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How to Grow Live Stock in the South
THE BREEDS AND TYPES OF HOGS.
The Characteristics of the “Lard” and “Bacon” Types—Why
the Bacon Hog is Adapted to Southern Conditions — Names
That Serve Only to Mislead or Confuse.
Tut Butler.
THE ACCEPTED form of the
meat-producing animal carries
straight and parallel lines. In
other words, the top and bottom
lines should he straight and as near
ly parallel as possible. A straight
edge placed along the sides should
touch throughout the length of the
animal and the width should be the
same behind as at the shoulders and
in the center of the body. The rec
tangular or box-shape is the ideal,
and the nearer the meat-producing
animal approaches in general outline
a parallelogram, the nearer it ap
proaches perfection in this particu
lar.
On the large markets of this
country hogs are divided into 10
or 12 “classes;” several of these
again into “sub-classes” and of
these there are two or three differ
ent "grades.”
The various breeds of hogs are
generally classed as of two general
anH mnra nr Iabb tvnoa Dnc
is distinctly American and its best
development is seen in the great
corn-growing States of the Central
North. It is generally spoken of as
the “fat hog” or “lard” type. This
is the broad-backed, short-legged,
compact, fat hog, most common on
our markets. The other is charac
terized by longer, deeper, thinner
bodies, longer legs and less fat. It
is known as the “bacon” type.
The Two Types of Hogs.
The lard type is much more com
mon, answering no doubt market de
mands, for it must be admitted that
the market demand for the bacon
type has not been of such a nature
as to draw our breeders from the
lard type, which naturally results
from the character of the feed used
in the great hog growing sections of
the United States.
The demand for the bacon type,
however, is said to be increasing and
VA mn V mrtaaihlv lnnlr fni* a ora f^nal
change in the selection and feeding
of our hogs which will tend more
towards the development of the ba
con type. It would appear from the
peculiar conditions existing in the
South that the bacon type must be
come more popular, but up to the
present breeds of the lard type are
very generally selected by Southern
farmers who seek to improve their
hog stock. There are several rea
sons why the bacon breeds are espe
cially adapted to the conditions ex
isting in the South. First, our na
tive stock, and to a certain extent
our methods of raising hogs, tend to
the bacon type. Second, corn, the
chief feed used in developing ffhe
lard hog, is too high-priced for
profitable pork production; but our
facilities for producing nitrogenous
hog feeds, which tend to the devel
opment of a lean type of hog, are
unsurpassed. The hogs of the South
should be grown chiefly on such
crops as cowpeas, soy beans and pea
nuts and these tend to the produc
tion of lean meat or the bacon type.
Third, most of the hogs grown in
the South are used for home or farm
consumption and the bacon type
produces a better quality of meat
with less lard. Right here is one
Southern condition requiring the fat
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Grow Live Stock in the South.")
hog. We are very much larger con
sumers of lard than any other sec
tion of the country and this may, in
a measure, account for our desire
for large, over-fat hogs. In vierw of
the facts that our native stock and
our feeds tend to the production ot
the lean meat type and most of the
pork is used on the farm, it would
appear that the bacon hog would
better suit our needs, for cottonseed
oil, a local product, may wisely take
the place of much of the lard now
used.
Lard Type Breeds.—The most
popular breeds of the lard or fat
hog type are the Poland China, Du
roc-Jersey, Berkshire and Chester
White. The Essex, a small but
strictly lard type breed was at one
time quite popular in the South, and
still finds favor with many Southern
farmers.
Bacon Type Breeds.—The Tam
worth and large Yorkshire are two
popular breeds of the bacon type.
A certain type of the Berkshire,
when properly fed, also makes a
very satisfactory type of bacon hog.
The Hampshires (Thin Rinds) also
have many of the characteristics of
the bacon type.
Misleading Names Given Different
Breeds.
The hog responds quickly to the
intelligent will of the breeder and
feeder, and by proper selection of
breeding animals and suitable feed
ing the bacon type may, in a few
years, be developed from any of the
breeds now in use in this country.
