Vol. Ill., No. 3
The Journal of the Land Girl and Every C ountry Woman
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Editonal and Advertising Offices: Stone Fseld, Kidbrook Grove, Blackheath, S.E.
Pigs and Prejudice.
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[Farm LtJl']
The Champion Pig of the Sho".
" p lG'::> i-. Pig,," but thl'n. an: pig..; and ptg-..
One vic;st to th<' lc.t-..t ::-,mithfield Show t.lUght
me th.tt the ordinary tone( plson of what a pig ..,hould
b<' i" gn•ath at f,\Ult
l h.-rdore unles.;; you \Vould
h.1' (' 'our id<>al~ -..h.tttl n d, don't ever go then•. I
wt·nt, ·ami .tftN \\t·ig-hsng- tlw matter carefully I am
not .tl .tll..,tll<' th though thev \\Ne
(.Olltlt·mncd nwn in tlwu H 11 .... . tnd th.lt I wa-. glootin~
over tlw fall. 1 do wi-..h 1 wac; not ~o fond of
haron. Hlad.;: pig::,. tht•J<' \\t rt''. and .whit~ , J>:(•tty
hrown T•llll'oW<>rth with .... onw of thesr hatr JllC<'ly
:\las<·dktl, and all\ .llllOlllll or pork<'r.:;.
' l o u<·...,t·tilw th•·Hl in .tdl h.td a pink und~r ... hirt whk~
gavt> him a '' .mn glow to idcntif) a pt~ "hen tht>) saw ~me \ (~'• n'l.l)
r•'llli'Jnl)( r
th.ll
" Ont -,.ud it w~•s a fat ptg,
'lhc other, he <;aid, ~ ay,
'l i" but a Lunnon .\ld<'rutan
\\ hc-..e t laithl" th~·' • \·,· ta 't•n away,''
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\nd that j.., not u bad dt• . . rrjption of the whit• pig ....
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Hut, t.llktng o{ pig:-;, reminds mt. of Erncst. I fir:-.t
m<'t him la<:.t .;;umnwr when aWng \\ hitP or tht' ~Liddl('-\\ hil6. llwr<' wu~
no bhH~ blood in Ernc-.t, but th.Lt didn't \\Ort) huu
much, though 1 ··an ulmo'>t fnrgh·•' " The \\' hit<' .... "
bring -..niffy ahout him.
Fvt•n man's hand "<'rnwJ ag.111hl I:r nt t, .uH.I 1
w h pt:.u:tit•nll) hi-, only frir>nd. During Ill\ ta\ tm
thP farm lw \\'