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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.
Breed name Notes Image American Berkshire [1]: 536 American Landrace [2] American Yorkshire [2] Chester White [2] Choctaw Hog [2] Duroc [2] Guinea Hog [2] Hampshire [2] Hereford [2] Lacombe: Canada; [3] in the USA known as Saddleback [2] Mulefoot [2] Ossabaw Island Hog [2] Pineywoods [2] Poland China [2] Red Wattle Hog [2] Spotted Poland China ...
Main Street, Chester, New York, March 1914. The village of Chester is located at (41.357378, -74.275488). [3] and has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km 2), all land. Highway access is provided by NY-94. Goose Pond Mountain State Park is southeast of the village
The new breed was founded on stock that was either purebred Danish or had a small percentage of Poland China blood. To reduce inbreeding , thirty-eight pigs of Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Landrace descent were imported in 1954 from Norway.
Wallowing in mud. The American Yorkshire is an American breed of large domestic pig.It is the most numerous pig breed in the United States. [3]: 14 It derives from pigs of the British Large White or Yorkshire breed imported from the United Kingdom or from Canada at various times from about 1830 to the mid-twentieth century.
The ZIP code is 12817 [3] and it is in the Eastern Time Zone. The nearest city is Glens Falls. According to the 2010 United States Census, Chestertown has a total area of 3.856 square miles (9.99 km 2), of which 3.843 square miles (9.95 km 2) is land and 0.013 square miles (0.03 km 2) is water. [4]
West Monroe is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 4,252 at the 2010 census. The Town of West Monroe is in the southeastern part of the county. The area was first settled by non Indigenous people in 1806, when four farmers bought land from George Scriba for $2 – 2.50 per acre.
Aerial view of the town of Bedford along with neighboring towns of Mount Kisco, Bedford Hills and Katonah.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.4 square miles (102.1 km 2), of which 37.2 square miles (96.3 km 2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km 2), or 5.70%, is water. [12]