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Prize Sow at the Royal Fair at Warwick, 1,204 Ibs. At 

 Northallerton, in 1859, the finest lot of large sows ever 

 seen in one place were collected together. There were at 

 least a dozen, each of whose live weight would not be 

 much less than half a ton (1,120 Ibs). The Royal Agri- 

 cultural Prize-winner at Norwich was only just good 

 enough to get second honors." 



Mr. Wainman, the owner of Carhead Farm, has been 

 one of the most successful breeders of the Large York- 

 shires, having won more than two hundred prizes, and 

 sold, in the language of one of his Yorkshire admirers, 

 the produce of one sow " for as much as would build a 

 church." Mr. Fisher, who is bailiff at Carhead Farm, 

 gives the weight of two of these pigs. One, killed at 

 less than 7 months, dressed 255 Ibs., and one at 12 months 

 old, 489 Ibs. 



THE SMALL YORKSHIRES. 



Mr. Mangles, " one of the first pig-breeders and feeders 

 in Yorkshire," gives the following description of the Small 

 Yorks : " The small Yorkshire is peculiar to Yorkshire, 

 and different from any other breed I have seen. It has a 

 short head, small, erect ears, broad back, deep chest, and 

 short legs, with fine bone. It is always ready to fatten, 

 and turn to account either in the way of roasters, small 

 porkers, small bacon, or medium. Three or four of the 

 small breed might be fed well, and kept fresh and sym- 

 metrical on the food which would barely keep one lean 

 and gaunt large Yorkshire." 



THE SMALL CUMBERLAND. 



" The Cumberland small breed," pays Mr. Sidney, " are 

 described by Mr. Brown, of Aspatria, who is one of the 

 most noted founders of the modern breed, from whom 

 Lord Ducie purchased some of his most celebrated animals, 

 as not small in reality, but a medium size, short in the 



