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fecundity, more action, and develops a pig of the bacon rather 

 than lard type. As grazers these hogs are an excellent breed, and 

 on hillside and wood pastures they are excellent feeders. This no 

 doubt in large part accounts for their popularity in the Kentucky 

 districts, where they grew into prominence. 



The Hampshire dresses out well and produces a meat which is 

 of excellent quality, possessing a fine grain and a desirable amount 

 of lean meat. The breed has repeatedly been among the blue- 

 ribbon winners at the International, both in the live and dressed 

 carcass divisions. 



American desire for a lard type of hog has, however, prevented 

 the Hampshire or any other type of bacon hog from gaining 



Fig. 30. — Champion pen of Hampshire barrows at International Stock Show, 

 1913. Owned by C. Brook, Washington, Iowa. 



wide popularity. Hampshires are to be found principally in 

 Kentucky, with a few herds in Indiana and Illinois. The breed is 

 protected by the American Swine Record Association, which has 

 its headquarters at Peoria, Illinois. In recent years the breed 

 has made more advance in Illinois than in any other state, and 

 several of the prize-winning exhibition animals have come from 

 this state. 



SMALL YORKSHIRE 



This is the breed which may well be classed as one of the 

 smallest and showiest of the breeds to be found in America to-day. 

 The Small Yorkshire is a short, fat little animal, which, when fully 



