110 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



southern Illinois, and these were of the bacon type. Finally 

 the breed was 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 shows 

 what a corn diet will do in changing the form of an animal. 

 Hampshire swine have straight and rather long faces, 

 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, and the 

 legs tend to be somewhat long. The Hampshire is a good 

 feeder, maturing just fairly early, and is gaining in popularity 

 on account of the favor it has with the butcher. In carcass 

 contests, hogs of this breed or its crosses have usually made 

 an excellent showing. The sows also farrow good-sized 

 litters, a much approved characteristic. This is not a large 

 breed, mature boars weighing around 500 pounds, and sows 

 about 300. The most notable herds are in Ohio, Indiana, 

 Illinois, and Kentucky. 



The Tamworth is an old English breed of extreme bacon 

 type. Its native home is central England, where it was 

 known early in the last century. It is red or chestnut in 

 color and of varying shades from very light to dark. In 

 size it is large, the boars often weighing 600 pounds and the 

 sows 450. The head of the Tamworth is undesirably long 

 and straight. The ears at maturity are large and coarse, 

 and lean heavily forward. The body is narrow, the depth 

 of rib is short, the hams lack thickness, and the neck and legs 

 are long. The Tamworth does not fatten easily, and is slow 

 to mature, but produces an excellent grade of bacon. The 

 sows are prolific, having large litters. There are but few of 

 this breed in either England or America, for it is not at all 

 popular on either side of the water. There are a few herds 



