544 THE PIG 



countries, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North 

 and South America. It is the leading white breed of Great 

 Britain, Denmark, and Canada, and is used more or less in differ- 

 ent European and British settled countries. In the United States 

 it is bred to a limited extent in Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, 

 and other states. 



The American Yorkshire Club was organized in 1893 for the 

 promotion of the breed. The official headquarters have long 

 been in Minnesota. Up to January i, 1905, two modest herd- 

 books had been published, in which was also registered a limited 

 number of Small Yorkshires, these being grouped as Class A and 

 the Large Yorkshires as Class B. In Great Britain all registered 

 Yorkshires are recorded by the National Pig Breeders' Association. 



The Middle White or Middle Yorkshire is of a smaller, fatter 

 type than the Large Yorkshire. It has a more dished head, 

 broader back, is of a fatter type, and more nearly approaches 

 American ideals in pig form than does the Large Yorkshire. 

 Middle Whites are not a recognized breed in America, though 

 they are in Great Britain. Middle Whites may come from Large 

 Yorkshire litters, being selections of the correct form, or may 

 result from a cross of Small Yorkshire boars on Large Yorkshire 

 sows. No doubt numerous pigs recorded in America as Large 

 Yorkshires would be classed as Middle Whites in England. Under 

 the circumstances it is not always easy to draw the line between 

 the two so-called breeds. 



