Show BIG ilg TYPE HOGS ARE FAVORITE department of agriculture gives brief history and origin of various breeds LARGER ANIMALS FIND FAVOR owing to increasing demand for cured hama and bacon of high quality size of hog becomes matter of importance Pro Fra pared bv bt the th united states 1 department apartment pt ot Agri agriculture cultura thero there Is no best beat breed of swine but within lie dIt different Terent breeds the big type hog bog Is now finding roost most favor III hi nearly nil all parts odthe of alio I 1 country says hays the united states department of agriculture in a recent enrin ers ersa bulletin 1203 1263 breed of S wine swine by H 2 irussi kussell al tho the bullett bulletin U which li s well illustrated with photographs of specimens of all the lending leading breeds and of home minor ones gives a brief history of tile origin of till nil the breeds now found in the united states do de ot of their characteristics and names of the record associations with names and addresses addres sei of the secretaries tile the usual classification under lard arid and bacon ancon types Is alv given en the breeds included under tile the first anre the duroc jersey poland china chester v omaha bob first prize poland china boar white berkshire hampshire and spotted poland china the tamworth and the yorkshire are the only breeds of tile the bacon type grown to any extent in this country and are the bal duly ones included the minor breeds given it n place in the bulletin are the mule foot large black kentucky red berkshire Berish lre cheshire essex and I 1 victoria etorla the big type animals says the author tire are found in ill all breeds but are more numerous in some breeds than in others owing to an increasing de fiand for cured hams and bacon of high quality the type of hog becomes a matter of much importance hams weighing from 12 to 10 pounds are more likely to cure with high quality and flavor than lighter or heavier pieces neither hams hamb nor bacon should carry excessive quantities of fat but should bo be well mpr marbled bled 11 the opportunity for producing meat of this flits character to la greater in the quickly grown big type hog than in III the distinctly small type the most profitable hog to Is the one that can be grown to the required market weight in the st shortest artest time well bred and well fed animals of the right type will make the market weight in from seven to ten fen months the best market mark k et weight Is generally from to pounds copies of the bulletin may be obtained free py by addressing tile the department at washington D 0 |