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THE PIG 



1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1878, and to these importations trace 

 the best-known herds of America. Small Yorkshires were first 

 exhibited at New York and New Jersey fairs in 1875, while in 

 1876 they were extensively shown in Ohio, Indiana, and at St. 

 Louis and also at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. 



The characteristics of the Small Yorkshire are most striking. 

 This breed among swine is the most highly developed of any 

 from the standpoint of " fancy" points. The head in its most 

 fashionable form presents a remarkable development. The face is 



FIG. 242. A Small Yorkshire boar, first in class at the Ohio State Fair, 1905. 

 Owned and exhibited by George Ineichen of Indiana. Photograph by 

 the author 



very short and broad, and is dished or curved to such a degree in 

 specimens as to point the end of the nose upward. The lower jaw 

 also is curved upward in a marked degree. In this highly dished 

 face the eyes are often obscured by rolls of fat about the side of 

 the head. The ears are short, fine, and erect, pointing forward. 

 The jowl is naturally very round and highly developed. This 

 breed is famous for great fat production ; the neck short and 

 thick, the back very broad, short, and deeply laid with fat or 

 flesh, the tail set up well on a line with the back, the hams and 

 shoulders heavy and full for the size, and the bone, hair, and 

 quality quite refined. The color is entirely white except for 



