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taken up by men in the corn section of Illinois, and it has 

 gradually changed in form to a broader-backed, thicker kind, 

 more nearly of the lard type. This transformation shows how 

 a corn diet will change the form of an animal. Hampshire 

 swine have straight and medium-long faces, especially with 

 the males, and the ears vary from erect to leaning forward. 

 The back is of medium width and the body is usually very 

 smooth along the sides. The hams lack fullness, being more 

 of the Berkshire type than of the Poland-China. The 

 Hampshire is a good feeder, maturing fairly early, and pro- 

 ducing a carcass with an excellent proportion of lean meat 

 to fat. In carcass contests, hogs of this breed or its crosses 

 have usually made an excellent showing, and Hampshire 

 pigs or their grades, find great popularity with the butchers. 

 This is not a large breed, mature boars weighing around 

 500 to 600 pounds, and sows 300 to 350 pounds. The sows 

 are fairly prolific, which fact is a much-desired character- 

 istic. Hampshires have undergone a great wave of popu- 

 larity, and the breed may be classed as common, especially 

 in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South 

 Dakota, Alabama, and Georgia. 



The Large Yorkshire, called in England the "Large 

 White," is one of the oldest breeds of swine. Large, coarse, 

 white hogs were bred in eastern and northeastern England 

 before distinctions of types and breeds were known. Eng- 

 lish writers of over a century ago refer to these large, slow- 

 maturing, narrow-backed, coarse white hogs. They were 

 improved by selection and breeding, and this work was done 

 in part by factory hands and laborers in the middle of the 

 last century. Joseph Tuley was prominent in this work. 



The Large Yorkshire belongs to the bacon class. As 

 grown to-day, it is one of the largest breeds. Boars at ma- 

 turity often weigh 700 pounds or more, and sows 500 pounds. 

 The head inclines to be a trifle long, from an American point 

 of view, and is sometimes slightly dished. The ears should 



