THREE MINOR BREEDS 123 
MIDDLE WILITE (ALIDDLE YORKSHIRE). 
The Middle White, as the name implics, is 
intermediate in size between the Large White and the Small 
White. It is recognized in England as a distinct breed, but 
it is a difficult breed to describe on account of its variations. 
Description. 
Fie. 37.—Large Black boar, 41 Show winner 
Some representatives of the breed might easily pass as Large 
Whites, and from this extreme they shade down nearly all 
the way to the Small White type. There is little doubt that 
many so-called Large White pigs carry some Middle White 
blood, and that many Middle Whites, or pigs containing a 
large percentage of Middle White blood, have been brought 
to America and passed as Large Whites. Generally speaking, 
