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Pigs of this breed have been known to dress at slaughter 225 pounds when less than 

 seven months old, and 489 pounds at twelve months of age. There are three classes of 

 Yorkshires, the large, middle, and small. The first, as has been already stated, attains great 

 weight, while the middle reaches about the size and weight of the Berkshire. The first are 

 invariably hard to fatten, especially when young. The second originated by a cross between 

 the large and small, the latter being of fair size. 







Small Yorkshires. These swine are noted for fine points, they having exceedingly 

 fine bones, small ears, short heads, dished faces, short legs, and produce meat of a fine 

 quality, while they fatten very readily. We are indebted to Mr. George W. Harris, of 

 Morrisania, N. Y., for several years a successful breeder of these hogs, for the following 

 description of the breed: The head is small, with great width between the ears; face short 

 and well dished; snout very short and broad (not pointed), jowls large and deep; ears small, 

 thin, and erect; neck short, the head, as it were, being set in the shoulders; body large; back 

 broad and straight; chest deep and full; ribs well sprung, giving great width of body; hams 

 broad, deep, and projecting well back; shoulders broad, deep, and square; legs short, and set 

 rather far apart; bones fine and strong, an animal of this breed being very rarely found 

 sprung in the legs. 



They show a peculiar fixedness of character, reproducing their like with perfect 

 uniformity. Wo have noticed that if a pure-bred Small Yorkshire boar be crossed with a 

 sow of any other breed, the progeny will invariably show much more of the characteristics 

 of the sire than the darn; while if a female of the grade thus produced be crossed with a 

 pure-bred Small Yorkshire, the resulting progeny will deviate but little in appearance from 

 the pure-bred animal. But what seems remarkable is the fact that if a pure Small Yorkshire 

 be crossed with the Poland China, the Berkshire, or any other black-haired breed, the pigs 

 will almost invariably be pure white, without a black hair upon them, which shows the 

 extraordinary prepotency of this breed. 



They are very quiet in disposition, not giving to roaming, not liable to break through 

 fences, and are absolutely unable to get over a fence having a height of from eighteen inches 

 to two feet; they are consequently more easily fenced in than some of the more ranging 

 breeds. They show a tendency to early maturity, fatten readily, and have a small proportional 

 amount of bone and offal. The flesh is of a fine texture and delicate flavor, being much 

 superior to some of the large, coarse breeds. As nurses, I have found them to average as good 

 as other breeds, for, though they do not probably furnish as much milk as the larger and 

 coarser breeds, their pigs require so much less to keep them thriving, that I never yet 

 had a Yorkshire sow that did not furnish milk enough to keep her pigs fat and plump. 



SUFFOLKS. 



THESE swine are considered by many at present as only a variety of the Yorkshire 

 breeds; however this may be, it is one of the old English breeds, and has been 

 regarded with much favor in making what is commonly termed a &quot;market pig.&quot; 

 The Suffolk is not a large breed, it weighing a hundred pounds or something more at. the 

 age of four or five months. July pigs, well fed upon milk, ground corn, and oats, or barley 

 meal and potatoes, may easily be made to attain the weight of 120 pounds by Christmas, the 

 season when there is a brisk demand for such pork. 



Description. The description of the Suffolk breed is given in the Swine Register as 

 follows: &quot;Head small, very short; cheeks prominent and full; face dished; snout small and 



