Show BERKSHIRES A GOOD BREED BEE For Improving the Condition of 1 the Common Swine They Are Excellent BY DY WILLIAM M 1 KELLEY 4 TIme The Berkshire hog has hns been een bred for fora fortt a tt longer loner time with a view to lo improve mont than any on nit other known breed ot swine The Tho breed hr Is I today acknowledged edged to be the time best Jest general purpose hog They TIme arc are well veil adapted pled to the time needs needa of or the time eastern cas torn farmer Cornier who makes pork a valuable appendage to lo his dairy dull they tire aro adapted Id to the time boiL belt b lt where an 10 easy maturing animal Is desired dr they tile tho aro I 10 adapted to tho the south southern ern em farmer n antler who makes forage fora Ft play plo an important purl hart In his rations of oC food There hero Is no Ito brand that will wilt brood so 90 true rule to lo the marking characteristic of the Iho breed OB as a tho the Berkshire and they arc ale rightly named the aristocrats of I tho tile show ring The rite Improved i of or tho the pres present ent eni day dR lure aro a Il breed possessing many man definite and valuable r qualities among which are arc the iho follow if hug ing Body black smooth plum V entered skin soft o t fine hair feet teet and tip of If tail white with lIh a dash of white In Inthe Inthe inthe the faco taco and amid many mony times a white nose none nOl und amid also 1110 some sonic Jowl forehead and face ace broad brond face faco nce dished with Ith large e cleat clear eyes O CR and short snout ears eara of medium mod lu m size 17 thin soft RO and nd carried In Inan Inan Inan an upright position po llon neck short and J broad on out 01 top lop with Jowl largo large and full ull shoulders broad on top deep through the tho chest back bRck broad side llo L deep and ami tutu nearly nearl straight on oh the hot hOl loin tOI lines hum ham large reaching well veli welldon j down don on hock and Jeep deep through causing the thc legs to stand well apart as well wel as s the 1 short and strong trong and standing well on i tho the toes tail tapering rather tine and well set et up In general form forni a modern and well nr wel bred Berkshire In good condition If Ii I symmetrical throughout hout attractive in I appearance and recognized at once ai at asan atan an worth animal of moro more than thAI I I I Tho Ih Improved Berkshire Is Irth 1 characterized by the Iho superior sup and Ind proportionate quantity of oC Its flesh which Is tender and juicy Jul the tho ind shoulders hould rs being bell marbled d with wih fat Cat antI and aOI lean lenn moat moult while the sides Ride are aro also Iso noted for or their excellence Ir In those thO i respects making them especially e desirable for Cor curing as bacon There Is less waste In dressing a s Berkshire than tItan In drowsing any flit an other kind of oC a hog hOJ hogIn In Itt hardiness and amid vigor Igor the Berk Berkshire Berkshire shire may nut bo he wifely bald ald to excel ether breed of swine simply he possesses much higher vital vial powers Berkshire swine are also alno noted foi fou 0 their docility and prolificacy time Iho sows sOn usually bringing large lurge litters inters liters and I proving themselves gentle gente mothers and amid good The Tho ho pigs come mikers strong r rand and healthy and are arc rc soon able to care caru for Cor themselves For the purpose of oC Improving tin the common swine of o tho the country no bet better better better ter breed can bo be found having oe u Io I front from such nuch a long line lne of pur purt pu rO bred h hs possesses In an un unrivalled rivalled degree tho the power to stamp his hi Individuality upon his hla progeny pro eny J I He has hlll contributed d largely to tim th makeup of oC the numerous breeds breads of Ji hogs In all al parts part of oC thIn country In 1 fact we might truly trul say sa that the best h t T 1 blood that courses through the veins vein of o most other hogs hOJ Is Berkshire |