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to 1,000 pounds. The breed as a whole is not one that is 

 readily adaptable to changed conditions. In the United 

 States it has not met with much favor, and probably will 

 not meet with any appreciable success in the South. It is 

 a slow-maturing type. One very commendable feature 

 about the breed is the very high breeding capacity, which 

 is excelled by no other breed. The litters average nearly 

 twelve pigs. The breed is valuable for crossing where 

 bacon type is desired. The boars are usually quite pre- 

 potent, due to the age of the breed. 



The distribution of the breed in the United States is 

 very limited, and the numbers in the southern states are 

 few. It is not popular in the South, and probably never 

 will be. The registrations and interests of the breed are 

 attended to by the American Yorkshire Club (1893), 

 H. G. Krum, Secretary, with headquarters at White Bear 

 Lake, Minn. 



Tamworth. The origin of this breed is more or less 

 obscure. It probably originated in the counties of 

 Stafford, Leicester, Northampton and Warwick, in Eng- 

 land, and possibly the Irish Grazier in Ireland may have 

 played some part in its development. The foundation 

 stock used is likewise unknown, but it was probably 

 principally Old English stock on which some Berkshire, 

 Irish Grazier, and some White and Neapolitan stock were 

 used. The name comes from Tamworth, a borough on 

 the borders of Stafford and Warwickshire, in England. 

 The early type did not differ materially from the present 

 day type, having long legs and snout, narrow body, a 

 slow-maturing capacity, with great constitution and 

 activity, which combined to make it an excellent grazer. 

 It was a farmer's hog and was improved largely by 



