BREEDS AND TYPES 5 1 



have been shown. In the United States, their breeding 

 is practically confined to the more northern states. The 

 tirst Yorkshires in the United States were probably 

 brought from England about 1830, and ten years later 

 they were introduced in Ohio. 



The Middle Yorkshire, or as it is known in England 

 the ^Middle \Vhite, is an animal of medium size and of 

 better fattening type than the Large Yorkshire, which is 

 a good growing, but slow fattening animal. The Middle 

 Yorkshires are not established as a breed in the United 

 States, and those which would be so classified in England 

 are often registered as Large Yorkshires in this country. 



The Small Yorkshire is earlier in maturing than either 

 of the other two ; is a good feeder and quick fattener. 

 In fact, on fair keep it is always fat ana chuffy, and 

 ne\er grows to any great size. It is considered too 

 prone to fatness for good bacon. Its form is extremely 

 compact and its weight when matured 200 pounds or 

 above. These swine are not of great fecundity and the 

 sows are not good milkers. Like the Essex, Victorias 

 and Clieshires. they, as already suggested, cut no figure 

 of consequence in the pork production of America or 

 elsewhere. 



The American Yorkshire Club has promulgated the 

 following description and scale of points for Large 

 Yorkshires : 



Points 



Genera. Outluie Lnnp and deep in proportion to width, but not massive; 

 slightlv arched in the back, symmetrical and smooth, with body firmly sup- 

 ported by well-nlaced legs of medium length S . 



Outltite of Head : Moderate m length and size, with lower jaw well sprung, 



and considerable dish toward snout, increasing with advancing maturity 4. 



Forehead and Poll : Wide 1 . 



Eves: Medium size, clear and bright 1 . 



fowl: Medium, not carried too far back toward neck, and not flabby 1. 



