 1 tilty to practice selection for uniformity whether purebred pure bred or not the dows sows should be similar in color marl marking ting type tipe and conformation the type of the sows bows selected should be the one which the market demands while there here Is some variation between tile tho different breeds it Is largely A matter of characteristics asa aa a good individual no matter what breed it represents it if properly fed and managed well will make economical gains it if possible the first purchase ot of cows should be made from one lierd herd for in this mannerist mann manner erIt it Is easier to get uniform ity uniformity goes deeper than taft mere visible typo type of conformation it Is determined by past ancestry and la Is controlled by the characteristics contained in the germ the germ Is continuous extending from individual to fo individual and any bieni mem tier lor of the chain shows in its visible conformation only a few of the possible combinations in other words A row FOW may not produce offspring in ty typo pa to herself unless tier her ancestors were it t the anine type by selecting tile the sows bows from froin one tier lierd it Is not only possible to choose animals similar in vis ible type but they are apt to bo be sm similar in dormant characteristics as well in buying such animals tile the farmer Is not purchasing separate individuals tor form so many breeding units but rather er kindred individuals all parts of a single line or typo type which NN will blend together to form a breeding unit at best it la Is impossible to choose sows bows that will produce true to type fo for as yet no line of breeding Is absolutely pure but by selecting the sows bows in this manner the chances for mil formley are immeasurably increased some soine mistakes are bound to be made and their correct correctly li will be difficulty difficult but by keeping records of the breeding stock and their produce it will be possible to dispose of unde undesirable individuals as their poor reproductive ability becomes known one ideal must always bo be uppermost in tho the br breder eders 8 mind and the stock must constan constantly fly approach nearer to that ono one ideal in order to make any real progress it Is relatively easy to produce liggs togs but to produce uniform hogs togs that will build up tip and advance advil tice the breed requires time and constant effort |