THE BACON BREED 8 OF SWINE 455 



Minnesota is the headquarters for the breed, and they are 

 also found in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, New 

 York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Virginia, Massachu- 

 setts and some other states. In Canada, they are to be 

 found in every province, Ontario taking the lead. 



Large Yorkshires occupy a very important place in 

 Denmark, and there are comparatively few countries of 

 any importance, from a live-stock standpoint, where the 

 breed is not represented. 



576. Organizations and records. The American York- 

 shire Club was organized in 1892, and the first herd-book 

 was published in 1901. Five herd-books have been pub- 

 lished, in which 22,000 animals are recorded. In Canada, 

 Yorkshires are recorded in the Dominion Swine Breeders' 

 Record. For further information regarding Canadian 

 records, see under Berkshires. 



TAMWORTH SWINE. Plate XV. 

 By G. E. Day 



577. Tamworth swine are of the bacon type, and as 

 such have been accorded a high place by breeders. They 

 are much more popular in Canada than in the United 

 States. 



578. History in England. The Tamworth takes its 

 name from Tamworth, in Staffordshire, England, but is 

 also to be found in adjoining counties. It is of ancient 

 and uncertain origin, and there seems to be no well authen- 

 ticated account of where it came from. As first known, 

 it was an extremely leggy, narrow type of hog, but it has 

 been greatly improved during the past thirty years. 

 Whether this improvement was wrought solely by selec- 



