Show selecting swine breed on personal preference three potato points should be taken into consideration by farmers who have to choose a breed of hogs bogs to raise or who destro desire to changet change breeds according to the animal husbandry department at the new york state college of agriculture at ithaca the first of these is personal pret arence they say for it if a farmer has a breed which he likes he will take better care of them and will feel bet ter d the leond r cond factor la Is community preference the most popular air breed in a community usually tins has been selected because of its adaptability to the locality or suitability to the market needs then too a uniform product in a locality usually makes marketing easier and frequently brings higher prices the adaptation to local conditions Is the third factor to take into consideration side ratton this can be illustrated by the white hog bog which Is popular in this section but which suffers buffers from alan scald in the south the department says however that there Is often more difference between individuals of a breed than there Is between the breeds prom from this standpoint they advise that it would be more profitable for or a farmer who already has a herd to practice careful selection election and judicious culling than to try to find a better breed |