Excerpt from Special Report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture on the Hog, 1900 It is doubtful if we have any hog that is nearer thoroughbred in its best sense or more certain to reproduce themselves with fidelity, than the improved Berkshires crossed With other breeds. Especially the larger ones. They make the best feeding hogs possible. Characteristics - Head and face short and well dished; eyes large and dark hazel or gray: ears medium size and erect; neck full. Deep and arched; jowl firm and neat: shoulders broad, deep and full; chest large, wide and roomy; back broad and straight; hams broad, full and long; legs straight and strong; coat firm, straight and smooth; color. Black. With white on feet. Face. Tip of tail and an occasional splash on arm; size, large for age. Boar. Two years old and over. Not less than 430 pounds: sow. Same age, 400 pounds. Boars, eighteen months old, 350 pounds: sow. Same age, 325 pounds. Boar. Twelve months old, 300 pounds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.