Chapter LXVIII. 



SMALL YORKSHIRES. 



This breed, which is quite well known in the United States, may be 

 traced directly to the old York and Cumberland breeds of England; in- 

 deed, it may be well claimed by their breeders that the Small York 

 is of line-pure descent. Probably no other breed of modern times, 

 save, perhaps, the Essex, is more nearly thoroughbred in fact, or has 

 less admixture of other blood. The breed is peculiar to Yorkshire, 

 England, and has been known as such for many years. 



Introduction into the United States was first accomplished about 

 the year 1860 ; but it is only within the last few years that the Small 

 Yorks have attracted much attention on this side of the Atlantic. A 

 record has been established (Geo. W. Harris, of New York city, is the 

 present secretary), and the breed is quite prominently advertised in 

 most of our agricultural and live stock publications. 



DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS. 



Color pure white, with pinkish skin, occasionally darker spotted 

 under the hair; size small to medium weighing, when mature, from 

 375 to 450 pounds. The body is short, rounded and deep; head short; 

 face sharply dished ; jowl and neck heavy; short, fine legs, and thick, 

 rounded quarters. They are hardy, and well covered with hair hence 

 not so liable to mange and sun-scald as are many of the white breeds; 

 they are quiet, excellent range or grazing hogs, and are remarkably pre- 

 potent the pigs from York boars being uniformly white, and possessing 

 the early maturing qualities of the breed in marked degree. In the 

 South, the Small Yorks do as well as any of the white breeds, but con- 

 not compete with their colored rivals in hardiness. 



The following Scale of Points has been adopted by the American 

 Small Yorkshire Club: 



( Small 2] 



1 Nose, Shortness of .........'.. 5 ', 



HEAD . . . . \ -Q\<& of Face 3 \ 15 HEAD. 



J Width between the Ears 3 1 



^Ears Small, thin and Erect 2) 



Top line straight from Shoulder to Tail 5 ] 



Bottom or Belly line 3 



Length 10 



TRUNK ....<{ Depth 5 J> 35 TRUNK. 



Width, even from Shoulder to Ham 5 



Breadth of Loin 5 



Flank, deep and full . 2 



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