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V. The improvers of Tamworths. 



(1) As with several other breeds, no individuals have 

 attained great distinction in improving them. 



(2) Many breeders have engaged in this work from the 

 standpoint of economy. 



VI. Distribution of Tamworths. 



(1) They have been bred more or less for many years in 

 certain local centers of the Midland counties, and 



(2) Now they are being brought into other counties, 

 where, to some extent, they are displacing the more refined 

 arid delicate breeds. 



(3) Classes have been made for them at all the leading 

 shows in England, including the Smithfield. 



VII. Distribution in other countries. 



(1) Until quite recently they were almost unknown in 

 foreign countries. 



(2) They were first imported into the United States in 

 1882 by Thomas Bennett of 'Rossville, 111. 



(3) They have been imported into Ontario, Canada, in 

 large numbers since 1888. 



VIII. Organization. 



(1) Tamworth swine are protected by registration in 

 Great Britain, the United States and Canada. 



(2) The American Tamworth Swine Record Association 

 was organized in 1897. 



IX. Distribution in the United States and 

 Canada. 



(1) Tamworth swine are now being recorded from seven- 

 teen states in the Union and from nearly all the provinces of 

 Canada. 



(2) They are most numerous at present in the states of 

 Michigan, Illinois and Iowa. 



X. Registration in the United States and 

 Canada. 



(1) In the United States there have been recorded about 

 600 animals. 



(2) In the Canadian record, 2,972 Tamworths have been 

 recorded. 



