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sive hog to feed. Careful experiments go to show that 

 such is not the case, and that, under most circumstances, 

 it is capable of giving as good results for food consumed 

 as any other breed. It is, perhaps, not so well adapted to 

 grazing as some other breeds, and a hot sun is likely to 

 blister the skin. It is probable, too, that an exclusive 

 corn ration would not agree with it so well as with some 

 other breeds that have been developed especially to con- 

 sume corn. The Large Yorkshire has been developed in a 

 country where a mixed ration is used, and where feeding 

 in pens is largely practiced ; and under such conditions it 

 gives an excellent account of the food it consumes. 



For quality of bacon, the Large Yorkshire is rivaled 

 only by the Tamworth. The large proportion of lean to 

 fat, the thick, fleshy belly and great length of side, render 

 the breed peculiarly desirable from a bacon curer's and a 

 consumer's standpoint. At the Provincial Winter Fair, 

 held annually at Guelph, Canada, there is the largest 

 exhibit of bacon carcasses of any show in existence, and the 

 Yorkshires and Yorkshire grades always carry off the 

 largest share of the prizes. 



Large Yorkshire sows are very prolific, and are splendid 

 nurses. The boars are exceptionally prepotent and stamp 

 their character and color on their progeny to a remarkable 

 degree, no matter what they are crossed with. 



576. Distribution. On the American continent, Large 

 Yorkshires have made the greatest progress in Canada, 

 owing to the fact that Canadians have been paying special 

 attention to the production of bacon hogs. In the United 

 States, their progress has been comparatively slow, and 

 it is doubtful whether they will ever attain a high degree 

 of popularity, especially in the corn-belt, where the fat 

 type of hog seems better adapted to prevailing conditions. 



