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Though not as popular as the Duroc, Yorkshire, or Hampshire, [8] the Chester White is actively used in commercial crossbreeding operations for pork. [6] The Chester White is the most durable of the white breeds; it can gain as much as 1.36 pounds (0.62 kg) a day and gain 1 pound (0.45 kg) for every 3 pounds (1.4 kg) of grain it is fed.
Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC), is a public transportation agency designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to oversee transportation needs of Chester County, Pennsylvania. According to the website, the organization provides services to facilitate car pools, van pools, and bus shuttles.
In the 1980s, three breed registries were maintained, but with no central breed association. In 1999, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy found only 42 breeding animals belonging to six breeders. [1] A Red Wattle Hog Association was started, which since September 2012 has maintained the pedigree book for the breed. [5]
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Although development in Chester County has increased, agriculture is still a major part of the county's economy, and the number of horse farms is increasing in the county. [citation needed] Mushroom growing is a specialty in the southern portion of the county. Chester County is the only county to border both Delaware and Maryland.
At the 2010 census, the township was 88.8% non-Hispanic White, 2.5% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 5.2% Asian, and 1.4% were two or more races. 2.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. [8] As of the census [9] of 2000, there were 16,576 people, 5,921 households, and 4,565 families residing in the township.
Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority area with borough status in Cheshire, England.It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 local government changes, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. [5]