124 BREEDS OF SWINE 
they are ‘smaller than the Large Wlutes, lave a shorter side, 
shorter leg, finer bone, and a heavier neck and jowl. They 
usually have a shorter snout than the Large White, and have 
more dish in snout and face. They helong to the fat type of 
hog. (Figs. 38, 39, and 40.) 
Origin—The Middle White originated from a cross he- 
Fic. 38.—Middle White sow. A typical specimen of the breed 
tween the Large and Small White breeds. Even at the present, 
pigs may appear in Large White litters which are classed by 
their breeders as Middle Whites, so that it sometimes happens 
that Large Whites and Middle Whites may come from the 
same litter, especially in those herds where Middle White 
blood is oceasionally used to refine the Large White. Some- 
times Middle Whites are produced by one eross of Small 
