Show eight breeds of swine in the united states there are two distinct classes of swine the breeds of the lard type and of the bacon type the plan of feeding has much to do with the class of market hogs produced As an example less corn and more oat and barley meal in the ration produces bacon rather than lard in young hogs the hogs known kno wn as lard breeds are duroc jersey poland china chester white berkshire hampshire and spotted poland china those known as the true bacon breeds are the tamworth and yorkshire these last named are not the only hos hoos that are producing our bacon |