Show selecting swine breed on personal preference three po points ints should be taken into consideration by farmers who nave have to choose a breed of hogs to raise or who desire to change breeds according in to the animal husbandry department at the new york state college ot of agriculture a t ithaca the first of these la Is personal preference they say for if a farmer has a breed which he likes he will take better care of them and will feel fee I 1 better satisfied the second factor Is community preference the most popular breed in a community usually hits has been selected because of its adaptability to tile 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 this can be illustrated by the white hog which Is popular in this section but which suffers from skin scalo 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 from this standpoint they advise that it would be more prof profitable table for a farmer who already has a herd her to practice careful selection and judicious culling than to try to find a better breed |