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they are 'smaller than the Large Whites, have a shorter side, 

 shorter leg, finer bone, and a heavier neck and jowl. They 

 usually have a shorter snout than the Large White, and have 

 more dish in snout and face. They belong to the fat type of 

 hog. (Figs, 38, 39, and 40.) 



Origin. The Middle White originated from a cross be- 



FIG. 38. Middle White sow. A typical specimen of the breed. 



tween the Large and Small White breeds. Even at the present, 

 pigs may appear in Large White litters which are classed by 

 their breeders as Middle Whites, so that it sometimes happens 

 that Large Whites and Middle Whites may come from the 

 same litter, especially in those herds where Middle White 

 blood is occasionally used to refine the Large White. Some- 

 times Middle Whites are produced by one cross of Small 



