What do they look like
Black with white on legs, snout, and tail & Erect ears
Berkshire
Black and White spots & Drooped Ears
Spotted
When did Berkshire come to America?
1823
When and where did Durocs originate?
Eastern United States in the Corn Belt during the early 1800s
White & Drooped Ears
Chester White
White & Erect Ears
Yorkshire
When and where were Yorkshires brought to America
The first Yorkshires in the United States were brought to Ohio around 1830.
When and where did Chester Whites originate and what was it originally called?
Originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania during the mid-1800s. At first it was called the Chester County White, but later the "county" was dropped.
Red & Drooped Ears
Duroc
Where did Berkshire originate?
England
What breed did the Hampshire originated and where did that breed originate?
Originated from the "Old English Breed" which originated in southern Scotland and Northern England
Black white white Belt& Erect Ears
Hampshire
When did Hampshires get imported to America?
Between 1825-1835
Where did the Yorkshire develop?
Developed in England in the county of York
Black with white on legs, snout, and tail & Drooped Ears
Poland China
Where did the Poland China originate?
Originated in the Miami Valley, Butler and Warren counties of Ohio
What breed did the Spotted develop from and when did the breed develop?
Descend from the Spotted hogs which trace a part of their ancestry to the original Poland China. This breed was developed during the late 1800s.