16—Lancaster Farming
Friday Sept. 14, 1956
Chester White
History Link
(Continued from page 13)
ent organizations. In 1893 the
first of the many Chester White
Associations was formed when
the National Chester White Rec
ord,Association was incorporated
in Kentucky and the headquart
ers of the association were at
West Chester, Pa This associa
tion continued active for many
years but latei combined with
the Chester White Record As
sociation In 1885 the Chester
White Record Association was
established to record the Todd
strain, and in 1894 it became
the American Chester White
Record Association with offices
at Columbus, Ohio. Also in
1894 the Standard Chester White
Record Association originated at
Indianapolis, Ind, and in 1909
the Western 0 I. C. Recording
Company, Incorporated was es
tablished in Nebraska, but the
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name 'was later changed to the
National O. I. C. Chester White
Recording Association. In 1915
this association combined with
the Chester White Record Asso
ciation. It was in 1913 that the
American Chester White Record
Association and the
Chester White Association were
combined to form the present
day Chester White Swine Breed
ers’ Association, and in 1930 it
was reincorporated under the
laws of Delaware. -Headquarters
of the organization are at
Rochester, Indiana, and Levi P.
Moore is the present secretary.
Membership in the organization
is $lO 00. Members are charged
$lOO for recording hogs under
two years of age and $1.50 lor
recording hogs over two years
of age. Non-members are -charg
ed $l5O for 'recording hogs
under two years of age, and
$2 00 for hogs over two years
of age. Transfers are $.25. The
association accepts no pedigrees
for registration unlessHhe ances
tors are registered in the asso
ciation, but a provision is pro
vided to redeem pedigrees so
that animals may be eligible tor
record in' the Chester White
Swine Record Association.
QIC Association
In 1897 the Ohio Improved
Chester White Breeders’ Asso
ciation was organized at Cleve
land, Ohio to foster the 0. I. C
strain of hogs that had been
founded by L. B. Silver. He, ot
course, was very active in the
formation of the organization
Later other strains of Chester
White swine weie admitted and
the name has been changed to
the O I. C. Swine Breeders’ As
sociation. The present head
quarters are at Goshen, Ind.
In 1930 the Breeders’ Chester
White Record Association was
formed at Des Moines, lowa
Membership in this organization
costs the same as membership
in the associations mentioned
above There is a charge of $5O
for members to record hogs
under two years of age, and
$l.OO for recording those over
two years of age. Non-members
are charged $125 for recording
hogs over two years of age. The
Association accepts pedigrees ot
the Chester White Swine Breed
ers’ Association One can be
come a member of this organiza
tion by cancelling one’s Mem
bership certificate in another
organization registering Chester
Whites.
The Chester White has made
a most enviable record at the
International Livestock Show
and the Chicago '"Fat Stock
Show, and at other major ex
positions where hogs have been
shown in inter-breed competi
tion in the individual fat classes
and in carcass competition. The
breed has produced Grand
Champion Barrows, twelve ot
the thirty-five at the Interna
tional Livestock Exposition. In
addition they have won twice
at the four Chicago Fat Stock
shows held . durujg World War
11. They have practically had a
monopoly in the carcass class,
winners having been numbered
eighty out of the last eleven
shows.
Notwithstanding its remark
able record in the show ring, the
Chester White breed has never
gained quite the foot hold in
commercial production in the
United States that is enjoyeß by
the Ouroc and. Poland breeds.
At the time of the 1930 census,
or last breed census, the Ches
ter White ranked third m num
bers of registered hogs in the
United iStates but there were
only approximately one-third as
many Chester Whites as there
were of either of the Duroc and
the Poland. It is to the credit
of the Chester Whites that there
have never been any great
booms of popularity in the
breed; rather the growth and
progress of the breed has been
marked by gradual increase in
popularity and improvement in
market excellency.
The Modem Chester White
The color of the Chester
White, as the name indicates,
is a solid white 'color.'•No breed
is more attractive when washed
and-presented for the show ring
than is the Chester White, this
color, of course, is much less
attractive when the hogs are
muddy or dirty. The white skin
Color finds great favor with
packers because when hung on
the rail no carcass is more at
tractive than the white-skinned
Chester White. Unfortunately lor
the producer, white skinned
hogs often sun burn. Black or
small bluish spots sometimes oc
cur on the skin and while these
are objectionable they do not
disqualify a hog from registra
tion. Any color of hair other
than white is considered a dis
qualification.
In addition to having an at
tractive color, the Chester White
has a neat face and head. The
face is of medium length and is
practically straight although a
very moderate dish is'sometimes
seen They are "Wide between
the eyes, neat about the jowls
for, a lard breed, and have droop
in ears of medium to lasge size.
The Chester White breed
has very deep, smooth sides
and carries ample length
through the sides. Chester
Whites have backs that are
wide and uniform in their
width, .and they are usually
long and comparatively level -
in the rumps and carry down
into deep, plump hams. Ches
ter Whites are to be regarded
as a large breed and well
fitted boars will weigh around
925 pounds. Well-fitted sows
will usually weigh about 725
pounds. '
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These, of course," represents
weights of hogs fitted to a
rather high condition, but many
hogs have exceeded these
weights- at major shows within
-the past few years.
' The Chester White has a
very favorable reputation tor
being of a desirable market type
and for carrying an—gxcellent
combination of thickness with
out excessive lard production. It
is a high quality breed and
-usually the hair coat is oi
medium thickness and fine tex
ture. ,
Chester Whites are an early
maturing breed of swine and
are ready for market at com
parative light weights or can
be carried heavier weights
and still continue to gain at an
economical rate. They fatten
readily at all market weights.
The sows are very prolific and
are excellent mothers as they
do a good job of suckling their
litters In addition the sows are
usually considered to have very
good dispositions and can be
handled easily m the farrowing
pen The Chester -White shows
about the same hardiness of con
stitution under practical farm
conditions as do the other typi
cal lard breeds; likewise, they
are only fair at grazing. No
official score card has been pub-
The Chester White breed has
built an enviable reputation for
having more quality than the
other breeds of lard hogs deve
loped in the United States. They
have gained considerable popu
larity with the packers because
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exceed the -Chester White
those characteristics that
an outstanding barrow on i ott
or an outstanding carcass,
the rail.
The Chester White color j,
dominant to most other
in swine. Consequently,
Chester White'boars are mated
on sows of the other breeds, th e
offspring are white. Chester
Whites are crossbreds and carry,
mg Chester White blood have,
reputation for reaching an early
market finish and matuung ,(
an early age. The sows are p lo |,,
fic, good mothers, and excellent
milkers.
One of the major handicaps
of the Chester White in commer.
cial hogs production is its color
While the breed is attractive
when washed and clean, the
color is not particularly attrae.
tive when the hogs are dirty,
A more serious, objection to the
white skin of the Chester White
is that under some conditions
will sunscald Sun scalding 13
more pronounced in those areas
where there are occasional
morning showers and the sun
hits the hog before he dues It
likewise occurs on farms where
tall forage is being used for pas.
ture and dew is shaken on the
hog’s back as he grazes and then
the damp hog remains in the
sun. When the hog is subjected
to constant, steady, sunlight,
they, like people, seem to deve
lop a natural protection Sun
burn is not common in the drier
climates. •
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