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mainly to the southern part of the country. Some years 

 ago, representatives of the breed were brought to the 

 Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada, but did 

 not prove very satisfactory. At present, the breed is 

 practically not represented on the American continent. 



The main claims for the Large Black are its bacon 

 qualities, its fecundity and its value as a scavenger. Its 

 bacon is highly esteemed in England, containing, as it 

 does, a large percentage of lean. It is worthy of note, 

 however, that at Ottawa the bacon of the Large Black 

 was not equal to that of the Large Yorkshire or the Tarn- 

 worth. The sows are excellent nurses, and the breed is 

 regarded as a first-class farmer's breed in England. 



The interests of the breed in England are looked after 

 by "The Large Black Pig Society of Great Britain." 

 This organization publishes the only herd-book for the 

 breed. 



590. Middle White or Middle Yorkshire swine (Plate 

 XVI. Fig. 98). The Middle White, as the name im- 

 plies, is intermediate in type 

 between the Large White 

 and the Small White. It is 

 recognized in England as a 

 distinct breed, but it is a 

 difficult breed to describe, 

 because of its variations. 

 Some representatives of the Fm 98 ._ Middle whit e boar. 

 breed might easily pass as 



Large Whites, and from this extreme they shade down 

 nearly all the way to the Small White type. There is 

 little doubt that many so-called Large White pigs carry 

 some Middle White blood, and that many Middle Whites, 

 or pigs containing a large percentage of Middle White 



