THE LARGE YORKSHIRE BREED 93 



and too thick a skin, together with a lack in quantity and 

 quality of flesh. The best type of Large Yorkshire has suffi- 

 cient length to make a good Wiltshire side, and has constitution 

 and quality to such a marked degree that it is unexcelled from 

 a feeder's stand-point. Generally speaking, American breeders 

 incline towards a rather shorter and thicker type than is 

 popular with Canadian breeders. (Fig. 26.) 



Utility. The Large Yorkshire is highly valued for bacon 

 production, where a long side abounding in lean meat, and a 



FIG. 26. Champion and reserve champion Large Yorkshire sows at the Louisiana Pur- 

 chase Exposition. 



light shoulder and neck, are especially desirable. For quality 

 of bacon, it is rivalled only by the Tamworth. The large 

 proportion of lean to fat, the thick, fleshy belly, and great 

 length of side render the breed peculiarly desirable from the 

 bacon-curer's and the consumer's stand-point. At the Ontario 

 Provincial Winter Fair, held annually at Guelph, Canada, 

 Largo Yorkshires and their grades always take a prominent 

 place in the bacon carcass competition, and carry off a large 

 share of the prizes. 



