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the United States in comparatively large 

 numbers; Large Yorkshires of the old 

 type have existed in the United States 

 for nearly a hundred years. The Large 

 Yorkshires are most numerous in On- 

 tario, Minnesota and Iowa. 



The Large Improved Yorkshire is 

 fully as large as the Chester White and 

 represents the longest breed of hogs we 

 have, though they are not so broad as the 

 Chester Whites and do not generally 

 grow to such heavy weights. They are 

 especially suitable for the production 

 of bacon, have good strong legs, are ex- 

 cellent rustlers, impart a vigorous con- 

 stitution to their offspring and are of 

 great value in crossing on over-refined 

 stock. The sows are prolific and good 



worth. The Tamworth resembles the 

 large Improved Yorkshire, being practi- 

 cally equal to it in size. 



They are a long-bodied, long-legged 

 hog, of a red or chestnut color, and es- 

 pecially suitable for the production of 

 bacon. They possess great vigor and 

 stamina, and impart these characteris- 

 tics when crossed upon other breeds. 

 They mature fully as rapidly as the 

 larger breed of lard hogs when heavily 

 fed. They are the equal of any breeds 

 in grazing qualities and give good re- 

 sults under a forced feeding. The pro- 

 portion of lean to fat meat in this breed 

 is usually high, which makes the pork 

 and bacon produced of superior quality. 

 No breed surpasses them in prolificacy. 



Fig. 322 — HERD OF BERKSHIRE3 



mothers, being probably superior in these 

 respects to the Chester Whites. 



As compared with the Chester Whites, 

 they have somewhat longer heads with 

 face dished, more pronounced jowl, 

 longer sides, with less girth in proportion 

 to length, and are slightly larger in 

 limb, and rather more active. 



The Small Yorkshire is finer in qual- 

 ity than the Improved, presents greater 

 symmetry and is much more compact 

 in form; they mature much earlier, but 

 do not attain as heavy a weight as the 

 Large Yorkshires. 



Tamworth — These pigs originated in 

 England, and have been bred for many 

 years, being one of the oldest and purest 

 breeds of Britain. The blood of othei 

 breeds has been used to but very little 

 extent in the improvement of the Tam- 



The Tamworths have come into great 

 prominence during recent years, espe- 

 cially in Canada, where an extensive 

 bacon trade is being developed with 

 England. The breed is also increasing 

 in favor in the United States. At pres- 

 ent they are most numerous in Canada, 

 Michigan, Iowa and Illinois. 



Cheshire — This white breed of swine 

 originated in Jefferson county, New 

 York. It is the outcome of crosses be- 

 tween Large Improved Yorkshire and 

 the Suffolk breeds upon native white 

 hogs. They were first exhibited at fairs 

 in New York state in 1859. They are 

 smaller than any of the breeds described 

 above, and possess early maturing qual- 

 ities in a marked degree. They have 

 fair grazing qualities, are docile, rank 

 high among the medium breeds as bacon 



