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the trunk and merging smoothly into deep well-covered shoulders. 

 Neither the shoulder nor the thighs should bulge beyond the line 

 of the side, but a long ham or gammon, fleshed firmly towards the 

 hock, without folds of fat, is a special feature of the breed. 



Tamworths are somewhat slow in maturing and feeding, but are 

 excellent grazers or foragers, and the sows are exceptionally prolific 

 and good milkers. 



Value for Crossing. The Tamworth crosses admirably with all 

 other British breeds, and produces a hardy commercial class of pigs 

 that are better able to withstand cold than pigs of some of the 

 other breeds. The chestnut colour, although better than white, is 

 not so well able to resist sun-burn as black. 



Tarmuorth Pigs at the Smithfield Show, 1902-11. 



THE LINCOLNSHIRE CURLY-COATED. 



The Lincolnshire Curly- coated is a very old breed, but up to 

 the last few years its merits were known only in its own locality in 

 Lincolnshire. The skin and the long abundant curly hair are 

 white, though blue spots on the skin occasionally appear. The face 

 is short, and the ears droop over it ; the snout is of medium 

 length and quite straight. 



Early Maturity and Rapid Growth. The breed is strong-boned, 

 robust in constitution and prolific, and is claimed to be unsurpassed 

 for early maturity and development. It was admitted to the 

 Smithfield Show as a separate breed for the first time in 1908, and 

 in that year secured the premier position for class average daily 

 gain, and in the single pig class under twelve months. 



The Secretary of the Lincoln Curly-coated Pig Breeders' 

 Association states that five pigs at an average age of 237 days have 

 given an average daily gain of 1 Ib. 13'65 ozs. It is claimed to be 

 equally good as a "porker" and as a bacon pig, producing the 

 right kind of animal for the pork-butcher, at 8 stones (of 14 Ib. 

 dressed pork), 12 stones, 18 stones, or any weight up to 40 stones. 

 Sows have been known to reach 30 to 35 stones at a year old, or 

 40 stones at 20 months after rearing a litter of pigs. Crossing 

 with other British breeds has proved successful, especially witli 

 Berkshire, Large White and Large Black. 



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