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BREEDS OF SWINE 



or whether cross-breeding was resorted to. The Tamworth is 

 one of the oldest of English breeds, but it was not given a 

 separate class at the Royal Show until 1885. 



Distribution. Tamworths were brought to the United 

 States nearly thirty years ago, but they have not made rapid 

 progress. Possibly the long snout tends to prejudice the 



FIG. 27. Tamworth boar. An English Royal winner. 



farmer against them, but the fact that the production of bacon 

 hogs receives scant encouragement in the United States is an 

 important factor in deterring the progress of the breed. Repre- 

 sentatives of the breed are to be found in a number of states, 

 notably in Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin, 

 and Ohio. 



Tamworths have made much more progress in Canada 