There is still much lack of informa
tion among Southera farmers re
garding the characteristics of the
different breeds of hogs and also re
garding the correct names of these
breeds. For Instance, that old and
well known breed, the Berkshire, is
frequently spoken of as English
Berkshire, Large English Berkshire,
or Black English Berkshire. Or
perhaps “large-boned Berkshire” or
"small-boned Berkshire.” The cor
rect name Is Berkshire and the use
of any or all of these adjectives con
veys no additional information. It
does, however, at once mark the
user of these incorrect and useless
extra names as one unfamiliar with
the name of the breed as spoken by
up-to-date stockmen.
To some extent, the use of “big
boned” is excusable among the gen
eral farming classes, for certain
breeders, through a desire to indi
cate that they are breeding a large
type of hog, speak of them as if they
were a distinct and well established
pinna nf t V» a i i_j
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matter of fact, however, there do
not exist two distinct classes of
Berkshlres, which can be correctly
spoken of as large and small-boned
Berkshlres. Some Berkshlres have
larger bones and are of a larger type
than others, but these differences ap
ply only to individuals, and are not
well fixed and do not characterize
a special class or family of Berk
shires.
The Bame observations apply to
the Poland China breed, which was
at one time among our largest
breeds, but is now among the small
est of our medium-sized breeds. A
reaction in favor of the larger hog
has lead those having a large type
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of Poland China to speak of them
aa “large-boned Poland Chinas.
The breed is not divided into large
and small-boned classes, distinctly
marked or separated.
Probably the breed name which is
most frequently used incorrectly is
the Duroc-Jersey. There is no pure
breed of hogs now in existence
known as the "Duroc” or the “Jer
sey,” or the “Jersey Red” or the
“Red Jersey.” The correct namo is
Dn roc-Jersey.
Chester White is the correct name
of the most popular of the American
White breeds. It is not “White
Chester.”
The "O. I. C.” is a family of the
Chester White, and not a distinct
breed. O. I. C. in full is Ohio Im
proved Chester, and while in com
mon use and a separate record and
registry is maintained for them, they
are not recognized as a pure breed
distinct from the Chester White.
In our next article we shall point
out the chief characteristics of the
various breeds.
A Card From Prof. E. R. Lloyd.
To the Farmers of Mississippi:
All communications referring to
Farmers’ Institutes should be ad
dressed to Prof. W. L. Hutchinson,
Agricultural College, Miss., who is
now the director of this work.
In relinquishing the direction of
the Farmer’s Institute work and
taking up the animal husbandry
work of the Experiment Station I
desire to thank my friends and oth
ers throughout the State for the
splendid support they have giveft me
In the past and to assure them that
in my new duties I shall always be
glad to Berve them along live stock
lines whenever possible. I hope to
still meet them at farmers’ insti
tutes and in other public meetings
in the State and shall be glad to
have them call on me whenever I
can be of any service in advancing
the live stock and other agricul
tural interests of the State.
Very truly yours.
B. R. LLOYD.
Agricultural College, Miss.
BKRKtHIRCS
of the choicest drain In America. Pig* sired by
Ownnar.Prw.tar 9 118804 a eon of Ix.nl premier
*• 92708 Pig* dam Premier Ducheea Nora, 12TW7
a grandaughter of Premier Ixmgfdliw. fiwnr/
then* are ihow piir« of top brardinjr. nr to*. $20 nri
jjrh. J h*™ » chofee male Shot*. will wHfffti 125
Ibe.. price, 180.00. Registration paper* furniahed.
■V motto ia do unto other* a* I would have other*
do unto me.
L. D. ROBERTS, R. K. D. I. Woodland. Mia*.
Maatodon Poland China Pi*a for Sale
Big bona, with quality. Write me your want*.
. ... A. B. HARRINGTON.
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Tamworth Ho* For Sale
A thoroughbred Tamworth Male. 2 year* old
The Fanners bacon hog. Price. (20.00.
L. A HARRIS. . . Gloater. Mia*.
Registered Berkshires £?* sai eTI^
toMO^pounda. (60.00 aach. t. aV'hero^hiU
BUGS CRJTT, . . StmrkcllU, MU*.
p0*®* and see or order my
^^■piasa iKijsss- asina
^S^pHU RST ”®y®®®» on rnr mak.
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MARE IMPRECNATORS
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CRrtTEMDFST A5A**„Book..Ete!
|CRITTENDEN > CO., D»pt. a>, Clcvtlind Ohio
Bargain Prices!
