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in the Mississippi Valley, but not enough to attract atten- 

 tion at present. 



The Cheshire is a medium-sized, white breed of the lard 

 type, mostly bred in New York State, the place of its origin. 

 The breed originated about 1855, with the Large Yorkshire 

 as an important blood line in the parentage. The Cheshire 

 resembles to quite an extent what the Englishman calls the 

 Middle White, which is really a more compact, broader- 



Fig. 61. A Tamworth sow. A first-prize winner at Ohio State Fair. Photo- 

 graph by the author. 



backed, heavier hammed, lardier type than the Large 

 Yorkshire. The Cheshire has a fair size, weighs well, 

 matures early, and feeds and fattens to advantage. The 

 sows farrow good-sized litters in comparison with other 

 breeds. This is one of the least known of American hogs. 



The Victoria is a white breed of swine, of which there have 

 been two families, one of New York and the other of Indiana 

 origin. The latter, developed by a Mr. Dyer, is the only one 

 at all known today, and but very few herds of this family are 

 in existence. It is a breed quite comparable in appearance 



