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matures early, and it is from the bacon stand-point that this 
breed must always be judged. 
There is a popular belief that the Tamworth does not 
make economical use of feed, but experimental work shows 
that this belief is not well founded, and that the Tamworth 
compares very favorably with other breeds as an economical 
Fig. 29.—Group of Tamworth sows. 
producer of meat. Like the Large Yorkshire, it is probably 
rather better adapted to pen feeding than to pasturing, but 
its ability to stand heavy corn feeding is practically unknown. 
It is claimed hy its admirers that the Tamworth produces 
higher-class hacon than any other breed, but where it has come 
into competition with the Large Yorkshire in dressed carcass 
competitions the Large Yorkshire has carried off the larger 
