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being confined mainly to the southern part of the country. 
Some years avo representatives of the breed were brought 
to the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada, but did 
not prove very satisfactory. At present the breed is prac- 
tically not represented on the American continent. 
Utility—The main claims for the Large Black are its bacon 
Fie. 36.—Large Biack sow, winner of first prize. 
qualities, its fecundity, and its value as a scavenger, Its 
bacon is highly esteemed in England, containing, as it docs, 
a large percentage of lean. It is worthy of note, however, 
that at Ottawa the bacon of the Large Black was not equal 
to that of the Large Yorkshire or Tamworth. The sows are 
excellent nurses, und the breed is regarded as a_ first-class 
farmer’s breed in England, 
