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in which counties it is abundant. In color the animals 

 are red, chestnut or brown. The Tamworths are 

 bacon hogs, noted for their large production of lean 

 meat of especially fine quality. The sows are usually 

 prolific, and the pigs are rapid growers and mature 

 early. The body is massive, the head small, the ears 

 erect, and the snout inclined to be long. The hair is 

 long, silky and thick. In England they are popular, 

 and not a few are now in the United States. The 

 breed is sometimes called Red Tamworth. 



AGED TAMWORTH SOW. 



YORKSHIRES. There are three more or less dis- 

 tinctly defined strains of Yorkshires, known respec- 

 tively as Small, Middle and Large. All are white. 



The Small Yorkshire is regarded as the smallest 

 and finest of swine. It has a dished face, short snout, 

 heavy and deep body, short legs and fine bone. Small 

 Yorkshires mature early and are very docile. They 

 are popular in England and in some parts of America. 



The Middle Yorkshires and Large Yorkshires have 

 many points in common. They mature quickly, and 

 produce a large proportion of lean meat. They are 



