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Rh they have smaller heads than the Berkshire pigs, and long thin upright ears, short hair, a fine skin, good hind quarters, and a deep round carcass; they are also small-boned, and the flesh is delicate and well-flavored. They produce large litters, but are bad nurses.

The most esteemed Essex breeds are entirely black, and are distinguished by having small teat-like appendages of the skin depending from the under part of the neck, which are commonly termed wattles. Some of these animals will attain the weight of 480 lbs., but they are not, according to some breeders, quick fatteners; while others prize them for their rapid growth and aptitude to lay on flesh, as well as for its excellence; it forms small and delicately-flavored pork. Lord Western has been the great improver of the Essex pigs, and his breed is highly esteemed throughout the kingdom.

Some Essex pigs, at only 23 weeks old, carried off one of the prizes at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show of 1846.

The old pigs of this county are white in color, long-legged, long bodied, and narrow back, with broad foreheads, short hams, and an abundance of bristles. They are by no means profitable animals.

A SUFFOLK BOAR, THE PROPERTY OF HIS LATE MAJESTY WILLIAM IV.