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FIG. 185. Hampshire boar. 



both lard and bacon types, but now at the live-stock shows, 

 they are usually shown in the fat-hog classes. In color they 

 are black with a broad white stripe around the body and on the 



forelegs (Fig. 185). The 

 weight of the animals 

 is usually a little less 

 than that of the other 

 lard-type breeds. In 

 conformation they are 

 intermediate between 

 lard and bacon hogs. 

 The head is rather long, 

 the face straight, and 

 the ears erect and point- 

 ing forward. 



206. Bacon-type swine. This type produces bacon in 

 relatively large quantities. They have light hams and shoul- 

 ders, but give a large proportion of bacon of good quality. 

 They are inclined to be thin, narrow-bodied, long, deep, and 

 upstanding. This type is best suited to conditions where peas, 

 barley, and oats are pro- 

 duced abundantly and 

 cheaply. The breeds 

 of bacon-type swine are 

 Large Yorkshire and 

 Tarn worth. Both are 

 native to England. 



Large Yorkshire. 

 One of the oldest Eng- 

 lish breeds is the Large 

 Yorkshire (Fig. 186). 

 The color is white with 

 bluish spots on the skin. In size the animals surpass those of 

 all other breeds, individuals sometimes weighing one thousand 

 pounds. In conformation the Large Yorkshire is typically a 



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FIG. 186. Yorkshire 



