TAMWORTH 



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ing this there was a considerable adoption of the breed by Canadian 

 farmers, and since 1888 large numbers of the breed have come into 

 Canada. Most of the recent importations into the United States 

 have come from Canada. 



General Characteristics. — The Tamworth is especially notice- 

 able as a long, lean, sandy, or red colored hog. The head is long 

 and narrow and has an especially long snout. The ears are large 

 and carried erect or directed forward. There is no breaking over 

 of the ears in pure-bred stock. The back is long and narrow and 

 the sides correspondingly long and fairl>' deep. The legs are ex- 



Fig. 26.— "Agnes B," No. 6971. Her winnings for 1912 and 1913 were 



eleven firsts and ten championships, including first in the aged class at 

 Chicago International. Property of Oak Ridge Farm, Oak Ridge, Va. C. H. 

 Yates, Mgr. 



ceedingly long and well boned, giving the breed a great amount of 

 activity. Hams and shoulders are strong and powerful, but not 

 heavy fleshed. 



The Tamworth is a large hog, coming next in size to the Large 

 Yorkshire among the bacon types. Fully matured boars often 

 reach a weight of as much as 600 pounds. The pigs at six months 

 average about 200 pounds. In maturing this breed is often ex- 

 ceedingly slow, and this forms one of the principal objections to the 

 breed. The hair is fairly fine in texture and of a sandy-red color. 



Disposition of the hog is gentle, but they are wild, and often al- 



