The Large White Yorkshire Pvj. 



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1845, from which it will be seen on comparison with the 

 photograph also given of a modern representative what great 

 strides have been made in establishing quality right through 

 the animal without sacrificing size. The present Large White 

 pig is the result of great skill and judgment on the part of the 

 breeder who has produced an animal with all the old qualities 

 of hardiness, size, and prolific breeding propensities, but without 

 the coarseness and late maturity of some seventy years ago. 

 ; We are told by Youatt, "The old Yorkshire pig was a large 

 narrow animal, with a strong coat of white hair, with a few 

 pale bine spots on the skin, the hair on the spots being white ; 

 it had a long head, great ears, long legs, and was very strong 



Fig. L— Large Yorksliire Boar. About 1845. 



in bone, it was a long time coming to full size, and could be 

 fed to upwards of 800 lb., it was and is still very hardy and a 

 very prolific breeder." The weight mentioned by Youatt as 

 the feedins? capabilities of the Yorkshire pig of these days or 

 a little later was a very moderate estimate, as he records that 

 in 1856 at the Rotherham Show a Yorkshire sow was exhibited 

 which weighed 11 cwt. 2 qr. 27 lb., and in 1858 at the North- 

 allerton Show the above sow's half-sister scaled 11 cwt. 2 qr. 

 17 lb. In more recent years amongst other Large White pigs 

 iiiay be mentioned " Bottesford Rover," who weighed 10 cwt. 

 3 qr., and "Walton Topsman," who weighed 10 cwt. 1 qr. 

 These great weights are still to be found at the fat stock 

 shows where classes are provided for aged pigs. At 

 the York Show three years ago a sow^ was exhibited which 



