538 THE PIG 



At this time Yorkshire was credited with being in the first rank 

 as a pig-breeding county, having the largest white breed in 

 England and the largest hogs in the world. 



The early improvers of the Large Yorkshire may perhaps date 

 from Mr. Tuley, as has been indicated. From a sow Matchless 

 and a boar Sampson, of his breeding, came some of his best 



Fig. 247. Roger (7203), first-prize and champion Large Yorkshire boar, and 

 winner of the Berkshire Society gold medal, at the Royal Agricultural 

 Society of England Show, 1904. Owned by the Earl o{ EUesmere. Photo- 

 graph from William Cooper & Nephews, Berkhamsted, England 



stock. Mr. W. B. Wainman of Carhead, Yorkshire, used hogs 

 of Tuley blood and added to the merits of the breed, for he 

 produced stock of much quality and sent them to various parts 

 of the world. In his herd selected pigs by careful feeding 

 would attain a weight of about 500 pounds in twelve months. 

 Besides Tuley and Wainman numerous others have long bred 

 and improved this breed, notably Sanders Spencer of St. Ives, 

 Huntingdon County, who for a half century has been a most 

 distinguished breeder. 



The important characteristics of the Large Yorkshire are as 

 follows : 



The head is medium long and should have but little upward 

 curve. Some prefer a lengthy head, but modern ideas object to 

 too much extension. A broad, strong underjaw is desired. 



