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Show . Term 'Hybrid' in Swine Applicable to Offspring ' The term "hybrid" has come to mean superior producing ability to the corn grower. It is natural, therefore, that the terms "hybrid hog" and "hybrid boar" should Interest corn belt pork producers. It seems quite clear, most agriculturists agri-culturists are agreed, that "hybrid vigor" eventually will increase greatly the efficiency of livestock production. Informed breeders, however, believe that there are not yet available adequate dependable depend-able sources of boars for producing produc-ing hybrid hogs. Furthermore, the name "hybrid" in the accepted sense of the terra should be reserved for the litters produced by the market-hog farmer. |