FARM ANIMALS 233 



The Suffolk originated in England and has 

 obtained some foothold in the United States. 

 They do not reach a large size and produce rather 

 small litters. The Suffolks mature early and 

 may be marketed in a fairly good condition at 

 six months. The legs are rather long with a 

 long, rather cylindrical body. 



The Tamworths originated in England and 

 for a long time were not largely distributed outside 

 of their own country. Within recent years they 

 have been imported quite extensively into the 

 United States and Canada. In size the Tamworths 

 are about equal to the large Yorkshire. They 

 mature at a medium early age. The chief points 

 claimed for the Tamworth are that they are 

 unexcelled for fertility and the quality of the 

 meat for bacon production, the Tamworth and 

 Yorkshire being the two chief bacon breeds. 

 The color is a reddish chestnut which darkens 

 somewhat with age. 



The Duroc Jersey originated in New York, 

 apparently from a mixture of the Duroc and 

 Jersey breeds. They are comparatively small in 

 size but are good rustlers, mature early and show 

 a relatively large proportion of lean meat. The 

 Duroc Jerseys are not equal to the Berkshires 

 for bacon production but otherwise the two 

 breeds do not differ in a pronounced manner. 



So much for the chief characters of the breeds 

 with which we have to deal in pork production. 

 In general it should be remembered that the white 

 breeds are more limited in distribution than the 

 black or red breeds for the reason that in the 

 southern states the white breeds are affected with 

 sun scald and therefore cannot compare with the 

 black and red breeds. 



