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STEADY EXPANSION OP INDUSTRY As an indication of the steady expansion of interest in the breeding of stud pigs in this country in recent years, it is interesting to note that the registrations of purebred animals in the stud book of the New Zealand Pig Breders* Association in 1935 were the highest for the past five years. When the book closed there were 3178 entries. Following is a summary of the entries made in the Jirst four years: —
Totals .. .. 155(5 2103 305 S 317 S
1932 1933 1934 1935 Berkshires 408 481 552 719 Duroc Jerscj's 14 35 °3 11 Large Blacks 149 122 257 246 Large Whites S5S 593 534 315 Tamworths 423 867 10S8 1885 Yorks. (M.W.) 4 5 4 V
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 44, 22 February 1936, Page 12
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126More Purebred Pigs Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 44, 22 February 1936, Page 12
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