458 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 



deal of this prejudice is due to the appearance of the 

 animal, and the man who is used to the short, thick, fine- 

 boned type of hog, finds difficulty in reconciling himself 

 to a hog of Tarn worth type. Experiments show, how- 

 ever, that the Tamworth is capable of making good use 

 of the food it consumes, and that it compares very favor- 

 ably with other breeds in this respect. Like the York- 

 shire, it is rather better adapted to pen feeding than to 

 pasture. It has been impossible to secure much informa- 

 tion regarding its ability to stand exclusive corn-feeding. 

 Available information indicates that the breed is not par- 

 ticularly well adapted to this purpose. 



It is asserted by some persons that Tamworths produce 

 higher class bacon than any other breed, but this is too 

 sweeping an assertion, and when they have come together 

 in dressed-carcass competitions, the Large Yorkshire has 

 won the largest share of prizes. There is no question, 

 however, that the Tamworth produces excellent bacon, 

 which is well mixed with lean of fine quality. The Large 

 Yorkshire and Tamworth are the only strictly bacon 

 breeds with which we are familiar in America. 



Tamworth sows are prolific and are good mothers. The 

 boars are prepotent, but perhaps scarcely equal to the 

 Large Yorkshire in this respect. According to Shaw, the 

 Tamworth as compared with the Chester-White shows 

 greater adaptability, is more active as a grazer, more 

 hardy, and produces a superior quality of bacon. The 

 Chester- White is heavier at maturity and ready for slaugh- 

 ter at an earlier age. 



582. Distribution. As already stated, the Tamworth 

 has not made rapid progress in the United States, although 

 representatives are to be found in Illinois, Kentucky, 

 Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin and Ohio. In Canada, 