Cheviot Sheep and Anpora Goats and
Bucks for herd headers. Pairs and
trios at bargain prices. Berkshire Pig*
as pood as prow.
CLOVKRDALE STOCK FARM.
H. C. Davidson, Prop.. - Obion. Tonne****.
EWE LAMBS
Some Extra High Grade Shropshire Fwe I-ambs,
Too good to send to the market, will sell ju»t s lit
tle above the market price. Some Isautlful colored
Thorough Broil Shepherd Pups, natural heaJera,
from marking strain, 86/0 each.
H. G. McHAFFEY,
Route No. 8..RiantI. Miss.
ANGORA GOATS
Thro* Bucks and a few Don*, for «]«,
LEA* • * • Tcniv,
POLAND CHINA PIGS from prixa-wlnning r*.
gi*tered stock. I10.00.
J. L HERRING. - * ( ouiilAixi, Mim,
137 Sheep and 14 Lambs For Sale
83-26 per head, clipped.
A. W. HALHEKT, • MUrkrllle, Hiss.
PRIZE WINNING POUND CHINAS
If you nr* going to bay bog, bay good
boat, they ar* iba rbaapaat. My ban!
won nina ribbon* at Iba Oklahoma
State Fair 1909. 4 lot of Famrg Boor,
tormU. Write today.
J.H Spate,.Hunter, OMa.
* Mtty Jack Fra I
K&J'SttE.'Sr.JS
Utabic mammoth Kantaeky
elaas lack ■ to 10 par aaot
ehaapar than a daaiar or
•POMlMor oaa. Writa to-day
for prlaaa oa lacks. irtinna
A lam lot to aaiaet from. -
>»^ta Cite. Kr.
BLUE RIBBON
BERKSHIRES
“I'L'iu’0 lb £27* *ml "p t>ur wlnm^Tto!
eludod State Champ km ah Ip and at Khr***t>arfYa.
State Falr.^h bard*. 6 •Utaacompatitur. *urpnn#«*l
all other*. Our currrapondanra kalnr remain* anorm
0041 S'- tojgtowa pkiaa Band 3c *t*mp far rap.r
FRIERSON A HO LUNGS WORTH
Shrayapocl. Ia. or Couahatta. La
mmo *014. o4mc.-iuiMVa4
Immana to Uok Imr. Youn* balU and half
an lor tala. A larva hard of eantullr —irmaj
and wall brad oowa to aaiaat trom. t'cma and
aaatfcam. Addraaa
J. R. RRIDOK. Muiatw
w. °*:.w a Tt RNEK
Maaowah Uaadowa Stock Kara.
R. K D. I. Crawford, tfiaa
Fair View Farm Berkshlres
by lh«c rr—t boar. °ut of of ,p£^S
*.**? lroof Individuality m
t. L MATTOX, • Verona, Miss.
WANTED.
^Zi^7?Jr'h*awn btte*“- c,~—•
PioarroN stock rAim. ,vr. a^,ama.
DUROC- JERSEY P16S
EJbEdSi ho?.0*1" UMUn>M^d- No bat.
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Four Male Essex Piers from retrials rad
furnished. Price »io. Farrowld
•bout Me, 10. GmdeGl^TM"^ “• 3h,P
G. R. TOWNSEND. Wloon* Mlaa
tot Ml* by
Cl.EM I.EA.
Msi.m*n. Tenn.
X*""T” Jack* and Sullion»
J- T. (t A It A h'H, Gr+madm. Ml**.
mgm (Trocar* Hop
PM. Impre*rnatora) f,.r Horae*. ( *t
WL /I kli.i J’?ulir7' »'tc. Racaital **(»
r * Jr *■*" *"lf i fairs Chicato. It. laeli. Writ*
for lllu.trated catalogue. Hjuusuna I
• * 0uR" c»- 8W So. ( lark St.. Chicago.
University of Pennsylvania
Ikt Hr hoot of Vuirrinarp MfmtUtnm.
off era a complete course In the veterinary sciences.
Iniludln* instruction In the breodtntr. selection.
u “r* of tha domestic animals In adili
r?5,*® the '••cotrnltion. prevention and treaUnent
or diseases, tor catalogue addreaa
Louis A. Klein, Dean,
| 3IHh Street and Wuodland Ave.. Philadelphia. Penn.
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