THREE MINOR BREEDS 123 



MIDDLE WHITE (MIDDLE YORKSHIRE). 



Description. The Middle White, as the name implies, is 

 intermediate in size between the Large White and the Small 

 White. It is recognized in England as a distinct breed, but 

 it is a difficult breed to describe on account of its variations. 



FIG. 37. Large Black boar, a Show winner 



Some representatives of the breed might easily pass as Large 

 Whites, and from this extreme they shade down nearly all 

 the way to the Small White type. There is little doubt that 

 many so-called Large White pigs carry some Middle White 

 blood, and that many Middle Whites, or pigs containing a 

 large percentage of Middle White blood, have been brought 

 to America and passed as Large Whites. Generally speaking, 



