Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1892 — In-Breeding. [ARTICLE]

In-Breeding.

Experiments made demonstrate that in-breeding of swine has done more than its share to spread the hog cholera, debility rendering the animals incapable of withstanding the attacks of the disease, as well aj causing them to be more susceptible to it. A breeder who used boars of different breeds every season, such ai Berkshire, Poland China, and Essex, found that the disease rarely appeared and the anlisals more quickly recovered.