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Chester White History Ties Lancaster Chester Counties to Pork Breed
Historical note explains Chester White origin in southeastern Pennsylvania with breeds from Yorkshire Lincolnshire and Cheshire. It details Captain James Jefferies 1818 import of white pigs, later cross with Bedfordshire Chinese and other strains, and influence on refinement of hogs in Chester County and surrounding counties.
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Chester
Pennsylvania
United States
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Cheshire
Jefferson Coun
James Jefferies
G. E. Day
Cyclopedia of American Agriculture
L.H. Bailey
MacMillan Co
In. Y
James Jeffries
England
Bedfordshire
Cumberland
Jefferies
Chester County
Poland
China
Kneeland
Isaac Todd
Connecticut
Joseph Haskins
Massachusetts
Wakeman
Ohio
Todds
Todd
Haskins