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pigs during the summer when field work crowds, planning 

 to give them extra attention in the fall. The surplus fat 

 of the lard hog will carry him over a period of neglect; 

 the Tamworth does not have the lard." 



Tlie Arkansas station (Bulletin 103) found, in testing 

 Yorkshires, Tamworths, Berkshires, Poland-Chinas, Du- 

 roc-Jerseys and O. I. C. hreeds, that "the Tamworth proved 

 least adapted for growth on an exclusive corn ration." 



Many stockmen who have raised other hogs dislike the 

 Tamworth, because to them it looks like a "Razor-Back." 

 The_v do not like its long nose, long legs and thin, long- 

 body, and think it must be a hard feeder. The first 

 cross of a pure-bred Tamworth on other breeds pro- 

 duces an easy feeder that matures quickly and is gen- 

 erally popular with stockmen. The second cross, one 

 authority says, is often unsatisfactory, the pigs in the 

 same litter frequently being of entirely difTerent types, 

 some chunky and others extremely lengthy, with a va- 

 riety in mixtures of colors. 



The standard of excellence for Tamworths as adopted 

 by the National Pig Breeders' Association of Great 

 Britain has thus far been accepted and used by Ameri- 

 cans, and reads as follows : 



Color: Golden-red hair on a flesh-colored skin, free from black. 



Head: Fairly long; snout moderately long and quite straight; face slightly 

 dished, wide between ears. 



Ears: Rather large, with fine fringe, carried rigid and inclined slightly for- 

 ward. 



Neck: Fairly long and muscvtlar, especially in boar. 



Chest: Wide and deep. 



Shoulders: Fine, slanting and well set. 



Legs: Strong and shapely, with plenty of bone, and set well outside body. 



Pasterns: Strong and sloping. 



Feet: Strong, and of fair size. 



Back: Long and straight. 



Loin: Strong and broad. 



Tail: Set on high and well tasscled . 



Sides: Long and deep. 



Ribs: Well sprung and extending well up to flank 



Bellv: Deep, with straight underline. 



Flank: Full and well let down. 



Quarters: Long, wide and straight from hip to tail. 



