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THE PIG 



oats, middlings, and similar foods, such as are used in Canada 

 and Europe. 



The Large Yorkshire as a prolific breed stands in the front 

 rank. The females from very early days have been noted for 

 producing large litters. Long refers to a sow of Wainman breed- 

 ing that reared 153 pigs in 13 litters, while one of her daughters 

 raised 33 pigs in three litters. Richard Gibson, a prominent 

 Canadian breeder, writes of an imported sow of his that has 

 bred 96 pigs in three years without the least apparent injury to 

 her constitution. James Howard, long an English Yorkshire 

 breeder of prominence, prefers sows of this breed to have 12 

 teats and emphasizes the importance of her being a good milker. 

 The sows very generally make good mothers. 



The Large Yorkshires as feeders have not given equal satisfac- 

 tion in America. They do not seem to eat our standard foods 

 with the relish shown by the Poland-China or Chester White. 



Fig. 251. Holywell Rosador, a Middle White boar, first prize at the Royal 

 Counties Show and at the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scot- 

 land Show, 1899. Bred and exhibited by Sanders Spencer, Holywell 

 Manor, St. Ives, England. Photograph by the author 



For some years the author has bred and fed the Large Yorkshire 

 alongside three other breeds, and in the comparison the Yorkshire 

 was distinctly at a disadvantage as a feeder. This test included 

 imported, Canadian, and home-bred Yorkshires. Neither does the 

 pure-bred graze equally well with our more common breeds. 



